Christmas Time

Happy Holidays

  

I just got around to taking a few pictures of our Christmas Tree. It took us 3 days to decorate it, we took our time, lights on one day, most of the decorations on the following two days. We could have had it done in two days, but I think it was more fun not feeling like we were working at decorating. Still it is a big tree,  (twelve and one/half feet tall)  and it makes the living room look smaller.

For over fifteen years we decorated my MIL home at Christmas after her husband passed away.  It was always a really big deal for her and both  hubby and I worked at  it.  She got so much pleasure from it, we were happy to do it for her.  It got so we just didn't have time or energy, we both working full time+ jobs, to do a tree for ourselves after we did her tree and outside lights.  This is why we are enjoying our Christmas Tree every year so much.

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Putting up the Christmas Tree

Derin getting the tree ready

Yesterday we went and picked up the Christmas Tree at the lot we purchased on Thursday.  It is 12 1/2 feet tall.  We been getting big trees for years.  The tree is really a too big for our living room but since we both enjoy our Christmas Trees so much it is OK.  These big trees are heavy and hard to handle.  It is mandatory it comes in whole but doesn't have to leave that way if necessary.  It takes us a few days to decorate it, and that's part of the fun.  One day for the lights and one or two days for the other decorations depending on how we feel.

Put poles to steady it while tying it place

New floor lamp

This is my new floor lamp in the living room. 

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