Decorations…in or out
Okay, I get the Christmas decoration thing but what about the rest of the time? Do you decorate your house for the season? My good buddy Tonya Kappes has a tree in her house and decorates it for the time. Easter gets adorable eggs, 4th of July gets little flags, Thanksgiving gets turkeys...you get the picture.
I don’t have an all season tree but I do decorate for the occasion. I have kitchen towels that I bring out for Easter and Thanksgiving and the like. On the 4th of July my house looks like America on steroids. I really love the flag and the RWandB theme. I tell you that Betsy Ross gal did a great design job for the country and for all of us looking for color themes.
Christmas is a given...Christmas lights outside, tree inside along with a bunch of candles and holly and fir sprigs. I never put up Christmas stuff before Thanksgiving because I totally LOVE Thanksgiving. It’s the best holiday with fam all around and there isn’t the present thing to drive me nuts.
Right now I’ve got pumpkins and leaves and black cats and ghosts with candles in my house. I’m putting up the orange lights outside with the pumpkin lights on the bushes out front and cutting jack-o-lanterns into small paper bags to use as luminaries to line the sidewalk on trick-or-treat night. I torch up the fire pit and have cider for the adults that come with their kids to join in the fun.
So why do all this you ask? I mean who really sees it? I’m a woman alone, no kids at home and they and the grandkids come on weekends but that’s it. So why bother? Well, it keeps me young and to tell you the truth I feel more a part of life and what’s going on. I don’t feel so much like I’ve got far less years in front of me than behind me. I engage and it works for me and puts a little spring in my step.
So what about you? Do you decorate for the seasons and holidays? Do you have a tree for all occasions? Stuff you drag out year after year and love seeing it all again?
Tell me about your fall decorations and I’ll give away a Lethal In Old Lace tote from the answers.
I don’t have an all season tree but I do decorate for the occasion. I have kitchen towels that I bring out for Easter and Thanksgiving and the like. On the 4th of July my house looks like America on steroids. I really love the flag and the RWandB theme. I tell you that Betsy Ross gal did a great design job for the country and for all of us looking for color themes.
Christmas is a given...Christmas lights outside, tree inside along with a bunch of candles and holly and fir sprigs. I never put up Christmas stuff before Thanksgiving because I totally LOVE Thanksgiving. It’s the best holiday with fam all around and there isn’t the present thing to drive me nuts.
Right now I’ve got pumpkins and leaves and black cats and ghosts with candles in my house. I’m putting up the orange lights outside with the pumpkin lights on the bushes out front and cutting jack-o-lanterns into small paper bags to use as luminaries to line the sidewalk on trick-or-treat night. I torch up the fire pit and have cider for the adults that come with their kids to join in the fun.
So why do all this you ask? I mean who really sees it? I’m a woman alone, no kids at home and they and the grandkids come on weekends but that’s it. So why bother? Well, it keeps me young and to tell you the truth I feel more a part of life and what’s going on. I don’t feel so much like I’ve got far less years in front of me than behind me. I engage and it works for me and puts a little spring in my step.
So what about you? Do you decorate for the seasons and holidays? Do you have a tree for all occasions? Stuff you drag out year after year and love seeing it all again?
Tell me about your fall decorations and I’ll give away a Lethal In Old Lace tote from the answers.
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Oct 19, 2016 06:20AM
I have a Fall wreath on the outside of the door now. My kids put up the lighted Santa and his deer in my yard before the ground freezes too much. People who ice fish on the lake get to see the decorations. I do not decorate as much as in the past because like you, the kids are gone but I must have some decorations.
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Leona wrote: "I have a Fall wreath on the outside of the door now. My kids put up the lighted Santa and his deer in my yard before the ground freezes too much. People who ice fish on the lake get to see the deco...”Yes, some to keep me in the spirit. Do you ice fish? Where do you live? sounds amazing.
I let my kiddos make decorations. We have fun painting and coloring things for the walls.
Megan wrote: "I let my kiddos make decorations. We have fun painting and coloring things for the walls.”Always fun to decorate with the kids around. They make life amazing. What a nice family you have. Hugs, Duffy
The older I get, the more I understand why my parents Xmas tree kept getting smaller, until it turned into a 3' tree with a half-dozen ornaments, some tinsel and colored lights. I hated that little tree because my childhood was filled with splendid large trees decorated to the hilt, angel on the top, the Nativity displayed, presents under the tree...wonderful memories. Now, at this age, the idea of having a space in the garage where the faux tree (I prefer the smell of real pine) sits, all decked out ready to be brought it is really appealing. I don't mind decorating—I mind un-decorating and putting it all away. Some years the mom, pop and baby reindeer remain in the back of the upstairs closet because it's too hard to haul the family to the front lawn. One year we had someone hang lights on all the roof fascia. The lights looked nice in the box. In reality, they blinked on and off in the neighborhood and were called "running" lights. It looked like an airplane landing strip from the sky. So, if no parties are planned, I put out some candles and a few decorations for Halloween, Thanksgiving etc. to remind myself of the fun of the season and that the child inside of me is still alive. Watching a child enjoy the magic is totally worth bending and complaining about aches and pains, grateful the holiday season won't appear for another year.
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