oh christmas tree 2009.

It took us two tries to get our Christmas tree this year--since the tree lot had already closed the first time we ventured out. The next night we made sure we went nice and early--right when the sun went down--so that the hour it takes to bundle everyone up would not be for naught. Which incidentally, when is someone going to invent a one-piece-play-in-the-snow-suit? I'm envisioning a sort of fireman-suit set up here. The kids step into the boots and pull up the pantsuit/coat that has built in mittens and an attached fuzzy hood you can tie nice and snug under the chin. Zip up. Done. That would be perfect. And rest assured, I would pay quite a lot of money for it...Especially if it came with some sort of potty-supressing pill you could give the child on their way out. What is it about playing in the snow that triggers those little bladders? Or what if it had a built in dryer?! Yeah. That would be awesome. Then you wouldn't have that giant heap of soggy mittens, scarves, random socks, and boot innards thawing out on your wood floor.

So to recap: one piecer, built-in dryer, potty supresser pills. I'm pretty sure that would be a smashing success.

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