Today was the day we took the Christmas tree down. Yes, I know it’s February 4, 2017, but I just wasn’t ready to take the Christmas tree down. There is a song written by Michael McLean for his famous Christmas program “The Forgotten Carols” that says, “I cry the day I take the tree down. I want the season to last all year long”. That is exactly how I feel. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Christmas season and everything it stands for. I love the decorations, the lights, the children faces, the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ, shopping for presents everything about it I LOVE.
I knew in my heart it was time we took the Christmas tree down when my 4 yr old grandson Nyxon said to me a couple of weeks ago, “grandma I can still see your Christmas tree. Christmas is over and you need to take it down” I responded with a smile on my face, “no, I’m not ready to take it down yet”. Nixon replied, “you have to take it down as Christmas is over”. To which I once again replied, “no, I’m not taking it down.” Nyxon promptly said,”My mommy took my Christmas tree down so you have to take yours down.” Once again I responded, “no i’m not taking it down yet”. Won’t he be a surprised little boy next time he comes over to play and sees the Christmas tree gone from in front of the window. Another reason it was time we took down the Christmas tree was because some of the younger grandchildren were taking the ornaments off, and a couple of my grandchildren’s ornaments that they each have, broke and had to be glued back together.
So today has been a quiet day. No more Christmas tree lights to plug in. Next year come the first week of November you can bet that my Christmas tree will be up and the lights will be plugged in every night and during the day when I’m home. I LOVE Christmas.