How much decorating do you do?

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For Christmas or whatever you celebrate.

I have not been a big decorator but this year I did a lot for me. Lights on the house, in the windows, wreath on the door and a nice little tree outside. Inside I have the tree, the stockings, a Santa coming down a rope, a lantern on the table and a Christmas table cloth. It's all very festive

[Cookies Galore]

None.

[swamp]

I do none. DH has a pickup truck full of stuff. We have alight wrapped garland in every doorway and on every window. Ornaments hanging on it too. 1500 lights on the tree. Lighted sculptures/figurines in the hallway.  He goes nuts. 

[Peace Of Mind]

For outside we have 3 large wreathes and one garland under one (near the 3 small windows that also have 3-candle lights in each that are inside the ledge indoors) and garland under the wreath on our transom window over the front door and all around the door and side lite.  The dining room window has the 3rd large wreath and I put garland with a 3 lite candle lites inside the ledge.  We also hang huge ornaments under our coach lights on both sides of the garage and one from our mailbox.  We hang 2 swags (but those don't have lights) on each fence gate on the sides of the house.  I have a 6ft. tall Nutcracker by the front door side lite standing vigil with some poinsettias near him and on the little table out there.

Inside we put up a 7 ft. thin Christmas tree with 2 kinds of lights (white non-blinking lights already on the tree and blinking lights I add) in an urn.  I put up nutcrackers with a lit decorated garland in the foyer buffet/server and some smaller things throughout like a small deer with a little wreath around his neck and this poinsettia thingy that hangs on the door knob with 3 bells that dingle when you open the door... stuff like that. 

We talked about wrapping lights around our Palms that flank the house.  2 on one side and 1 on the other.  We don't put lights on the roof line though.  Maybe one day if we get bored with what we have now to spiff it up more.

[constanz22]

Very little.  Wreath on the door.  A few decorations on the mantle.  Stockings for the dogs eventually.  A small table top tree (not up yet, maybe next weekend).  No outdoor decorations.  Oh, and the Grinch and Max on the desk

[Deleted]

So far I've only put some stuff up outside. I strung lights in the trees that bookend our house, hung a wreath in the front door and put a light up snowman on the front porch.

i had lit candy canes placed along our walkway last year but DH ran over extension cord with the snowblower  , so I am keeping things out of the way this year. 

Once I get the lights on the tree I will string the extras in some of our windows. And I have tchotchkes to put out too. So I'll be finishing that up over the weekend. 

[taz157]

Our stuff is still in storage, but I'm hoping it down here in the next 2 weeks or so.  Since we have a 2 year old DD, we'll do something once we get our stuff.  We won't go wild like we have had in years past due to the time it takes (we have a fake Christmas tree with hundreds of Hallmark ornaments that takes forever to put up).  Hopefully next year we'll decorate more when we haven't moved twice in the past 10 months (old house to temporary apartment to new house).

[msventoux]

None at all for several years.  I don't even have any decorations.  Every year I think I should hit the sales after the holidays and get some decorations, but I never do.

[Deleted]

Decorate the tree, socks hung on the mantle, wreath on door... Done.

[Gardening Grandma]

Wreath on front door. Greens and candles on the mantel.  Another wreath over the mantle. Tree. Lighted garlands around the windows in living and dining areas.  Small lighted tree on deck.  And the pooches' Christmas stockings ..

Guess we'd better get busy...

[Sunnyday]

Dec 2, 2013 20:55:21 GMT -5 Peace Of Mind said:

For outside we have 3 large wreathes and one garland under one (near the 3 small windows that also have 3-candle lights in each that are inside the ledge indoors) and garland under the wreath on our transom window over the front door and all around the door and side lite.  The dining room window has the 3rd large wreath and I put garland with a 3 lite candle lites inside the ledge.  We also hang huge ornaments under our coach lights on both sides of the garage and one from our mailbox.  We hang 2 swags (but those don't have lights) on each fence gate on the sides of the house.  I have a 6ft. tall Nutcracker by the front door side lite standing vigil with some poinsettias near him and on the little table out there.

