When Sandy blew through, it knocked down a major tree in front of my MILs. DH paced it out to be 39 feet. In a God-Hand moment, it missed her roof, garage, porch and powerlines. That's right folks: it settled gracefully to the ground and didnt hurt anything --- well other than itself.
When we cleaned it up for her, we cut off the top 6 feet for someone to use as a Christmas tree. But nobody wanted it.
So I decided to prank my sister. (How often do you get to pull off a GOOD prank?) DH screwed some boards on the bottom and I invested $10s in timer and some lights.
When she came home, she didnt know if it was her house. Seriously, wouldnt you be surprised if a tree suddenly sprouted on your lawn? Turns out she loved it and may never put a tree *inside* her house again.
Brings a whole new meaning to "Put the Christmas tree by the windows where the neighbors can see it."
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When we cleaned it up for her, we cut off the top 6 feet for someone to use as a Christmas tree. But nobody wanted it.
So I decided to prank my sister. (How often do you get to pull off a GOOD prank?) DH screwed some boards on the bottom and I invested $10s in timer and some lights.
When she came home, she didnt know if it was her house. Seriously, wouldnt you be surprised if a tree suddenly sprouted on your lawn? Turns out she loved it and may never put a tree *inside* her house again.
Brings a whole new meaning to "Put the Christmas tree by the windows where the neighbors can see it."