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I know it is a bit early for this, but I need help. Four trees have announced their candidacy for Christmas tree 2007. Since the winner will serve a 3 or 4 year term it is critical that the tree be picked carefully.

Tree 1 is a little cedar who's opted to grow right next to the house. He's now almost 2 years old.

Tree 2 is a little cedar who's also opted to grow right next to the house. He's now almost 1 year old.

Tree 3 is a little fir who's opted to grow right under one of the cedars at the end of the driveway, he's almost 2 years old.

Tree 4 is a little fir who's opted to grow a couple of feet awa from Tree 3. He's almost 1 year old.

Who's willing to help with the selection process? The little guy will also need a name, his predecessors were Joseph & Albert.

The other day the cats brought me bird for breakfast, unfortunately they left feathers all over the place while preparing it for me. As usual my trusty vacuum cleaner came out to clean up after them. As usual I first picked up their toy mice before vacuuming, also as usual, I put them in my pocket. A moment ago I decided to return their mice to them, unfortunately two of the toy mice were not toys, but had probably been meant as an apetizer for the main course (bird). Yuck.