Advent, Xavier Style
Greetings to everyone.
Xavier has really got into the Christmas Spirit this year. His excitement makes his previous years of interest seem dull.
He wanted to set up the tree after Thanksgiving (on Thanksgiving had we allowed it). Alas, our room where the tree stands was filled with his furniture: crib/day bed and dresser, plus a few other items we intend for consignment or Good Will.
So, we waited a week. The furniture was picked up by a consignment company and the room opened for us to decorate. We needed to decorate Thursday as Rebecca headed north to Cheyenne in the wee-early hours Friday.
One of the first things Xavier found as I hauled the boxes from under the stairs to the parlor was his Santa Clause hat. This year it actually fit his head rather than swallow it whole. It's been on his head nearly 24x7 since; he even went to bed with it on the first night.
We got as far as we could with the tree, but Xavier remained unsatisfied. He plugged the lights still in the boxes in. Every time I walked passed (or tripped) over the cords, I unplugged them, only to find them plugged in again shortly thereafter.
We've experienced some technical difficulties with the tree this year (it's a pre-lit tree), and it was looking grim that it would light back up without replacing the LED sequencer or the tree itself.
After some tinkering (and perhaps Xavier's zealous hopes), we got a Christmas Miracle and the tree is once more lit up. Rather than tempt Murphy, we have left the tree lit 7x24, matching Xavier's exuberance.