Reviewing our past experiences and good old Father Time, I find myself reminiscing about our different Christmases over the last fifty-six years. Some of those years were somewhat controversial, and at times a little bit painful, especially when it came to many of our different Christmas trees, both live and artificial. Needless to say, our very own first tree as a married couple in 1970 was a far cry from the artificial tree that we currently have, but it was still a very beautiful tree. Actually, it was not only beautiful, but also a perfect tree, something that my wife, Liz, always insisted that we have. It was going to be a perfect tree throughout all of those years, or we would certainly know the reason why. Just like June and Ward and Wally and the Beaver, we were typically the proud owners of a live tree, not a stinking fake tree which was probably considered practically un-American at the time. Only fake people would have an odorless, artificial Christmas tree in those days. Now, I shouldn’t be so harsh when talking about people who seemed to be satisfied with fake trees, but at the time I just couldn’t help myself. Again, at the time we have a beautiful artificial tree. Liz and I certainly had some funny experiences over the years, regarding our yuletide centerpiece, namely our quest for the Perfect Christmas tree. One thing for sure, after reviewing father time and all of her fast action experiences over the years, she will always have a perfect artificial tree to go along with her current inventory of 41 assorted trees throughout our home. To say the least our home looks just like a winter wonderland. After all, Liz always says that you can never have too many Christmas trees, especially during the holiday season. Well anyway, it sure has been one heckava fast action adventure dealing with all of these perfect Christmas trees over the past fifty-six years. Sure hope you enjoy this novelette. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to one and all!!!