Christmas tree...

This year we were going to have to buy a tree... no matter how much I(kevin) thought we might be able to just forget that we "needed"to have a tree this year, my family wouldn't let me forget.

So a few days last week I began thinking about a tree for Christmas. As you may imagine Kenya doesn't have a wide selection (not that surprising when many struggle to have enough food everyday, Christmas trees are luxury).

I started to look in the local store. they had a tree which kinda took me by surprise when I first saw it, then the price added to the surprise. I don't know what I was expecting but the range of the four trees in Narok were $10-$50 USD. They all looked like maybe they were china's rejected trees from last year or an overproduction of trees for Charlie Brown's Christmas performances. nothing like the large nearly tree-like ones that you see by the dozens in any walmart or target. these little trees ranged from 3-7 feet with the spread of about 2 feet across and the greatest point. looking at these, I figured that when I went to Nairobi, there would be a good chance to see what else might be available.

Nairobi wasn't that much better in quality size or variety, but in price they were a shade cheaper. So after making the all important call to Danielle to have her pick the tree that I would describe to her...we landed on a 4 foot 150 point tree for about $5. Our language teacher mentioned that they don't tend to last long, "you know about every three years I have to throw mine out and get a new one...they just don't last" and he doesn't have any kids living with him.

....And now we have a Christmas tree (at least for this year)...