Charlie Brown Christmas

So it's all about being green right? we live on an island , being green should be a no brainer.
In Hawaii our Christmas trees arrive by boat. The first shipment is usually around Thanksgiving.

Imagine that- trees on a boat, in a container for a week or two from the time they are cut, shipped by land, shipped by boat, and arrive in Honolulu.
Our first year here we bought a tree early thinking the trees would be the most fresh...

Next year we waited , closer to Christmas to get the last shipment.

No matter what --the house smells great for maybe, a week, and then there are needles for at least six months. REALLY, SIX MONTHS.
And it has nothing to do with my housekeeping skills, which really truth be told I don't take a lot of pride in.



Halemano Farms is a cool local venture. It was the retirement project of local agriculture executive Mike O'Brien. When he was a child in California, Mike and his family would go to a farm to pick a Christmas tree during the holidays. Years later, Mike decided Hawaii should have a Christmas tree farm too.
With the help of his son, Aaron, and one worker, Mike began planting Norfolk Pine trees in Whitmore Village on Oahu in 2002. He ultimately planted more than 15,000 Norfolk trees. Sadly, Mike passed away before he got to see families coming to the farm at Christmas. Mike's family continues to run the tree farm in his memory and they have been selling the trees to the public every year since 2005.
What a better way to start a green tradition- locally grown trees. Makes sense in so many ways, no transportation costs from the Mainland, support local agriculture, limit the threat of alien species from the mainland, sustainable agriculture............

sounds good right?
the girl -ewww they look like charlie brown christmas trees
the boy- they look bizarre
the girl -do they smell good
me - ummm smeill it when we get there
we get there
the girl-eww there's no smell
me- we'll spray it with somethig to make it smell good
the girl -that would be toxic
me- I'm triying to save the planet for your children
the girl- you're trying to ruin christmas


I love the Charlie Brown Christmas story
and that special little bare tree that made CB so happy
maybe I have a secret wish for a Charlie Brown Christmas
where simple little things
wiil make us happy



It's not that bad is it?
Stay tuned for Mom's Trying To Ruin Christmas Part 2--LED Lights "ewww they're white!!!!!!!!!" and cold