Hello friends, 

How was your Thanksgiving? Are you still eating leftovers?

As you may have noticed by the lack of newsletters, I was on vacation this past week. I had a houseful of kiddos and food. It was heaven!

I’m sure many of you recall that we’ve started a Christmas blog to keep us busy in the off-season when Rural Sprout slows down a bit. 

Well, if you write articles long enough, at one point, you will end up eating your words. 

That’s exactly what happened this past weekend while we were getting our Christmas tree. Let’s just say that if you write an article telling people that it's rare to find a certain insect’s egg sack in your Christmas tree, Mother Nature might make an example out of you.