Inside we put up a 7 ft. thin Christmas tree with 2 kinds of lights (white non-blinking lights already on the tree and blinking lights I add) in an urn.  I put up nutcrackers with a lit decorated garland in the foyer buffet/server and some smaller things throughout like a small deer with a little wreath around his neck and this poinsettia thingy that hangs on the door knob with 3 bells that dingle when you open the door... stuff like that. 

We talked about wrapping lights around our Palms that flank the house.  2 on one side and 1 on the other.  We don't put lights on the roof line though.  Maybe one day if we get bored with what we have now to spiff it up more.

I got tired just reading your post. Where do you get the energy?

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I love everything about Christmas, my favorite holiday...love decorating for Christmas....have a bad back tho, so it takes me longer as I have to pace myself.

I have 3 reindeer in my front yard and a lit manger scene. A long pre-lit pine bough with attached pine cones/berries (attached) that goes across my mantel, down the sides and to the floor. I center a nativity scene on top of the mantel. I top it off with a few 6" gold harps/lace trim ornaments on top of the pine bough. Two large stuffed mechanical Santa and Mrs. Claus flank the fireplace in a large wooden sleigh. Six different Oldtyme 12"-ish standing Santas are positioned around the house. 8 fake poinsettias (I have 2 kitties..) placed around the living and dining room. A ceramic tree is in the hallway on a dresser with another manger and assorted decorations...

I finally had to give up the large real tree a few years ago, and now have a 5ft. prelit one I put on a small table, to add height, a round red velvet skirt/plaid border at the base. I hang all of our stockings on a wall (with Command hooks) near the fireplace since we always have a fire going in winter. The top of my kitchen cupboards have a long prelit pine bough going the length of them, about 12' I guess. (tops of cupboards hang about 8" from ceiling) I hang a wreath on our front door, a velvet jingle on the knob, and wrap pre-lit pine bough around my staircase. I've collected alot of christmas decorations over the years and have been giving some away every year to dd and dil... There's a few globes spread around/other assorted chatchkis....a few small christmas rugs; christmas kitchen/bathroom towels. Candles; various centerpieces, etc. I serve on Christmas plates and have assorted christmas ware/teapot/sugar/creamer/cake platters/appetizer plates, etc.

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

We don't decorate

[Blonde Granny]

If our son & DIL come here sometime before Xmas....with 3 grandkids we will put up our small fake tree, wreath on door and stocking hung on the fireplace. This year we are going there (next week) so we're back to doing nothing. And nothing is exactly what I prefer.

[Wisconsin Beth]

We've got a beatup skiing polar bear and a deer on the front lawn, along with a sign.  Tree is up but not lit or decorated.  Nativity set is out (mostly, I have a huge set and not enough room to put it all out this year)

I'm hoping the kids are old enough to be gentle around the tree and Nativity set.  Last year they broke several ornaments helping us decorate.  DD wants to make Christmas cookies.  I'm in a mood for Christmas this year so I'm enjoying myself. 

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We bought plastic balls that look like glass when I was pregnant with DD and just used those on the tree when they were little. 

DH also attached our stand to a board back then (it's about 5" x 5" section of plywood) so it would take some muscle to knock the tree over. 

We have a cat that likes to hang out in the tree so those two solutions aren't purely because of the kids. 

[aliciar6]

the fact that we have a tree and it gets decorated is a miracle in itself. 

there will be no lights outside or other festive things in the house. 

[zibazinski]

Depends on my mood.  Right now my mood is a wreath on the door!

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

but last year our puppy ate our neighbor's Baby Jesus out of their Nativity Set 




Did they get it back?


DH says it looks like Christmas threw up in our living room.  I really get into decorating for Christmas.  I have my nutcrackers, my snow globe, the nativity and the tree.

Outside is just a wreath on the door.  DH would rather poke his eyeballs out than string lights and I'd be Clark Griswold if I attempted to do it so we skip it.

[sheilaincali]

I wanted to skip decorating this year but DH decided we should host a Christmas party for our friends.  Inside I just have the tree up and decorated, some garland and ribbon, santas on a few of the flat surfaces and that's about it.  Outside we have those big Christmas balls hanging from some trees, wreaths around the light fixtures, garland around our front step and a big red bow on the front door.

