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Yesterday we put up our Christmas tree. The cats helped of course, trying to run away with the garland and stealing ornaments. I love our tree. It has quite a mixture of ornaments on it, from hand made unbreakable ones that I made when our girls were little to Royal Doulton and Swarovski. There are also wonderful ornaments made by our daughters when they were just starting school. Beautiful painted macaroni pieces and others with yarn in many colours decorating them. Those are my favorite ones. I walk down memory lane and recall the wonder and joy I experienced through our daughters eyes as I hang them on our tree. The few glass balls that are on our tree remind me of my childhood. My parents had brought a number of beautiful glass ball ornaments back from Germany and they decorated our tree year after year when I was growing up. I don't know if I will find the "Christmas spirit" this year. I hope so. I know that when I look at our tree I am happy. Perhaps that is the first step.