On Sunday, we installed the trailer on the back of his bike and headed over to OSH to get a tree. Alas, their tree corral was gone! Apparently they had run out of trees, a full week before Christmas. Argh. Fortunately, there was an employee out on the sidewalk cleaning up the last remnants of their machine that puts the netting on the trees for easy transport, and she pointed out that there was a tree lot a couple of miles down El Camino that still had a few trees left. I plotted a good bike route (as one does not, under any circumstances, want to ride on El Camino) and off we went.
Not many trees at the Pepperwood School Tree Lot, but there were a few, and all we needed was one. Unfortunately, they only took cash, and we only had a credit card on us, so I left Chad and the kiddo to guard our precious tree and time-trialed home and back to retrieve some money. Gotta get back before it sells out from under us!
By the time I got back, they had tied the tree closed and loaded it carefully on the bike trailer. I paid, and home we rode. Nim led, Chad towed the tree, and I attempted to take pictures from the back while riding without dropping my phone. (clearly a special talent)
There always is a bit of time between getting the tree home and getting everything decorated. Nim's favorite part of that hiatus was getting new coffee beans. The fact that we had completely run out was Chad's least favorite part.
The final result.
And, as usual, changes in the house leave the cat is quite concerned.
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