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Tree Jealousy

Tree jealousy.  I’ve never heard the term, but I’m pretty sure it’s a real thing. At least here at my house and in my heart it’s been a real thing.  Decorating the Christmas tree together is a tradition Cameron and I started when we were newlyweds. I make homemade hot chocolate, and we turn on Christmas music. As our family has grown we have incorporated the kids into this tradition, and as ornament parties at school have become very popular, my little sweeties seem to make five or six homemade ornaments every year. Just  multiply that times four and you have a tree Full of homemade ornaments! My girls absolutely love to decorate the tree and they are so proud of their little creations. I have some friends who have absolutely beautiful trees that look like they came right out of a Southern living magazine. And when I see all those beautiful pictures on Instagram, I admit I have felt a twinge of tree jealousy. We inherited our tree from my husband‘s parents and it leans a little to