An hour later we'd piled into my Escalade. Sarah was Googling Christmas tree lots. I know I'd seen them around, but in true Murphy's Law fashion I couldn't remember where a single one was.

"Here, this looks promising. Gore's Christmas Trees. It's behind Glendale mall."

"Oh, yeah, I've seen that one. Alright, on our way."

We got there just after they opened, but the place was still busy. There were trees everywhere, and they all looked the same to me. Sarah freed Heidi from her car seat. When her feet hit the ground she grabbed Sarah's hand and began pulling her toward the forest before us while I followed dumbly...