Christmas in July

Today I bought an artificial Christmas tree on Ebay. Since there is not much demand for Christmas trees in July, I got a pretty good deal. Why? Because it seems to be the one thing Allie really wants for her birthday next month. She wants to make sure that she has plenty of time to plan the decorations before Christmas. I think that 4 1/2 months should be adequate. Although it is a strange request, I am certain that she will be all smiles when she opens her gift. In the end that's all that really matters to me.