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Yes, I’m thinking about an artificial one. Today, they are beautiful! When I was a kid, we only had the worst looking fake tree so when I had my own home I insisted on a real one. They’re a lot of trouble but so beautiful. And, yes, my cat has destroyed myriad ornaments over the years.

They sure do make beautiful artificial trees. We finally bought one years ago and it was a green one, LIKE a real tree. Now, I just put up a NATIVITY scene for the season.

I always thought that the Christmas trees were for the kiddies and kitties anyway. They get such pleasure from them.

True story.
My mother came to visit us in Saudi Arabia one Christmas. I asked her to bring me a small, green, artificial tree but to DISGUISE the box since Christmas trees were forbidden to bring into the Kingdom.

So she did. I got to meet her INSIDE the baggage claim...telling the Saudi guards that it was my MOTHER. They let me in.

Unfortunately, my mother's idea of "disguising" the box with the Christmas tree was to LAMELY change the "Christmas" to "Ohristmas."
My tree was confiscated and dumped on the HUGE pile of other confiscated artificial trees.

So...I got to customs and made a scene with the guards. They then called for a superior. HE validated the previous guards.

I went up the level of authority until FINALLY an old, old Saudi, wearing the white thobe and red/white checked gutra, came out to settle things.
He let me have my tree and I walked out HAPPILY with my artificial Christmas tree.

My poor husband, was waiting outside, thought that we had been taken to the pokey!!

I still have that tree.