Merry Christmas!!

Christmas setup mayhem

So the pre-lit tree setup this year has been delightful!  We pulled it out,  set it all up and plugged it in.  Most of the tree wasn't lit.  Karl spent several hours down in the floor with a multimeter and got one strand mostly happy.

 I jiggled a plug and the top portion popped on,  but still left with a chunk gone.  It was after 11pm,  so we found 3 strands of working white lights and flung them up on the tree.  It is far from perfect,  but for tonight it'll do. Maybe tomorrow I'll get a strand of colored ones to help it blend in.

I added some of the first round of ornaments when Karl yelped for help.

 He was trying to fix the glasses Emily had just broken in the center, snapping them in half, and managed to glue his fingers together when the super glue exploded.  I got him freed with 100% acetone, and he is back working on repairs.

 After he patches the glasses,  he is going to fix the broken stocking hanger, and the 4 broken pieces on the Christmas village.  These are definitely first world problems,  and I'm going to stop complaining now!