Decorating the Cabin

Sure, the snow outside helped, but it still didn't feel quite like Christmas inside the cabin. So, the first thing we had to do, Rai, was to get the place decorated for the holidays before your Grandparents arrived.
Decorating was as easy as stepping outside to forage for pine cones and needles. Once your Mom had filled a sled full of materials, she got down to making a half-dozen beautiful arrangements. Add to that a few Christmasy decorations and we had a subtly festive mood going.
You're not into subtle, so you quickly had your hands in the tinsel. You managed to decorate yourself and not much else. Let's save that tinsel for the tree.