We met her at the front door an immediately went for the two items we needed. One was the tree and the other was a new flat screen TV to help me recover while spending more time in bed. The purchasing of these items took all of ten minutes. The ladies suggested I load these items in the van and return with an empty cart for the other items they wished to buy. It seemed rather strange that the shopping cart only went in one direction, over to the sweets and treats.
We managed to get through the crowd and make our way to the checkout. We all seemed happy with our purchases and started to feel the Xmas spirit. I couldn't wait to go home and set up the tree to see how it looked. This was a record as we never ever put up the tree until a week before Xmas. As we opened the box and passed by the instructions I reminded Theresa that I had put up many trees and they were basically the same. The tree was put together but what about all these wires?? Since the tree was pre-wired for lights the spaghetti like handful of wires did have some meaning.
I quickly joined some wires with success but since there were six sections a problem arose. One light group would come on and another one went off. After a while Theresa read the instructions and before long all the lights were on and the tree looked beautiful.
Those darn directions. I had to take apart an entire grill once because I put the wrong front panel on the front. I hope you get to feeling better and I am envious of the tree being put up. Maybe we can do that this weekend too.
ReplyDeleteMy turn is coming this week-end. The hardest part is that darn tiny crawl space where everything is meticulously stored. Pulling ALL the many, many holiday storage boxes out, while in a crunched position, leaves one exhausted before one begins. But, nonetheless, well worth the effort once the home is adorned with all the cozy feelings of the season. On that note, I wish you a very speedy recovery and look forward to seeing you and yours soon....
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