cynnacent1 -> RE: Time to take the dam Xmas lights down? (1/6/2005 12:05:25 PM)
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The tree and all of the other holiday decorations as well were packed away the day after New Year's here. i can't say the same for some of our neighbors. There is a house across the road that not only still has Christmas decorations displayed in the front yard, but the owners for some reason decided to leave a few Halloween decorations out as well. Room for one more option perhaps? Each year i can't decide which is more of a chore, putting the tree and decorations up .. or .. taking it all down and putting it all away. Good example of why, when i decorate the tree, i like it to stay exactly throughout the holiday season, as it was the first day it was decorated. The artificial tree we used this year has thin wire throughout, right to the tip of each branch. i used it's flexability as a way of securing every single light, every strand of metallic beads, & every ornament. Nothing on the tree was out of place after Christmas and New Year's had passed. When i decided to take the tree down the day after New Year's, i cursed myself out loud at times for having done TOO good of a job. It took as much time, if not more, to take it down as it did to set it up. Once it is time, i am more than happy to see it all put away promptly, however, decorating and then having to put it all away is quite time consuming. It always seems like so much work for just a few weeks spent in enjoying the decorations. Next year i may leave the tree decorated and just cram it back into the box 'as is'. Sounds like a good solution to me. ¸,ø¤º°cynnacent°º¤ø,¸ (proudly owned by, and devoted to INSIDEYOURMIND)
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