The Hunt for the Perfect Tree

Last Saturday it was time to once again look for the perfect Christmas tree. Aunt A and mom mom, little misses, S and G and myself took my van while Big B and the boys drove the jeep to Colavita Tree Farm. Even though we got lost on our way we had a great time searching for our trees. The weather was perfect and the kids all were excited. They had a wonderful time hiding among the hundreds of trees while we hunted for what would eventually grace our living rooms with bright lights and shiny decorations.
We had them wrapped and tied to our roofs and each of us headed back homes quickly to get the trees into water within the hour. Success. Big B took our tree home while Aunt A and I carried hers into her living room. Beautiful.
Our tree in now completely decorated as well as our house. I've been busily preparing our home to welcome our family and friends to our home in a "welcoming in the hoidays" party next Saturday.
What began as a small Christmas get-together has turned into what may become a large Christmas bash! That's okay though. I am truly excited that many people have given me the "yes" response to the RSVP.
Besides the decorating I've been shopping, cleaning and praying that everyone and everything turns out well.
Today I took S shopping as I usually do on Saturdays. She is so hyper sometimes I felt my nerves pretty well shot by the time I put her to bed tonight. The girl does not know how to stop moving. We first went to Michael's craft store which was WAY too crowded to move through the aisles comfortably. As people passed each other each would need to turn sideways to pass without bumping the other's bags, merchandise or handbags. S was excited to see the craft toys there, especially the Hanna Montana items and had trouble keeping her hands to herself. She touched everything and moved like a pinball, rapidly from one item to another, touching, looking and grabbing. The other patrons in the store were probably sick of hearing me yell for "S" nearly the entire time we were there.
Our next stop was Target. Once again we shopped while Miss S insisted on pushing the cart. All was well except for the cart constantly getting stuck while she attempted each of her turns.
One thing that she always wants to do is stand on the front of the cart while being pushed. I don't let her do this and have always said no to her persistence. While waiting in another very long..(the slowest line in the store), S decided to climb on the front of the cart while my eyes were scanning the endcap of DVDs. We were standing still and I guess my patience was wearing thin. Before I could blink, the cart with S on in tipped and both hit the floor. A nearby customer grabbed S off the floor while I stood still trying to figure out what happened. She was okay but received another talk about trying to stand still and not standing on the front of the cart. I felt another grey hair pop up after this and couldn't wait to escape the store.
Then off to CVS and then to PetSmart we went where she was a bit quieter and a little less touchy but energetic nonetheless.
I was glad to get home and S is finally in bed. I often wonder how one can keep going without really taking much of a break when one is just 4 years old. Does anyone have answers?

I hope everyone enjoys the pictures from our tree hunt and I promise to post more perhaps tomorrow. A little tired now so I wish the very few people who follow my blog, a good night.

J