For the past 12 years living with Dan we have gotten a real tree for Christmas. With him being the "tire guy" and a person to come up with whatever he needs we have also used a tire rim, bowl and some wood for the tree holder. I know, your laughing aren't you :)
(There were two years were we used a real tree holder. I had gotten one on clearance and was sure it would be better....well the second year it cracked and we had water all over everything! But that's another story)
So, this year as always Dan brought the tree home and set it up in our famous holder. We all decorated the tree, everything was good, then about an hour later while watching a movie the tree crashed down! We managed to get it up again, but decided we would leave all the decorations that fell off down in case it fell again. It was good all night until mid morning and down it went again! By then I was more then a little irritated! Two of my good ornaments had gotten chipped and I was losing faith that this tree was going to work. And WHY was it falling?? Dan banged the wood in a second time and changed it abit....yes it fell again in the afternoon. I'm really starting to worry. It's up again, but will it stay up?? I really hope so cause I'm not sure my ornaments can take much more and decorating the tree is only fun the first time around. Here's hoping it works this time!! Sorry these photos are in reverse order!

The tree the third time it fell. At least this time it wasn't right on the floor!

Travis
Dawson, who insisted I had to lift him up so he could reach higher.

Kaitlin and Dan.

Kortney and Dan.