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Originally Posted by crystalsmom  It's not looking at all like Christmas here, I pull the blinds each morning looking for at least a bit of snow but no a dreary winter morning that looks like it rained last night.
I'm all decked out with decorations however, it wouldn't be Christmas without them. When putting up an adorable Christmas Crib given to me in the late 90's by a gentleman I was engaged to marry, lots of memories putting that together each year.
I think we all take memories from our childhood at this time of the year and expect it to live up to then, it doesn't and really should not. Childhood is a special time.
Have any of you been watching the people who decorate the outside of their home that is on TV this year. They must have such big hearts to work as hard as they do to give children such joy. One couple had a law suit against them, so they moved cross country where they have no snow and needed something like that. Imagine selling one's house and moving away to be able to do it.
We hear about the bad people and what they do so often this time of the year however, there are many, many wonderful people who take their place and make us smile. |
That's how I finally got the urge to decorate - watching some of those "extreme" shows. I've got the tree up but only the lights are on. I've got all those decorations to still go on it! Was going to do that today but it's rainy and all I want to do is just sit, look today.
But those decorating reality shows are something else, though, and some of them are truly OCD about Christmas and I cannot imagine the season being that special if you have decorations up all year round. I saw one show with this British guy who has Christmas every day, 365. Buys, wraps and opens a present to himself every day, keeps his tree and other Christmas decorations up all year and hardest of all to understand - cooks a Christmas dinner EVERY day, mostly making a turkey dinner daily! I truly wonder about that last part - surely no one is up to that much grocery shopping and cooking!
I love watching those TV shows with houses where there are a lot of lights but sure would hate to live on the same block where 300 cars a night or more are driving by as slow as they can and people parking, walking all about in yards to get better camera shots, views, etc. Still, they are so pretty to look at and I love being one of those who drives by and tours the lights! But we never leave the car during those times. Those people sure are devoted to decorating and I usually love decorating, too, though to a far, far lesser extent. I especially now hate the un-decorating part so now I keep the decorating leaner these days knowing how bum it is to have to dust/clean, disassemble and re-pack/store it all away once the fun is all over.