We all felt like we'd "settled" when it came to the trees that we cut because we were all in a hurry to get near the fire or in the cars for shelter from the wind! It turned out, for us at least, that after a bit of pruning, it was the best tree we'd ever gotten!
It was a one day trip. Up in the morning and down in the evening and NO, we did NOT realize that the HeAtER was OuT in our car until we began the long and VeRy ColD drive home. The boys kept on their snow gear and slept soundly for most of the trip. They took mOm and dAd's jackets though, and we were quite chilly as we went over the river and through the woods!
