And up goes the tree...

I dedicated today to putting up the ole Christmas tree. After shuffling everything around in the garage just to get the closet door open, I'm worn out already! But I finally got all the holiday boxes drug out, and without any spider bites. Now here's what I don't understand- I remember last year what a hassle it was untangling all the wires of lights.... so when I took the lights down last year I recall how CAREFULLY I rolled them up, very neatly, very orderly, so this year it wouldn't take half the day to untangle. I clearly remember doing that. I swear. I was there, I remember doing it. And yet obviously the Christmas Light Gremlin struck again. I opened the box only to find the same tangled, wadded mess I find year after year. Why does he do that? When I catch that little bastard I'm going to wring his little neck... or better yet make HIM take the time to unwad and untangle and spread the wires all across the livingroom in neat lines. Jerk.

So anyway, hopefully I'll have a purdy little sparkling tree in the front windows by oh, maybe midnight tonight.