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An El Nino Christmas

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White House Christmas Tree It was 72 degrees.  The cherry trees were starting to bloom.  We were wearing shorts and t-shirts while getting ready to celebrate the holidays.  Easter you say?  Why no - it was Christmas 2015.  It was a bit hard to get into the Christmas spirit while wearing shorts and listening to "White Christmas," but it did make decorating outside easier.  Anna enjoyed a busy December with no jacket required. The season kicked off with a search for the Fagella family Christmas tree.  This year, thanks to the balmy weather, Mom decided it would be nice to take a trip to a tree farm and cut down a tree.  The setting was lovely and the task seemed easy, but it took two hours to find the perfect family tree (Theresa was looking for a particular type of tree but they were all too small).  The other mission was to get a large tree since various members of the Kohler family would be visiting for the holidays.  Normally the...