XANA-TREE and Fallen Tree.

XANA-TREE!

You neon lights will shine for you, Xanadu!!

Disco Ball Ornaments!

Pink and Tinsel and Programs... We win!

SOOO Taylor and Austin found out that Myself and Katrina and Shelby werent going to have a Christmas tree.

So what do they do? 

Borrow a tree from the props hall (Jingle Jacks, anyone?)
Buy Hobby Lobby Christmas ornaments

Find a bunch of programs from the show

and Magically appear at our house with Christmas decor in tow

Bringing us a XANA-TREE!

It kindof looks like the 80s and Mardi-Graw threw up on our tree a little bit.

but we love it! <3

now, onto the

FALLEN TREE

That's our large Pine Tree that used to stand up straight.
And that's our house peeking out from underneath it on the left there...

Yeah.

Woke up this morning to high winds,

Katrina expressed a concern that our tree might fall onto the house

I assured her it was too old and strong to fall on our house.

We left for school

And when I got home after classes had been cancelled this is what I found.

EEEK!

My poor Buster was having the biggest panic attack when I got inside,

The poor thing had no idea what was going on, and was just terrified. 

Luckily the tree didnt break any windows, or break through the roof-

it was much too tall for that!

The tree crew did get there today and Katrina said they removed the left half of the tree

Apparently there is some significant damage to our front stoop, and I'm sure the roof has some damage also.

Our backyard fence was also blown down, which makes me nervous for Buster.

But,

 I'm hoping when the landlord addresses that issue I can maybe see if he'll fence the rest of the yard, 

or at least 

enclose it from behind the garage, so that I can leave Buster outside for longer periods of time.

It was quite a stressful adventure, but our house still stands, so that is lucky.

I'm just glad we were all safe

and the pets were all safe (Katrina's Bird weathered the day without heat!)

and that the worst we'll have to pay for as renters is buying curtains for the front window

(because the Tree won't hide us anymore!) 

:-P