real or fake?

neffy · Post by **neffy** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:57 am

Your xmas tree what will have i am having a fake one because of my doggies.I do lke real trees and the smell of the pine.

kinks · Post by **kinks** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:04 am

Ours is fake.....not too keen on real trees, the needle get everywhere

el guapo · Post by **el guapo** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:12 am

dont have one any more

neffy · Post by **neffy** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:13 am

well jess you dont need a tree at xmas.:-4

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:15 am

el guapo;735266 wrote: dont have one any more

we have a fibre optic one, cant have real cos of the dog but the needles are a pain for the kids too so I wouldnt bother with real unless I had room for it to go without the needles being a pain:wah:

neffy · Post by **neffy** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:21 am

what dogs have you got chezzie

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:26 am

We've been fake for years.

Now you mention it, I'm sure youngest daughter will be wanting to get it out of the loft soon.

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:30 am

Scrappy is half jack russell and half springer spaniel, we lost the westie in my profile pic to Cancer:-1

heres a pic of scrappy doo

SlipStream · Post by **SlipStream** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:34 am

a fiber optic, but our ragdoll cat'll trash it.. like always:D

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:35 am

Chezzie!! Scrappy is precious! ...those eyes melted my heart! awwww:-4

I have a fake tree for about the 3rd or 4th year now...we used to go as a family and cut down trees at the same christmas tree farm for about 10 years, they went out of business...and unfortunately Life got too hectic, just seems easier to pull the tree out of a box, and saves a few bucks. I prefer a real tree though.

neffy · Post by **neffy** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:12 am

what a sweet face your doggie has,but sorry about your westie:-1

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:45 am

thanks wendy and neffy :-4

Hes a bossy little bugga and is the boss of us all in the house but we love it:wah:

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:58 am

I love our family tradition when it comes to Christmas trees. We always leave it to mid December, then we takes the kids to a Christmas Tree farm where we spend a few hours walking though the land looking for our special tree for the year.

When we find it we have a flask of tea and some snacks and then take photos of the family around the tree. Then we call one of the workers who comes over and cuts it down for us right there. He brings it back puts it in the back of the car for us. We then head home, put it up and decorate it right away.

The fresh pine smell lasts right through Christmas and the tree never looses a needle. We always laugh at my wife as each year without fail she says: ‘This is the nicest tree we ever had’.

:yh_star

SuzyB · Post by **SuzyB** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:01 am

We have a fake tree, in fact Jim doesn't know yet but this year we have 2 fake trees

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:01 am

We have an artificial tree. There are no Christmas tree farms around here, and the fresh ones you can buy don't look very good.

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:02 am

mikeinie;735574 wrote: I love our family tradition when it comes to Christmas trees. We always leave it to mid December, then we takes the kids to a Christmas Tree farm where we spend a few hours walking though the land looking for our special tree for the year.

When we find it we have a flask of tea and some snacks and then take photos of the family around the tree. Then we call one of the workers who comes over and cuts it down for us right there. He brings it back puts it in the back of the car for us. We then head home, put it up and decorate it right away.

The fresh pine smell lasts right through Christmas and the tree never looses a needle. We always laugh at my wife as each year without fail she says: ‘This is the nicest tree we ever had’.

:yh_star

Thats so nice Mike, sounds truly precious but all I could think of all the way through was Clark Griswold from national lampoon's christmas vacation when they go and buy the tree and its too big lol...

One of my fav lines is "Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere and leave you for dead? "

I love that film:-4

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:03 am

mikeinie;735574 wrote: I love our family tradition when it comes to Christmas trees. We always leave it to mid December, then we takes the kids to a Christmas Tree farm where we spend a few hours walking though the land looking for our special tree for the year.

When we find it we have a flask of tea and some snacks and then take photos of the family around the tree. Then we call one of the workers who comes over and cuts it down for us right there. He brings it back puts it in the back of the car for us. We then head home, put it up and decorate it right away.

The fresh pine smell lasts right through Christmas and the tree never looses a needle. We always laugh at my wife as each year without fail she says: ‘This is the nicest tree we ever had’.

:yh_star

awww thats so cute:-4

we have a fake tree, new one this year, its cream. Im still deciding wether i like it or not. I sort of do

My daughter used to love helping put the tree up, and since she moved out managed to be here when i am putting it up.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:04 am

We have a real, fake tree..

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:07 am

I have to tell you a funny story that happened to a friend of mine.

Last year he went to visit his friend at Christmas, and noticed that his tree looked kind of funny. It went right up to the ceiling of the room, but did not come to a point, it was just kind of flat right across the top.

So he asked, what happened to your tree?

The guy replied, ‘oh the damn thing was too big so I had to cut it’

My friend asked ‘well why didn’t you cut some off of the bottom of the tree?’

The guy just looks at him blankly, then finally says ‘now you come over here with your great fecken idea….’

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:14 am

mikeinie;735601 wrote: I have to tell you a funny story that happened to a friend of mine.

Last year he went to visit his friend at Christmas, and noticed that his tree looked kind of funny. It went right up to the ceiling of the room, but did not come to a point, it was just kind of flat right across the top.

So he asked, what happened to your tree?

The guy replied, ‘oh the damn thing was too big so I had to cut it’

My friend asked ‘well shy didn’t you cut some off of the bottom of the tree?’

The guy just looks at him blankly, then finally says ‘now you come over here with your great fecken idea¦.’

:yh_rotfl

Krystal_norwich · Post by **Krystal_norwich** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:10 pm

Since i have split for ex husband my friend has lent me different trees (all fake)

each christmas as he has about 6 of them !!!

i now have my tree back from ex its fake and huge !! 5' across base

it looked smaller in the garden center LOL :wah:

so when i move into my bigger house my next xmas i will have my monster tree up !

kinks · Post by **kinks** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:53 pm

mikeinie;735574 wrote: I love our family tradition when it comes to Christmas trees. We always leave it to mid December, then we takes the kids to a Christmas Tree farm where we spend a few hours walking though the land looking for our special tree for the year.

When we find it we have a flask of tea and some snacks and then take photos of the family around the tree. Then we call one of the workers who comes over and cuts it down for us right there. He brings it back puts it in the back of the car for us. We then head home, put it up and decorate it right away.

The fresh pine smell lasts right through Christmas and the tree never looses a needle. We always laugh at my wife as each year without fail she says: ‘This is the nicest tree we ever had’.

:yh_star

That is a lovely tradition mike......makes me want to go out and buy a real one

kinks · Post by **kinks** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:55 pm

mikeinie;735601 wrote: I have to tell you a funny story that happened to a friend of mine.

Last year he went to visit his friend at Christmas, and noticed that his tree looked kind of funny. It went right up to the ceiling of the room, but did not come to a point, it was just kind of flat right across the top.

So he asked, what happened to your tree?

The guy replied, ‘oh the damn thing was too big so I had to cut it’

My friend asked ‘well why didn’t you cut some off of the bottom of the tree?’

The guy just looks at him blankly, then finally says ‘now you come over here with your great fecken idea¦.’

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl....now that's funny :wah: