This year's Trimming of the Tree went off pretty much without a hitch... at least no hitches other than those that happen when Ma and I are trying to do any project together that requires communication and teamwork (which is a slight exaggeration, but we both know how to push each other's buttons like nobody else). But at least we weren't working on about four hours of sleep this time...Well, there was one big fat hitch, but that wasn't directly related to the whole tree experience, so I'll get to that later.I'm suddenly looking at the photos for ...