Ok, honey, time to take down the Christmas tree.
Do we have to?
Come on, it ' s losing needles all the time and the branches are sagging.
It ' s not that bad, besides it really looks nice in that corner. It gives the room a good atmosphere.
A good atmosphere? The tree is falling apart, and it ' s messing up the room.
But it makes the place feel so much like Christmas. I ' d really hate to have to take it down.
But Christmas was two weeks ago! It ' s been there only because we ' Ve been too busy to get rid of it.
I know, but it seems like such a shame to have to take it away.
But it ' s falling apart, and the cat keeps playing with the lower branches.
I know, I know. But it reminds me of the great Christmas we just had. All of us were here - - my parents, your parents, the kids, and the cousins - - the food was good, and everybody got what they wanted.
Yeah, it was a good Christmas. It won ' t always be this good, but we can ' t make it last longer than it should.
Ok, fine. We need to take down the tree.