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Setting Up the Tree

 The star is the highlight of the tree.


In movies, its always an emotional moment when the grandfather or father lifts the chubby toddler on his shoulders to put the star on the live Christmas tree.


Well.



In my house,


For starters,




Our tree is silver




and we have no cute, chubby toddler.



The youngest in the house is almost a teenager.



"What about the magical star?" you might ask.

At least the star looks like the ones you see in the Christmas movies





Welllllll.... no.




Our star is chipped,


and broken in a corner










and purple.



Yup. Bright purple. 


However, It's the best part of the tree if you ask me and has been in the family since I was a baby. 

Last year, we had to tape the star to the tree to make it stay.


But it was tradition and it was fun.


Our purple star on our silver tree.


How is your Christmas tree like?



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