We live in the land of snow and freezing temps so anything outside we do is stuff that can be taken down in less than 10 minutes when it's Dec. 31st with blowing snow and temps in the negatives. That means no ladders and no lights. 

Years ago I decided to leave the fancy Hallmark ornaments in their box and just got about 30 colored balls to hang on the tree.  SO SO SO very much faster to decorate than having to unwrap all these individual ornaments.  I open the box of red and the box of silver ornaments- throw them toward the tree and I am good to go. 

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

we did a half-hearted attempt to look for it, but um, it was not exactly out there in the open

Too bad.  You could have been famous.  You'd be the proud owners of "the dog who pooped out Jesus".  You could have sold the poo on Ebay.

I bet that'd be bigger than the Virgin Mary grilled cheese.

[Abby Normal]

Outside- we are lucky if we get lights up and a wreath on the door.

Inside-  It's all done up. Every room gets something.  We put up an 8 1/2 ft tree this year to take advantage of the vaulted ceiling in the living room. We still have a few things to finish up, but the house is looking good. 

[alabamagal]

Note to self after reading Sroo's story - Keep Destructo puppy (my puppy' nickname) away from the neighbor's yard.

If you look at my address on Google, you see that they took a picture of my house with Christmas decorations.  There is a giant blow up decoration in my front yard, Snoopy Santa Clause coming out of the chimey.  My teeanagers detested it, which is probably why it went to an early death.  But now the y have a constant reminder ever time they have Google Maps on their phone and pull into the driveway!

[Deleted]

I had to check my google picture and they took mine in July 2011. There are NO cars anywhere in my neighborhood. Weird!  



But they caught two of my neighbors talking to each other over the fence. At least it looks like they're talking to each other... 

[kittensaver]

This year - nothing, nada, zip. We have two kittens in the house!

[sarcasticgirl]

I put up the tree, hang stockings and have a few cute christmas decorations that go around the house. DH puts up lights and such on the two balconies of our condo. It takes a couple of hours (mostly because I am insanely meticulous regarding putting lights and ornaments on the tree) 

[Sunnyday]

Dec 3, 2013 11:26:28 GMT -5 @beerwench said:

I had to check my google picture and they took mine in July 2011. There are NO cars anywhere in my neighborhood. Weird!  



But they caught two of my neighbors talking to each other over the fence. At least it looks like they're talking to each other... 

totally off topic, but google caught me with my butt sticking out of my car. I must've been buckling in the kids. it was a fine looking butt though. I'm quite proud.

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outside lighted garland around the front door and the garage, wreaths on the front windows and front door, 2 reindeer and 2 trees on the front laws and white lights on all the plants and shrubbery.  inside 7.5 ft tree in the living room, each kid has their own 4 ft tree in the family room (necessary because there was no more room on the family tree so they all have to put their personalized ornaments on their own tree).  decorations on the mantle, built-in bookcases, buffet in dining room, and American Girl doll mini-tree on table.  then a few other decorations here and there.

I'm surprised at the number of people who don't decorate or who won't decorate because of pets or kids.  I never altered any of my decorating for either and neither did my parents.  I grew up with a 16 foot tree in the living room and have pictures of me with it form the time I was 7 months old.

[sapphire12]

I have a lighted wreath on the front door. I have a lighted garland for the mantle, a stocking and a Santa Clause ornament around the fireplace. On my sofa table a few more decorations. There are cards I receive are also on the sofa table and on my bookcase in the family room.

[Chocolate Lover]

Dec 3, 2013 16:49:31 GMT -5 @missmargarita said:

Dec 2, 2013 20:49:56 GMT -5 swamp said:

I do none. DH has a pickup truck full of stuff. We have alight wrapped garland in every doorway and on every window. Ornaments hanging on it too. 1500 lights on the tree. Lighted sculptures/figurines in the hallway.  He goes nuts. 

You're married to Clark Griswold? 

I thought she was married to Charlie Brown!