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Topic: Christmas Trees
Gypsy41 Joined Tue 05/15/07 Posts: 123359	Fri 12/05/08 10:39 AM
I bought a tacky white artificial tree with clear lights. Ive never had a white tree before. I normally would have put it up on dec 1. This year was dec 3. But I havent had a tree in 3 years. When I was growing up it was always a real tree and we would have to water it all the time.

Winx Joined Fri 08/31/07 Posts: 39051	Fri 12/05/08 10:43 AM
I bought a tacky white artificial tree with clear lights. Ive never had a white tree before. I normally would have put it up on dec 1. This year was dec 3. But I havent had a tree in 3 years. When I was growing up it was always a real tree and we would have to water it all the time. I had a white tree when I was a child.

Gypsy41 Joined Tue 05/15/07 Posts: 123359	Fri 12/05/08 10:46 AM
I bought a tacky white artificial tree with clear lights. Ive never had a white tree before. I normally would have put it up on dec 1. This year was dec 3. But I havent had a tree in 3 years. When I was growing up it was always a real tree and we would have to water it all the time. I had a white tree when I was a child. ya and I never had one. I see they have pink, blue and black trees now.

lilbug Joined Wed 10/10/07 Posts: 14791	Fri 12/05/08 10:47 AM
I prefer live trees. love that smell but I live in a pretty small trailer with lots of stuff. I dont have room. So I bought a little three foot pipe cleaner tree Yep, that's what I have too, one of those fiberoptic ones. I really prefer the real deal. I love the whole adventure of bundling up and going through rows and rows of trees to pick the perfect one, and yeah, the smell, it's the Christmas smell all through the house.

Winx Joined Fri 08/31/07 Posts: 39051	Fri 12/05/08 10:49 AM
I bought a tacky white artificial tree with clear lights. Ive never had a white tree before. I normally would have put it up on dec 1. This year was dec 3. But I havent had a tree in 3 years. When I was growing up it was always a real tree and we would have to water it all the time. I had a white tree when I was a child. ya and I never had one. I see they have pink, blue and black trees now. I think that they might have been popular. My Aunt had one too. They must be coming back. I haven't seen the other colors. I'll keep my eye open for them. The white trees are pretty. I have good memories of mine. The colored lights look nice on them at night.

Winx Joined Fri 08/31/07 Posts: 39051	Fri 12/05/08 10:56 AM
I prefer live trees. love that smell but I live in a pretty small trailer with lots of stuff. I dont have room. So I bought a little three foot pipe cleaner tree Yep, that's what I have too, one of those fiberoptic ones. I really prefer the real deal. I love the whole adventure of bundling up and going through rows and rows of trees to pick the perfect one, and yeah, the smell, it's the Christmas smell all through the house. I try to re-create the smells with potpourris.

quiet_2008 Joined Sat 08/30/08 Posts: 11138	Fri 12/05/08 10:59 AM
papersmile and I were on the Woodward Ranch down by Big Bend. They have a cool little rock shop where we bought some nice agates on the way into the rock shop the owner was pointing out these giant pine trees lining the back of the yard He said, "That was our Christmas tree in 85. And that one was 86, and that one was 87..." I kinda like the idea of plantable Christmas trees

MirrorMirror Joined Fri 10/26/07 Posts: 89680	Fri 12/05/08 12:06 PM
I use an artificial Christmas tree. Do you use an artificial Christmas tree? Or Do you use a real tree? Edit: When do you put the tree up and when do you take it down? I'm putting my tree up this weekend. I'll be taking it down after New Year's. I got my Christamas Tree up and got pictures of it on myspace. Its artificial but I think its a beauty.

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Fri 12/05/08 12:12 PM
I have a tiny artificial tree. I like real ones better, but my cat doesn't even let me keep the fake one up. He also removes all the ornaments. I don't know if I'm even going to try putting it up this year.

Mr_Music Joined Wed 10/22/08 Posts: 10677	Fri 12/05/08 12:58 PM
I don't have room for a tree in this place, but when I do, it MUST be a real tree. No exceptions. Some things you cannot compromise on. Like Kraft Macaroni & Cheese.

BettyB Joined Tue 01/29/08 Posts: 31912	Fri 12/05/08 01:07 PM
I have a tiny artificial tree. I like real ones better, but my cat doesn't even let me keep the fake one up. He also removes all the ornaments. I don't know if I'm even going to try putting it up this year. I am so glad to hear I am not the only one with a cat that likes to bring down Christmas trees. Mine also can't stand any bows on the presents. He takes them all off.

Mr_Music Joined Wed 10/22/08 Posts: 10677	Fri 12/05/08 01:11 PM
In the 20 years I had my cat, never once did she ever bother a Christmas tree. She'd just sniff it a little bit, close her eyes and give one of those 'disgusted' little snorts, and walk away. She did like to curl up underneath it, though. I think she liked the pretty lights and the decorations.

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Fri 12/05/08 01:12 PM
I have a tiny artificial tree. I like real ones better, but my cat doesn't even let me keep the fake one up. He also removes all the ornaments. I don't know if I'm even going to try putting it up this year. I am so glad to hear I am not the only one with a cat that likes to bring down Christmas trees. Mine also can't stand any bows on the presents. He takes them all off. I bought little ornaments for the little tree. Came home one day and they were all off the tree and in the kitchen. I guess he thought the kitchen was a fun place to play with them.

BettyB Joined Tue 01/29/08 Posts: 31912	Fri 12/05/08 01:15 PM
Well my cat always thinks everything is about him and for him I guess he thinks the tree and presents is just for him!

grammy09 Joined Thu 11/15/07 Posts: 32710	Fri 12/05/08 02:31 PM
now that its just allen and myself we have an artificial two foot tree

michiganman3 Joined Mon 10/29/07 Posts: 14521	Fri 12/05/08 02:36 PM
When still married with children, a real tree, now a little 3 ft fake and bake.

Daybrightener Joined Wed 11/19/08 Posts: 254	Fri 12/05/08 03:24 PM
I put mine up today. I like to wait until at least after Thanksgiving and take it down around the first of the new year.

justme659 Joined Wed 10/03/07 Posts: 6144	Fri 12/05/08 03:32 PM
<---Artificial. Last time I had a real tree, I woke up and thought the thing was on fire. I ran up to it and saw that what I thought was smoke was really over a 100 baby spiders had hatched and were going from the ceiling above the tree to the tree and spinning webs. I picked up the thing and tossed it out side. Orniments and all. Never again with the real tree.

eileena9 Joined Fri 04/13/07 Posts: 28211	Fri 12/05/08 03:41 PM
Had a fake one while growing up, but when I bought my house and while the kids were young, we went and picked out real ones. The past two years I have used a small fake one because I really wasn't in the Holiday spirit much. This year my daughter wants to get a Charlie Brown tree.

Mr_Music Joined Wed 10/22/08 Posts: 10677	Fri 12/05/08 04:07 PM
<---Artificial. Last time I had a real tree, I woke up and thought the thing was on fire. I ran up to it and saw that what I thought was smoke was really over a 100 baby spiders had hatched and were going from the ceiling above the tree to the tree and spinning webs. I picked up the thing and tossed it out side. Orniments and all. Never again with the real tree. Yes, as we all know, spiders don't spin webs on artificial trees.