David Todd McCarty
Two years ago, or so, my wife bought a fake Christmas tree. I was not a fan, but her argument that the real ones made a horrible mess and needed constant watering, was hard to refute. This year she put it up and was immediately disappointed. It did look a little pathetic, I admitted.
The thing is, she insists on me decorating the front porch with pine rope and lights, which have to be replaced every year. I’d rather skip the porch and buy a real tree.
Warner Crocker
@davidtoddmccarty I still hold out for a real tree. My wife agrees. She sings to the tree every morning. Although curiously she said, maybe we should think about a fake tree next year, after we attending a friends tree decorating party. I sense tension ahead, and perhaps less singing.
Warner Crocker
@davidtoddmccarty We're usually doing so together. Fond memories of my childhood in the country, seeking out a tree during the fall, marking it, then retrieving it and bringing it home. The chore was turned over to me when I was 12 or so.
David Todd McCarty
@WarnerCrocker She puts it up, decorates it, takes care of it, and takes it down, so it was sort of hard for me to argue.
Warner Crocker
@davidtoddmccarty The not fun part is taking it down. The last few years I've had a gig out of town when that time came and that chore has fallen to her. There have been all sorts of adventures around that.
I keep reminding her that fake or real, the chores are essentially the same.
David Todd McCarty
@WarnerCrocker Yeah. We used to do it together. I think I dropped out when I was doing a lot of traveling. My point is, if I really wanted it badly enough, I could take it over.
“You know, maybe the fake tree isn’t that bad.”
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