Slice Of Life

Finding a Christmas Tree

"Waist deep snow?" I hear my dad say into the phone.

Every year on Thanksgiving weekend we go to find Christmas tree. Last year we went to find a tree in shorts and ran through the forest looking for the perfect tree. This year we went to the same place on the same day but in totally different conditions. We  had snow boots and pants on with heavy coats. When we got there it looked like there was only about a foot of snow. We started hiking off the road and down a small trail. Soon the trail disappeared and we were on our own. My friends and I tried to run up ahead but I quickly learned it would not be that easy. I fell through the snow and it went up past my hips. This surprised everybody, especially me. My friends had snow shoes on so they did not fall through but from then on everybody took careful steps so they did not fall through the snow did just like me.