{"id":214,"date":"2012-12-23T00:18:41","date_gmt":"2012-12-23T06:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.polarisstarfarm.com\/adventures\/?p=214"},"modified":"2012-12-23T00:26:24","modified_gmt":"2012-12-23T06:26:24","slug":"its-finally-looking-a-bit-like-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.polarisstarfarm.com\/adventures\/2012\/12\/23\/its-finally-looking-a-bit-like-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Finally Looking a Bit Like Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s three days before Christmas and the tree finally has more than just lights and mitten garland on it.\u00a0 With so much of our lives revolving around animals, most of the decorations are animal themed with a few special ornaments we have made or collected over the years to commemorate special things in our lives.\u00a0In the last\u00a0couple of decades\u00a0together, there has only been a handful of years that we weren’t able to go\u00a0cut down our\u00a0tree and bring it\u00a0home.\u00a0\u00a0Some years we have had to drive literally hours to get to a tree farm but it is always worth it.\u00a0 Spending time choosing the right tree and bringing it home to fill the house with good smells and good cheer makes for terrific memories.<\/p>\n

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\"This<\/a>

This tree farm has activities for families in addition to getting to cut down your own tree.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Lumberjack<\/a>

Lumberjack hubby cutting down the tree.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The tree farm gift shop.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The finished Christmas tree with soft, non-fragile ornaments at the bottom to keep curious furballs safe :).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Lit<\/a>

Reflections of Christmas.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This year’s tree came from Yesterland Farm<\/a> in Canton, Texas.<\/p>\n

Please Note:\u00a0 Our tree is not decorated with icicles – AKA tinsel.\u00a0 Although we love the shimmer effect that icicles give to a tree, we gave them up years ago because they are unsafe for pets.\u00a0 Just one long, thin strand can cause injuries like a strangulated tongue, intestinal obstruction, or even death if ingested by your pet.\u00a0 And just because you don’t see your pet eating things like this doesn’t mean it can’t happen.\u00a0 How often do you find icicles months after Christmas is over – or Easter grass when you are cleaning for Christmas?<\/p>\n

Think safety for your pets when you do your holiday decorating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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