Yesterday I took down the Christmas tree. While slowly removing each ornament and packing them away for another eleven months, I thought of leaving the tree up all year round. Lydia and I laughed at the concept and discussed different themes we could dress the tree up with throughout the year: snowflakes in January, flip-flops in July -- it could be really fun! But, in the end, each branch was carefully removed and the tree stowed away along with my customary, “See you in eleven months.” My attachment to our faux tree may sound kind of silly, but this tree has been part of my life as long as I can remember. I had just turned three when the tree arrived in a big brown box (mom’s allergies no longer permitted having a real tree), and I remember carrying the branches from the box to dad as he assembled the tree. Dad calculated if the tree lasted ten years it would pay for itself; this year marked its twenty-second Christmas, and it is still going strong!
So, all the Christmas decorations have been safely stowed away, and just before the rain! I was beginning to wonder if we would be doomed to a dry January. Granted, this small amount of rain will not do much to alleviate California’s current drought situation, but I am just happy for an excuse to have an extra cozy, lazy Saturday. Hopefully this rainy day will be the start of many to come, because I have a lot of reading and writing to do. I find rainy days are quite conducive to that kind of creativity. ;) So . . . let it rain, let it rain, let it rain!
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