My parents got a Christmas Tree this year!

This is the FIRST time in my life that they have done so. Here are the stats!
• It is a beautiful Blue Spruce;
• It is approximately 75' tall;
• The ceilings in the house are approximately 9' high;
• It will NOT fit in the front door;
• It needs a little pruning!

All kidding aside! This is what my parents woke up to Sunday morning. Their neighbors' 40+ year old tree came crashing down to the ground Saturday night/Sunday morning in a wind storm!

The good news is, my parents huge pine tree seems to have deflected the tree from hitting the house and suffered the breakage of two or three solid branches. Good thing as if the tree fell in its path, it would have hit my parent's house and created much damage. As it is, it simply lies across their front yard. We cut a path through the tree so they can walk straight out their front door!

The police tape is for safety. When the tree was uprooted, very shallow root ball, it pulled up a power line to the neighbors outside lamp. And the tree is lying across the sidewalk. But is makes it look all CSI!

Today is NOT my parent's anniversary!

Every year my mother does not expect a call from me on their anniversary. That is because I usually call the next day, the 21st, to say happy anniversary. Their anniversary is the 20th.

Yesterday, I looked at the calender, saw the day, and said to myself, their anniversary is tomorrow. Today I woke up and realized it was the 21st, and then said, their anniversary was yesterday, so I called and wished my mother a happy belated anniversary.

Why? I do this every year! I believe it started many years ago when my mother told me their anniversary was the 21st so that I would miss it and not buy them a gift. I do not understand why, but as I was a child, I went along with it. I gave them a gift that year on the 21st and was told the anniversary was the 20th. Ever since then I go through this 20th/21st debate.

Fortunately, my parents expect this, so when I do not call on the 20th, they patiently wait for the call on the 21st. Last year I actually got it right to everyone's surprise!

Happy 48th Anniversary!