i've realized that i am not good at decorating for the holidays. first of all, most of my stuff is super old or hand-me-downs, so it's not like i've got awesome things to work with. also, i hate clutter and our house is pretty small so i get annoyed easily (that sentence could probably stop right there) with the annual furniture rearrangement to fit the tree in the living room.
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| if sean ever claims i never do anything for him, remind him he has a cowboy's stocking. |
also, people keep telling me i'm going to have the baby before christmas (well, mostly my mom. who is neither a doctor nor a psychic, so we're good.) so i'm wary of overdoing it and having to take all this crap down. either with a newborn or with a 39 week large belly.
so consider this brief holiday tour as my public service to make you feel better about your decorations! i mean, i have an un-garland'd banister! someone should take my blog away from me!
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| i actually love these trees and got them just a few years ago. |
if i am still pregnant (i'm sure i will be- i know most first timers go passed their due date) and feeling somewhat human, i'd really love to hit up the after christmas sales to buy some new stuff. i think i say this every year though and it never happens. and then the cycle starts over next year.
i did continue the tradition of making a very ugly ornament for my niece, anna. last year i used some leftover fabric from her nursery to sew a very lopsided star. this year? a felt "anna". (that says anna, you guys)
i hope she likes it?
Your tree is beautiful and everything looks pretty. I don't think of things as hand me downs, they are family treasures. I will remind you, your sister was two weeks early. I am trying to get you a tax deductions, HA!
ReplyDeletethanks! i do think of some of the stuff as family treasures. not all of it though :)
Deletealthough a tax deduction would be nice for 2012, we're going for the first baby born in 2013 in the area. we can get on the news!
Good idea. Also, I KNOW Judi and I would be glad to come hold, feed, cuddle the baby while you take down those Christmas decorations!
Deletethere's also the insurance deductible--2012 would be fiscally fab...and pam is absolutely right! between the two of us "helping" with the cuddling, you could take down decorations AND go after-christmas shopping :)
Deletemeanwhile, i'd better get that pertussis shot moved up to before christmas.....
I love that your moms are hoping for a end of the year baby for the deductions. that makes me laugh.
ReplyDeleteYour house looks great. I finally got the rest of our stuff up over the weekend and Jon said - "so, is it going to take you 3 weeks to take it all down after christmas?" be quiet, jon.
I actually buy most of my christmas decorations at thrift and antique stores because I like the old stuff. though, I wouldn't mind shopping some after-Christmas sales to buy some new lights. LED are apparently the way to go these days.
PS - where did get the garland on your mantel?
Deletei bought it last year at pier 1!
Deleteoh and make sure when you buy LED that you get either "warm" or "cool". i accidentally bought cool, tried to mix them with my old ones and it did NOT work. so i had to return them all and get warm (i didnt even notice there were different kinds).
I don't know you Jen or Jon but tell him if he helps, it certainly will not take 3 weeks.
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