When the Christmas tree is lipstick on a mirror

I was happily gobbling up “Crazy Memory of Chaotic Christmas” [Dec. 16], complete with tuna casseroles and Pier 1 accessories, when I realized that it had been written by the amazing Sandra Tsing Loh. It brought back memories of a long-ago Christmas at La Fonda Inn in El Paso, where my parents drew our tree on the dresser mirror (with lipstick) and unsuccessfully hid our gifts in the motel bathtub.