Tree Hunting..."Hi-roller Style"

both ben and i come from families who enjoyed going up and cutting christmas trees down as a holiday tradition. so far, we have kept the tradition alive with our own family, but this year was different. we all went together and stayed in a "cabin" in the tamarak ski resort by mccall, that is, if you could call it a cabin. this was one perk that i do have to thank the deruyter family for...in being so generous to let us stay there for a nite. (they are our main customers and loren manages all their farm ground and commodity inventory). so, with that being said, we had a dandy of a time hanging out in the mansion, having chili and cornbread, fhe, a walk in the woods, and finding a few 'perfect' trees up on the forest. we also took a dip in the hot tub without the kids and jenny brought the biggest loser workout...which proved i am one, old woman these days! all was great until the ride home...our family ended up pulling the trailer and pulling over a couple of times to do a lash up job with baling twine on the trees (see, we really are redneck, no matter how nice the lodging :), and we listened to bridon cry almost the entire way home until we both had gone so crazy...well, we won't go into details, but it was bad! wish us luck on getting it put up tonite for fhe!