Randy went into the attic today to store a few things and found Zach's old Christmas tree.  When he was a little boy we decorated his bedroom for Christmas.  He had his own tree with colored lights and decorations that looked more childlike than those on our family tree.  We would string popcorn and cranberries and make gingerbread ornaments.  He would make his own star for the top and had a Christmas train that chugged along the tree skirt playing Christmas music and whistling.    Over the years he lost interest in having the tree and we packed it away in the attic.

     Tonight we took it out of storage and brought it down for John Charles.  We decorated it with Zach's old ornaments and colored candy canes.  Tomorrow we'll let him make a few ornaments of his own and place them on the tree.  I don't know what happened to the old train set.  Maybe we'll find it after Christmas when we put the decorations back in the attic and John Charles can enjoy it next Christmas.