deck the halls

charlie claus helped us human people find a really good Christmas tree the other day. in fact, the first one we opened we were like YES! we like you. but had to open a couple of more just to make ourselves feel better. you know, confident that we were getting the very best one. and then after doing so, we went back to tree number one. so we lugged the seven and a half foot tree right back home and by we, i mean stone. three flights of stairs and all. a little branch trimming, some twists and turns to secure in the tree stand and hoooray! it was sitting up right, all on its own! that night i remembered, i don't really like putting lights on the tree. its like come on already! can we plug them in and be done so we can see how good it looks and decorate?! i also learned, charlie is a bit confused by the tree skirt. what is this red beautiful blanket thing that looks so good to chew? so, we will see how long it can make it.  i've given him my slippers. and a pair of my shoes. so just pleaaaase don't take the tree skirt. so far, so good. but then again, it's only December 5th...