A Tree of Lights

This is my artificial Christmas tree. I've had it for the last three years. Before that, it belonged to my folks. According to family lore, my parents bought it from Sears some thirty years ago. Ever the bargain hunter, my mom saw trees on sale for 50% off. When they went to the store, the price tag had already been marked down, but at the register, the girl accidentally took off another 50%. Never ones to refuse extra discounts, my folks paid the reduced price and brought it home immediately.

I was hoping to post this photo yesterday, on the seventh, for no other reason than the tree happens to be seven feet tall and has seven hundred lights on it this year. The topper was once a lighted star, but it stopped working many years ago. An angel now sits atop the tree of lights.

Rocking around the Christmas tree
Have a happy holiday
Everyone dancing merrily
In the new old-fashioned way