Christmas Traditions

We borrowed Crafty Girl and walked Thompson Lane.

"I like all the lights." "That's not a real tree!"

"" said Caitlan. "Did you hear me?"

"No, sorry, I wasn't listening."

Ginko leaves made a sort of yellow snowbank all over the ground. I grabbed a small tree and shook more down.

"Daddy, it wouldn't be an outing if you weren't doing antics."

I've read that you can't recycle normal wrapping paper; the fibers are too short. Caitlan invented that the bag you bring the present home in can be a wrapper.

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