December 13th, 2021

After all that whining last week about not having a Christmas Tree last week (big baby!) it turns out that I do have a tree after all!  See  the phone above.

The  Christmas Bins came down over the weekend so I sorted through and managed to find this cute little dickens which now presides over the kitchen table.  And the house feels ever so much merrier.  Silly perhaps but true nonetheless!  

It is small but it does the job.  Small but mighty as my mother used to describe herself.  At less than 5 feet tall and very slim, she was unquestionably small.  And us shorties are often a bit unexpected in our strength.  It's true!  I've been described as a "cutie", a little "bunny rabbit" of a girl or even once a "lady bug".  And while I am not offended (though some would be) I have to laugh because underestimating me based only on my relative size will almost always work to my advantage.  Because some people assume that I am weak and inconsequential, I will definitely surprise them :)

Same thing with this little tree.  Normally, with all of the other house decorations (and usually there are a LOT) to catch the eye and of course the giant "real" Christmas tree all decked out standing center stage, it's easy to over look this small tree.  On a "normal" year as Christmas tide,  it sits on a side table somewhere with maybe a few equally small snowman close by.  And while it is most definitely Christmassy, it's just a side dish, not the entree, so it doesn't get quite the attention that it deserves.

This year, as a stand in for the main event, the eye goes immediately right there, directly to this sweet little tree.    Somewhere around here in the shelves by the desk is a teensy tiny string of teensy tiny lights that run on battery.  I am going to find those and string them around the tree as well.  Let's let the spotlight shine on the tiny tree this year.  It's about time.  Hang on a second.

Ok I found the tiny lights and, miraculously, the 3 AA batteries needed to make the work.  I wound them carefully around the little tree and now I'm going to turn it on and see what happens. Let's give it a whirl!  Fingers Crossed.

Oh My Goodness!  How stinkin' cute is that!  You cannot believe how teensy these little lights are but they are perfect for this tree!  And it's the oddest thing that even have these lights.  You know where they came from?  Joy put them in my Christmas stocking last year.  She said, at the time, they she was sure I would come up with some use for them. And sunovagun, I did!  

Now I cannot wait 'til nighttime so I can turn out all of the lights except on this tiny tree to see what it looks like.  Christmas trees are always magical, but never more so than at night.

You want to see how small this little tree is?  Here is a ketchup bottle beside it (a random choice out of the fridge) just to illustrate:

HAHAHAHA!  I just realized that I keep saying that this tree is so small and so cute which is what I've heard my entire life about me (my sister, my mother and well, probably every female in my family) and now I'm doing it too.  Maybe regularly heighted and tall people really have been correct all along.  Small things really are adorable!  But mighty.  Always remember that part.  Small but mighty!

Merry Christmas Tree!