What kind of Christmas tree do you have?

[evilmommie]

I usually do 3 full sized trees (9ft - fake trees) in our house. Last year we had a real tree in our great room and it was just beautiful! So we’re going to get that this weekend. I already have the kitchen tree up. A 7ft, pencil shaped tree with cookie, candy etc ornaments.

 

[Kennywood]

However, DW wants a Ballsome Hill, whatever that is.

We go with an artificial tree. With the prices of real trees, it's actually cheaper to go with an artificial tree that you can use year after year. Our old artificial tree had seen better days, so we got a new one. We chose a Balsam Hill tree. We went online, did our research, and found the one we both like. It wasn't inexpensive, though. Still, it's a VERY nice tree. Moving it to where it's set up now was a challenge because it weighs about 125 lbs. But once it's in place, you just lock the wheels, flip it, add the top section, and plug it in.

The tree has white lights and multi-colored lights. We can turn on just the white lights, or the multi-colored lights, or both white and multi-colored lights. We're having fun going with different options each night.

The pricing for Balsam Hill trees range from $$ to $$$$. You just have to choose one in your budget and taste. I do recommend Balsam Hill trees.

 

[Kennywood]

By the way, did you know that Christmas trees can actually stink? I know it sound impossible but it's true.

For one of the last, live Christmas trees we had, we did something based upon a suggestion. We were told that, if you add sugar to the water, the tree would last a little longer. So, I did. Boy was that a mistake!

The day after we set up the tree and added sugar water, we went out to do some Christmas shopping. When we got back and opened the door, the most putrid odor hit us. Honestly, my first though was that a sewer line had broken. Well, I followed my nose...right to the tree. It absolute reeked!

I immediately knew what I did wrong.....the sugar in the water. So, I dragged the tree outside to air out. I dumped out the sugar water. I then made a fresh cut at the base of the tree and left it outside overnight. Surprisingly, the tree smelled just fine in the morning. So, we set back up and went on with our holiday. But we still talk about that literal stinking Christmas tree.