11 years later it is November 30th. Alex is called into the living room by his parents. Alex bounds down and sit down on the sofa.
You say to Alex, “Do you want to be the tree this year?”
Without hesitation Alex says yes with glee.
“I am glad. You will be the tree this year. I have already called the school explaining. Tomorrow morning come down at 6 ready to go.”
“Yahooo!”Alex says, but then asks quizzically, “What about you Dad? Don’t you like being the tree?”
“Yes I do Alex, but you have asked every year since you were 3 and this year you will be the tree.” You say, “I will be not be human either. I will be the angel on top of you and your mother will be the tree skirt. We are actually being a tree set for a poor family down the street.”
“This will be the best Christmas ever! “Says Alex with immense excitement.
The rest of the night was talking about logistics.
The next morning, the family got up and walked down the street with costumes in hand to their neighbors home. They were let inside and told where they are going to be put up. Then Alex strip down and put on the costume, and like every year prior his mother plugged in the tree. Next Mary puts on her costume and you lay it around the base of the tree. You then thank the nice woman who will be hosting her family and you put on your costume and she puts you on the top of the tree where no one but the woman will know that you all are family helping someone else.
You enjoy being the Christmas angel and enjoy spending a whole month of December with your family.