Is June too late to take down your Christmas tree??

. . . okay, so it is not June yet, but our tree was so dead, and beyond dry that it could have been June.  We actually cut it into pieces to try and contain the mess, and avoid tracking needles all over the house.  In order to remove the ornaments, we had to break some branches that sagged, dried, and petrified around the them.  Now, some of you may see my argument for not putting up a tree when you are going to be gone for over two weeks.  (see earlier post)

Luckily, we convinced Cayden that using the shop-vac is a special treat, and he did a great job cleaning up the mess.