Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

It's been a hectic 5 days off work.
And it's ironic that I'm finding time to post a blog entry only after getting back to work.

Even the weeks leading up to Christmas were quite relentless.
Shopping for Christmas dinner was done on Christmas Eve.
We only got The Tree up one week before Christmas.

Christmas tree Version 1 was constructed and decorated solely by Bart.
Most of the ornaments were strategically placed at the top and only on one side of the tree. I'm surprised it didn't topple over.
When I asked him why, he said something about them being shields, or guns or something.
This led to Version 2 being requested by Marge, who charged me with the task of normalising the decoration placement to provide a more aesthetically pleasing and balanced tree.
The next day, I realised there was probably some merit to Bart's original design.

Maggie quickly discovered that someone had lowered the tree ornaments to her height and was keen to show off her fruit picking skills.
At every opportunity, she would grab one and proudly waddle over to us to place it in our hands. Over and over and over again...
The gold balls were her favourite. I'm glad she didn't try to bite into them.