The Domestic Mama & The Village Cook

cookie bar trees~ cross between a cookie bar and a cookie tree

Oh my have I been way super busy! Way super-duper fun busy, though. Going through Christmas  cookbooks, planning homemade gift ideas, shopping, making cookies, truffles, interviews, cleaning up pine needles….waiting on butter to soften, etc etc. That’s just fun stuff.

Anyway, we got our tree. Obviously when faced with the pine or plastic choice we go for the pine. And, every year I say I am going to buy a plastic the day after Christmas. Then, I decide I don’t want to store it.  This years tree proved to be difficult. If I had to guess, I would say the tree is two. As in, terrible twos.

So we get the tree, strap it on the roof of my car and come home. After wrestling 30 minutes to screw it in the stand, me and my hubby realized it was crocked. Since we’re both a bit OCD with crocked things we took turns spinning the tree and adjusting its screws.  30 more minutes and 4 sore knees later it looked okay.

3 hours later -as I settled in for a long winters’ nap, I quickly arose as I heard a large crash! Instantly, I knew what was the matter- there, on my floor was a fallen tree and a gallon of water.

How’d you like my twist on The Night Before Christmas? I know, you kinda have to say “wadder” instead of water. But it sorta rhymes.  I’m goofy. I know.

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