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Christmas trees- real or artificial? We normally get real, but this year we have a fake one. It looks pretty real, though, with all the lights and ornaments on it! (plus you can use it over and over, and it already has the lights on it. I still love real trees though!) 
submitted by Julia, age 12, Oregon
(December 20, 2008 - 9:16 pm)
(December 20, 2008 - 9:16 pm)
Ha, ha, ha! That's kind of funny, and toooo bad! That makes me think of one of our trees at our lake, when my Grandpa (I think) made it split in two! All he did was tape it (or maybe glue it) together, and now it looks like that never happened! I mean, it's in perfect shape! When my grandma told me the story, I didn't believe her.
(December 28, 2008 - 3:44 pm)
We NEVER get a fake tree!!! But unfortunately we get cut ones. We used to get living trees, you know, still in the pot, but then it was so hard to find a place to put it after Christmas, that they usually died anyway. So now we get the cut ones 'cause they're cheaper.
But at least we have solar on our garage roof and a Toyota Prius (hybrid) (though we want an electric car). Oh, and we have low-flow toilets (they use a ton less water!!!!)
(December 28, 2008 - 5:16 pm)
That's great!!!!!! :):):):):) Solar!!!!!! *slobbers at mouth*
(December 29, 2008 - 9:02 am)
Hey, I heard of those toilets before! They look so coool!! I think they were showing one off at the state fair once, doesn't it have two buttons? One does it the normal way, and the other, not so hard?
When you get a real Christmas tree, don't thorns get all over your floor? We had a real one once, but when we took it down there were sooooo many thorns! We never got a real one sense.
(December 29, 2008 - 11:22 am)
Ours looks like a regular toilet (too bad, it would be more fun if it looked weird!!!), but I've seen the ones you're talking about!!! They are cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The needles do get all over the place, but we have hardwood flooring, so it's easy to sweep them up. Plus, it makes the house smell really good!!! But, ugg, I'd hate to do it if we had carpets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What do you mean, "We never got a real one sense."????
(December 29, 2008 - 3:35 pm)
I think she meant "We never got a real one SINCE"
(December 30, 2008 - 7:29 am)
Oh, I just remembered that this year we went to a Christmas tree farm, which we've never done before (we usually go to HomeDepot), and they grow a new tree from the stump of the old one!!!! I guess it grows faster because the roots are already big, or something like that. But anyway, they have you cut it a certain way so that there are still branches on the bottom, which also helps it grow better!!!!! :D :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
(December 29, 2008 - 3:40 pm)
Yeah, I meant since. Sometimes I do that, so sorry! I'll try to do it right next time! I make a lot of mistakes when I type fast!
(December 30, 2008 - 2:53 pm)
Go real trees! Our family has always had them.
(December 30, 2008 - 3:27 pm)