Yesterday, we had the fun of unpacking all the familiar baubles and ornaments for the Christmas tree. However, I think my favorite moment was when we were preparing to put the tree in its stand, and E5N1 rushed off to get a handful of knives from the cutlery drawer. This harks back to a couple of years ago, when Exile #1 was beginning his Maine adventure and the rest of us were in New York. He had come to visit one weekend in December and while he was with us, we put up the tree. It was a bit of a wrestle as the tree was a little large for the stand. However, we set it up, decorated it and then waved him off to Portland.
Barely had the door closed than there was a sickening whoosh and the whole thing keeled over. With the assistance of the young Exiles, I restored it to an upright position and fixed it in place with the only thing I could find thin enough and strong enough to do the job. Evidently, E5N1 is now convinced that knives are an essential part of the Christmas tree arrangement.
In other news, this afternoon we attended Exile #4's Christmas piano concert. She was a little under-prepared because of her recent illness but kept her head and made it through!
Exile #4 introducing her piece before disappearing behind the piano
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