Today was the day. We hoisted up the Christmas Tree, the large evergreen tree which is at the heart of every home at Christmas time. Firstly you put on the lights, those little LEDs which look like tiny sparkly fairies. Now, I have a theory, Christmas trees light designers deliberately make sure 100% that they the wires will be more tangled than long hair that hasn't been conditioned in a year. The simple fact is that more arguments among families are caused by tangled tree lights than affairs or teenage pregnancy. Anyway, after those twinkley gems are balanced on branches  you put on the baubles. On our tree each bauble has a story (apart from those cheap ones that you buy in January and no-one cares about), some are from New York, some are ones which me and my brother made those many years ago in nursery and others are simply beautiful.