I decorated my tree this weekend, which is usually done the weekend after Thanksgiving. Finding the energy to embrace the season has been difficult at best. I blame the lack of snow. We’ve had nice weather this year although it’s not really conducive to having Christmas spirit. This year we have a toddler coming to visit and a crazy kitten who lives here. This means that my normal Christmas tree, covered in fragile glass bulbs will be problematic. So, we decided to do something different this year. My wonderful hubby built this tree: I love the natural, rough cut wood of this tree. I even purchased a bunch of metal…