I went to get the Krinner tree stand and it was a “non voila” situation. And it wasn’t anywhere in the general area, or in the non-general area. I could not find it. I went up to the attic several times . . . up to the cold, cold attic . . . and I didn’t find it.  I looked in the basement. I went through things over and over again in the general area. Then I lay down on the sofa and pouted into my blankie. This morning I started searching again – obsessed and maniacal. Once more into the attic and going at it like an archaeologist and I found it.  That “and I found it” sort of eased in there without fanfare, didn’t it. After the massive search, it seems it should have been an “Eureka” moment. Well, I just found it; that’s it and I immediately got the tree in the stand and spent the morning and early afternoon decorating and cleaning in the living room.

The actual tree is stretching out and getting ready for lights tomorrow.

I’m boring myself here.