Making Memories
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
United States
December 3, 2017 3:31pm CST
Today we ventured out for our Christmas tree. There is a tree farm that has trees for $39 and you can cut your own.
It was a first for Little Miss. She loved walking through the rows of trees.
We finally set out eyes on the one that my hubby and I agreed upon. Little Miss helped cut the tree and trim the lower branches.
Have you ever cut your own tree or do you prefer a precut or artificial tree?
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Dec 17
@ramapo17 I can't wait to get it inside and decorate it!
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Dec 17
@ElusiveButterfly Have fun. There is nothing like the smell of a real tree. The year we had the big one, it was between 10-12 feet and we decorated it all in New York Giants decorations. That was the year they won the super bowl.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
3 Dec 17
My husband is set in his ways. As long as he doesn't mind putting the dang thing up, taking it down, and cleaning up after it, we will have a real tree.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Dec 17
@ElusiveButterfly We were like that when we lived in Pennsylvania as we could go out in the woods and get one. I haven't seen any live ones here in Florida. We usually go up to New Jersey so I don't see any sense in putting one up. I am going to get a small one for the house we are staying at for 2 weeks.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
6 Dec 17
@ramapo17 I know it is a lot of work to keep a real tree, but as long as hubby waters it and cleans up the needles when it is taken down, I am okay with it.
My SIL is an environmentalist and goes out to the woods to find her perfect tree. I am not interested in going out to do that!
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@Juliaacv (48437)
• Canada
3 Dec 17
What a great memory you made today. We used to go to a tree farm and cut our own down when our son was younger. it was a lot of fun too. When he was 7 we moved to a home that had dry heat, so we feared that a real tree wouldn't last and went to artificial and have had one ever since.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
6 Dec 17
My husband would freak if I were to bring an artificial tree into our home. I am all for an artificial one.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
6 Dec 17
@Juliaacv We keep ours well watered. Even so I worry. We now have LED lights and they run cool.
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@Juliaacv (48437)
• Canada
6 Dec 17
@ElusiveButterfly I was afraid of the same thing, but because of the fire risk a real one posed he was the one that initiated buying an artificial one.
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)@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
6 Dec 17
She really can put a smile on your face even when you are feeling down. She can also push your buttons too though! 
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@kobesbuddy (74568)
• East Tawas, Michigan
3 Dec 17
We always had a real tree, and we cut it down different times. Now, we have allergies to real trees so have to use an artificial version.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
6 Dec 17
I have heard of people having allergies to real trees. My husband would tell me to take an allergy pill!
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@kobesbuddy (74568)
• East Tawas, Michigan
6 Dec 17
@ElusiveButterfly My husband takes an Alavert, which helps his breathing for 24 hours.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
7 Dec 17
@kobesbuddy is that all he takes for treatment?
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
3 Dec 17
When we were kids we use to help our dad cut down the tree. Now I have an artifical one. My son and daughter in law took their boys to cut down their Christmas tree yesterday.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
6 Dec 17
Some balk about the fact that is is killing a tree. However, there are tree farms that grow them specifically for Christmas trees. They replant them often to replenish the trees.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
6 Dec 17
@ElusiveButterfly They always go to a tree farm to get theirs.
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@1creekgirl (40523)
• United States
4 Dec 17
That really is a good way to make wonderful memories. We use an artificial tree because of allergies.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
6 Dec 17
Many people have to use artificial trees for that reason Vicki.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
9 Dec 17
Little Miss had a good time that day. She was very excited last night when my husband brought the tree inside. We are decorating it today.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jan 18
@ramapo17 she will be 3 in April.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Jan 18
@ElusiveButterfly How old is Little Miss
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@asfarasiknow (3341)
• Bournemouth, England
2 Jan 18
My girlfriend and I get a pre-cut tree, usually about a week before Christmas. She would never entertain the idea of an artificial one! This time, by waiting until 18 December, she got a decent-sized tree reduced to just £10.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
2 Jan 18
Most pre-cut trees are at least a month from the day of cutting and tend to dry out faster. So we prefer to cut our own.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
4 Dec 17
Never had a real tree.
Little miss must have had so much fun !
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
6 Dec 17
When I was with my first husband, he insisted on getting a real tree every year. After we divorced, I bought a fake tree. Only had a real tree once so the kids could have a memory of it.
Well, after they had to take turns crawling under the tree to water it, and have the hidden needles poke them in their bare feet, they said it was okay to get out the artificial tree again.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Dec 17
That is sad not to have experienced a real tree at least once.
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
5 Dec 17
@ramapo17 i have, at my bfs and hated it. I love the fake trees.
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@rina110383 (24495)
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4 Dec 17
We use artificial tree at my parents' place. We don't have real Christmas trees here in our country.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
6 Dec 17
My husband is the tree freak. One year we ventured out to a tree farm and spent over an hour searching for the perfect tree. It was cold, snowing, my feet were getting cold and my boots leaked too.
We finally found one that we agreed upon and he cut it down, dragged it back to the truck, loaded it up, paid for it, and we were on our way. I grumbled.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Jan 18
@ElusiveButterfly I loved doing that. I decorated the whole thing with a little help from my young children at the time.
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@Ganma7 (3664)
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6 Dec 17
@ElusiveButterfly sounds like me when my girls were growing up. Memories to treasure
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
11 Dec 17
She really enjoyed helping get the tree.
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