Good afternoon friends.  Well, my Christmas tree saga continues.  As I said before, my new tree is 12&#39; tall.  It comes in 5 pre-lit sections - the bottom 3 are 6&#39; when assembled and the top 2 also equal 6&#39;.  It was my idea that instead of putting the whole thing together, I would do it in 2 sections and then decorate the top section and have hubby and son lift it in place as I would not be able to decorate the top if it were all assembled.  I spent many hours decorating the top part and then hubby asked me last night if I were ready to have the top set in place.  Our son was asleep so I told him I would help him.  I put some of the dinnig room chairs up against the base of the tree so we could stand on them and lift it into place.  First of all, I had not accounted for the fact that the top piece weighed well over 100 lbs. and I could not lift it high enough to get the poles aligned.  Then it started tilting on me and before I knew it,  my new ornaments were laying on the floor in a pile of broken glass.  I yelled for my son, but it didn&#39;t wake him up, so Greg tried to hold it by himself while I ran upstairs to wake him up and get him to go help his dad.  They got the tree put together but the ornaments and beading that is hanging on has to be removed so I can start over.  I called and reserved a 16&#39; step ladder rental for Friday and Saturday.  So now, it appears, that every year, I am going to have pay &#036;40 a day to rent a ladder to put it up and then again to take it down.  I looked online because I thought I may as well just buy one, but Greg says he has no where to store it.  I am starting to think that just maybe he may have been right in his assessment that I should have bought a smaller tree&#33;&#33;&#33;  Shari, your granddaughter is just beautiful.  Doesn&#39;t she just turn you to mush???  Carmen, I am so glad that you are feeling better - I know it has been sometime since you have been pain free.  Cheryl, thank you, I am starting to feel better but don&#39;t think I will be able to rest up enough to be back to 100% until after the holidays.  I do come here everyday, several times a day and read what everyone is up to.  Rose, wish I had as many cruises booked as you do.  Yes, I admit it, I am jealous&#33;&#33;  Sue, that is my way of thinking - when I can&#39;t think of anything better to do - I go shopping&#33;&#33;  Keith, can&#39;t wait to see pics of your gorgeous new home all bedecked out for the holidays.  Mary Lou, Hope Ashleigh is feeling better by now.  Good luck &quot;evening out&quot; those toy piles.  Well, I am off to get my housework done.  I already did my shopping for today - we are being forecast for a snowstorm tomorrow and Wed. so I thought I had better get everything taken care of today.  Have a wonderful day all.