"Oh Christmas Tree!  Oooooh Christmas Tree!" This weekend found the Hott House in a bustle!  With plenty of Thanksgiving leftovers still in the fridge, our oldest “Hott-ling” Caity began leaving subtle hints to put up the Christmas tree.  (Well, about as subtle as dropping a bomb, that is!) For an unusually warm fall day, Caity and Violet dragged the 20+something boxes over to the house from storage.  The energy mounted from the younger brothers as the prospect of decorating the Christmas tree commenced.  Of course, the sight of a tree is a reminder of presents to follow.  Right? First, the annual “discussion” over where to put the tree began.  You see, we have since mounted a flat screen t.v. along the only empty space in the house, which by the way, happens to be visible from every angle of the great room.  This was no accident, I remind you, of my engineer husband! Only, it makes for complicated tree raising when Christmas rolls around.  Added to that, we purchased a … [Read more...]