Christmas Tree Decorating

For the first time ever, the Pergandes put up their tree the weekend after Thanksgiving. We usually don't get our tree up until the week before Christmas. We picked up the tree at our local hardware store and then had a nice family decorating session. It was Presley's year to put Santa on top. However, the bummer was the tree looks dead even before we put the ornaments on. However, we didn't have enough energy to return the tree. Just can't keep the lights on when we are not at home. Still looks good from far away. Maybe next year, we will cut our tree down!