A Holiday Tradition

BY HUNTER SADLER

My personal favorite Christmas tradition was going up to my grandfather’s land and cutting down a Christmas tree from his fields. We always cut down a cedar tree, because that is the only kind of Christmas tree on the land. It was always fun getting in his truck and going out and finding just the right tree, and then getting a chance to cut it down. My brother and I would take turns using the saw.

After we got it back to my grandfather's house, we would put it in a tree stand that used to be an old pump stand and was way too small for the trunk of the tree, so we would have to shave off a lot of the trunk. After that, we would spend time decorating the tree with old lights and ornaments that he had for several decades.

Though my grandfather has passed away since last Christmas, the memory is still alive.