[speaker001:] Ok, honey, time to take down the Christmas tree.
[speaker002:] Do we have to?
[speaker001:] Come on, it 's losing needles all the time and the branches are sagging.
[speaker002:] It 's not that bad, besides it really looks nice in that corner. It gives the room a good atmosphere.
[speaker001:] A good atmosphere? The tree is falling apart, and it 's messing up the room.
[speaker002:] But it makes the place feel so much like Christmas. I 'd really hate to have to take it down.
[speaker001:] But Christmas was two weeks ago! It 's been there only because we 'Ve been too busy to get rid of it.
[speaker002:] I know, but it seems like such a shame to have to take it away.
[speaker001:] But it 's falling apart, and the cat keeps playing with the lower branches.
[speaker002:] I know, I know. But it reminds me of the great Christmas we just had. All of us were here - my parents, your parents, the kids, and the cousins - the food was good, and everybody got what they wanted.
[speaker001:] Yeah, it was a good Christmas. It won 't always be this good, but we can 't make it last longer than it should.
[speaker002:] Ok, fine. We need to take down the tree.
[speaker001:] I 'll make a deal with you. We 'll leave it up until Sunday, and then we 'll take it down after church.