I relelented this year without a hassle. A long standing battle between Zule and me is whether or not to go fake or real for a tree for Xmas.
Last year we got a real tree. It seems like there was some additional drama too with the tree, but I can't recall what it was. I think the cat kept drinking all the sap water at the bottom and the tree dried out, and Zule kept demanding to know why I was not keeping it filled with water. (Our cat is our nemesis). I also remember baking cookies that no one would eat, b/c everyone is afraid of my cooking, and baking seems like cooking. I will probably go get some dough here presently and get the kids to bake some cookies. I'm not feeling the whole "combine ingredients" thing. But I would like some cookies.
Because I have zero extra time this season, why, we have a new pre-lit tree. Dbot's dissapointment is palpable. She snapped at me about it and then blamed it on watching Titanic last night (depressing). I told her that her dad, BAAL, will probably have some gargantuan real tree. (Sorry to fill you in this way BAAL, youre under the gun now!) Earlier, Zule could not remember in which newspaper flyer he saw the best deal, so he called me on the phone today from his mom's house and had me go through each flyer. He kept saying "Does the ad say "New Technology?" That would be a selling point for Zule. He likes things that have new technology. Oddly, he's really into antiques as well. He just despises everything in the middle.
So, now the tree is up, and I have to go back to studying. I've been studying for my exams like crazy. I have this awful sinking feeling I'm going to get to my first exam late tomorrow or I'll totally blank out on the elements of assault or something. I've been dreaming for two weeks that there is an "extra exam" no one bothered telling me about.