We met some good friends here that moved to Berlin about the same time we did. Hollis and family lived across town above our favorite Greek restaurant. They moved here with the intent of living here for 3-5 years so their first year they bought a small, artificial Christmas tree with lights. Sadly, they had to move back to North Carolina this summer but before they left they left us their Christmas tree.
Once we returned from Mallorca we were excited to put it up. It has never been so easy to put a tree up as all we had to do was walk down to the cellar, sort through just a few boxes and bingo.... there was the tree and our small box of ornaments.
Benjamin came home from school before Josie and was so excited he did 95% of the work and the remaining 5% of directions. We strung lights around the windows and and around the tree. Anything to shine more light during these dark winter days. The tree might be small and fake but it was decorated with SO much love!!
Josie also had another dentist appointment to have a tooth pulled. Unfortunately, she is a bit phobic of the dentist and I know she gets it from me. She nearly had a melt down as they came at her with the shot. Again, they were very nurturing and
patient with her. They talked her down and slowly went about their business. I held her hand the entire time and we talked about going to the Christmas market across the street for a treat afterward. She was a trooper and afterward I followed through on my promise. Funny enough, she wanted a chocolate covered apple but her mouth was so numb she had to wait a few hours to eat it.
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