It’s impossible to be un-cheered by a Christmas tree. Even the ones that look like Santa threw up on them. My corner grocery store has left no hall undecked, lemme tell ya. Their trees are a little overdone maybe, but I love the effort. And the bulk of the yuletide cheer is right by the front door, so it feels like a warm hug as soon as you walk in. 

Right now Tanner is telling a story that has him and his brother laughing so hard that you can’t understand what they’re saying. Something about the junior varsity cross country team at their school whose roster includes a colorful bunch of slackers and goofballs. Apparently two of the kids on the team were disqualified from a meet for skipping and holding hands across the finish line. But that’s all I could figure out. I’m sorry, but I thought it was hilarious. Can you imagine the awards banquet with that bunch?

I love my house. You never know what topics of conversation will come up, but you’ll probably be laughing.