So basically, I'm an idiot who should have got a fake tree.

[heathershaped]

So this whole Christmas tree thing? SO much more complicated than it needs to be. My own fault, of course.

I'm pretty sure the tree I got was meant to be put into the ground and not into a stand in my living room. It came with the trunk buried in dirt and wrapped in this burlap stuff. I thought, at the store, 'fine, it's buried in dirt so they can water it before it gets sold. I'll just take it out of the dirt when I get home and set it up. This is the supermarket, they wouldn't make it that complicated.'

Uh, yes, they would. The roots and everything? Definitely still on the tree. I had to buy a saw and chop them all off, and am now trying to taper the end so it'll sit in the stand without looking like the leaning tree of Pisa or something. And my lower back and arms are sore. If I'd wanted to pluck an evergreen out of the ground and deal with it from scratch, I could have done so without spending $45. My parents have some teeny ones at their house I think.

*whines* See, if I had my own Neville, this wouldn't be a problem.

At least my whole house smells like pine now. Come to that, so do I.

Oh well, at least I'll know for next year, and get one that's actually pre-cut.

...

Don't laugh; it's not funny. XP

Comments

[inell.livejournal.com]

*hugs tight* *isn't laughing >_>*

[heather11483.livejournal.com]

-_-'

My Joe glares at your Joe.

[lesemma.livejournal.com]

Oh honey. That is so something I would do.

*hugs*

[annearchy.livejournal.com]

*pets* Yeah, this is a tree that's supposed to go in the ground :( *pets*

[schmoo999.livejournal.com]

Oh sweetie:( You bought a tree that is meant to be planted after Christmas. My late mom in law loved those. In fact the house is surrounded by former Christmas trees. One is 30 years and taller than the house now.

I, myself, have a nice fake one where the branches are colored coded and it takes me 30 minutes to set up. A bit longer to put away but I pack it in order for next year. I love it. :)

[heather11483.livejournal.com]

Hahaha. Yeah, I feel like an idiot.

*hugs back*

[heather11483.livejournal.com]

Haha, yeah, I figured that out as soon as I wrested the thing from all the dirt. But hey, I did get it into the stand a few minutes ago, finally, and I burned a lot of calories doing it, so it's not all bad, I reckon.

*facepalm*

[heather11483.livejournal.com]

Hee, that's what my mother told me on the phone, that I should be able to plant it after Christmas -- but how to set it up inside before Christmas was beyond me, so I took a saw to it. *headdesk* Now, I don't suppose I'll still be able to plant it. :/

Also, ha! The color-coded tree is what I'm used to. Back at home, my folks stopped getting real trees years ago. I should have taken a lesson, but I guess I wanted a real one my first time.

[cloverdew.livejournal.com]

*so IS laughing, even though I love you lots*

I'm just a big outdoor nerd from Maine, so yeah. :) Heh.

[heather11483.livejournal.com]

:P

Yeah ... I don't know -- I grew up in the country, lots of land and corn and shit, but the 'outdoorsy' gene? Completely missed me.

♥

[sweet-lemmon.livejournal.com]

*is not laughing*

:D

*pets*

[robriki.livejournal.com]

Oh heck, I'm laughing.

[heather11483.livejournal.com]

Yeah, yeah. -_-' At least I can laugh at myself, right? I learnt my lesson.

XP

[heather11483.livejournal.com]

*snorfle*

Glad to entertain?

XD

[robriki.livejournal.com]

Should've used....

[robriki.livejournal.com]

...relevent icons.

[ladybirdington.livejournal.com]

Poor tree. It probably thought it was going to a nice family with a big back yard and instead it goes home with the crazy lady with a hacksaw.

*laughs at you*

[heather11483.livejournal.com]

Hahaha! Shuddup. 'm not crazy, just a little green. :P

♥

[ladybirdington.livejournal.com]

I got a tiny little 3-footer at Target for $10. The bigger ones weren't much more expensive, for future reference.

:P

[yendrie.livejournal.com]

Oh dang! I'm so glad I got a fake tree this year. That is so not cool *hugs*

PS. Your icon cracks me up! :D