Tree Trouble

In retrospect, I'm thinking it may have been a bad idea to chop down the 2nd cheapest tree we could find.

You know you chopped down a bum Christmas tree when:

• There are a thousand new pine needles on the carpet each morning
• Your 2-year old has gathered bags full of needles for her "collection"
• You can easily see most of the wall behind the tree (through the tree)
• You're afraid to string lights on it for fear that too many needles will fall off
• Your tree is completely crooked at the bottom in the stand, but looks straight from the 1/2 way point and higher
• Your ornaments hanging on the back of the tree are in plain view from the front of the tree

Here's hoping our sad little tree makes it a couple more weeks. 

Ruby's pine needle "collection" has extended the life of my vacuum, which is nice.