Taking it slow,

for a change. Usually we get the tree, drive home, wrestle it off the roof of the car, then into the house, onto the stand, and then dive directly into the ornamental extravaganza.

This year, we did the first layer - the lights - all white, at Jackie's request - and then said, hey, let's just dig this phase for a day -

One thing I noticed as we tree-wrangled this fellow - either a) this particular tree was much heavier that those of previous years, b) the Earth's gravitational pull has steadily increased, or c) we're getting old.