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Almost finished decorating!

What a beautiful job you've done decorating!

And when you're happy, lb's happy.

And when lb's happy, ES is happy.

And when ES is happy, everybody's happy!

I will take a picture of my decorating efforts thus far and post it tomorrow.

It's all gorgeous!

I bid $90 on a tree at a charity auction that sort of resembles yours.

Bid is now up to $210. I think I'm outta luck.

kayrharris wrote:Please do! Of course, I didn't decorate my tree - someone else did.
I'm not creative at all.

You mean there's a tree under there?

Your house should be on one of those Christmas tours.

WheresFanny wrote:And when you're happy, lb's happy.

And when lb's happy, ES is happy.

And when ES is happy, everybody's happy!

I like your train of thought. Then again, you're the only one in that thin Colorado air who seems to appreciate me.....

I think I'm going to make a nest in that tree. Duct tape is always a fashionable holiday accessory.....

kayrharris wrote:Please do! Of course, I didn't decorate my tree - someone else did.
I'm not creative at all.

I'm so bad, Steve is going to have Stephen help him set up and decorate the tree while I'm gone this weekend! Mostly because they get a 12-footer and I creep out when people get on ladders while I'm around. I start sweating and get the Crown Royal jug out. I guess it's because the guy across the street from our old house had fallen off a 30-ft ladder and was a quadriplegic.

I get to do the artificial one in the front hall with the gold bows and jewel-toned ornaments. It looks like Mardi Gras more than Christmas, but what the heck. Last year, Mini-me was bummed about his hamster dying so I let him make it into a Garbage Tree with toilet paper garland and old toothbrushes and socks and stuff on it, but it's going back to normal this year....

It looks be-yoo-ti-full!!!

I decorated TLAF's on Friday.

We took out her big ceramic Christmas tree, put it in the window, next to the big ceramic Santa Claus (both painted by TLAF back in the day).

I hung up the nautical and shore-themed ornaments along the window and front wall, put some skating penguins on the bookcase and floppy reindeer and mooses along the coat rack/thing with baskets above it.

We are getting a tree this weekend. We will then get into the crawlspace and figure out what ornaments and other stuff we will use. It's the first time in years Boonie's had a tree. I am very excited.

Only a limited number of buildings from Mellydelphia (the Lemax and Dept. 56 buildings) will be out because we didn't get the bay window we planned in the front.

I figure the Arts District (art, music, bookstore, student apartment buildings) will be out on my desk because they are narrow and won't take up much room. And the John Chaney City Park and Playground (aka The Pops), with its basketball court, decorated tree (a TLAF ceramics special), pretzel vendor, chestnut vendor, kids playing, a swing set, etc. will be on the tabletop where the new printer/scanner will eventually go.

Alas, the Trendy Art Deco District (the Hi-de-ho Club, Automat, Radio City Music Hall and one big apartment building) and Main Street (Saint Ann Ferrante Church, stores and restaurants with apartments above them and City Hall at the end of the street) probably will stay in the tubs in the crawlspace.

minimetoo26 wrote:

kayrharris wrote:Please do! Of course, I didn't decorate my tree - someone else did.
I'm not creative at all.

I'm so bad, Steve is going to have Stephen help him set up and decorate the tree while I'm gone this weekend! Mostly because they get a 12-footer and I creep out when people get on ladders while I'm around. I start sweating and get the Crown Royal jug out. I guess it's because the guy across the street from our old house had fallen off a 30-ft ladder and was a quadriplegic.

I get to do the artificial one in the front hall with the gold bows and jewel-toned ornaments. It looks like Mardi Gras more than Christmas, but what the heck. Last year, Mini-me was bummed about his hamster dying so I let him make it into a Garbage Tree with toilet paper garland and old toothbrushes and socks and stuff on it, but it's going back to normal this year....

A Garbage Tree!

What a fabu idea!

I love it!

peacock2121 wrote:

minimetoo26 wrote:

kayrharris wrote:Please do! Of course, I didn't decorate my tree - someone else did.
I'm not creative at all.

I'm so bad, Steve is going to have Stephen help him set up and decorate the tree while I'm gone this weekend! Mostly because they get a 12-footer and I creep out when people get on ladders while I'm around. I start sweating and get the Crown Royal jug out. I guess it's because the guy across the street from our old house had fallen off a 30-ft ladder and was a quadriplegic.

I get to do the artificial one in the front hall with the gold bows and jewel-toned ornaments. It looks like Mardi Gras more than Christmas, but what the heck. Last year, Mini-me was bummed about his hamster dying so I let him make it into a Garbage Tree with toilet paper garland and old toothbrushes and socks and stuff on it, but it's going back to normal this year....

A Garbage Tree!

What a fabu idea!

I love it!

Martha Stewart ain't never coming to take pictures of MY decor, so I figured I'd rather cheer up my son than impress the neighbors. I'm sure the delivery guys thought I was totally nutso when the packages came, but so do people who actually know me, so who cares?

I need to win the lottery so I can be considered eccentric instead of just plain crazy. Maybe I'll actually buy a ticket this time....

peacock2121 wrote:

minimetoo26 wrote:

kayrharris wrote:Please do! Of course, I didn't decorate my tree - someone else did.
I'm not creative at all.

I'm so bad, Steve is going to have Stephen help him set up and decorate the tree while I'm gone this weekend! Mostly because they get a 12-footer and I creep out when people get on ladders while I'm around. I start sweating and get the Crown Royal jug out. I guess it's because the guy across the street from our old house had fallen off a 30-ft ladder and was a quadriplegic.

I get to do the artificial one in the front hall with the gold bows and jewel-toned ornaments. It looks like Mardi Gras more than Christmas, but what the heck. Last year, Mini-me was bummed about his hamster dying so I let him make it into a Garbage Tree with toilet paper garland and old toothbrushes and socks and stuff on it, but it's going back to normal this year....

A Garbage Tree!

What a fabu idea!

I love it!

Very festive!

Did y'all go for a sleigh ride through the landfill after that?

minimetoo26 wrote:

peacock2121 wrote:

minimetoo26 wrote: I'm so bad, Steve is going to have Stephen help him set up and decorate the tree while I'm gone this weekend! Mostly because they get a 12-footer and I creep out when people get on ladders while I'm around. I start sweating and get the Crown Royal jug out. I guess it's because the guy across the street from our old house had fallen off a 30-ft ladder and was a quadriplegic.

I get to do the artificial one in the front hall with the gold bows and jewel-toned ornaments. It looks like Mardi Gras more than Christmas, but what the heck. Last year, Mini-me was bummed about his hamster dying so I let him make it into a Garbage Tree with toilet paper garland and old toothbrushes and socks and stuff on it, but it's going back to normal this year....

A Garbage Tree!

What a fabu idea!

I love it!

Martha Stewart ain't never coming to take pictures of MY decor, so I figured I'd rather cheer up my son than impress the neighbors. I'm sure the delivery guys thought I was totally nutso when the packages came, but so do people who actually know me, so who cares?

I need to win the lottery so I can be considered eccentric instead of just plain crazy. Maybe I'll actually buy a ticket this time....

Sorry, but eccentric doesn't quite cut it on this Bored....

You're either crazy or you're a disciple of Ontopicosity.....

lb13

littlebeast13 wrote: Sorry, but eccentric doesn't quite cut it on this Bored....

You're either crazy or you're a disciple of Ontopicosity.....

So I'm not both? Oh, goody!

You did your best, Kiki, but not everybody can be as Christmas-y as me!

WheresFanny wrote:You did your best, Kiki, but not everybody can be as Christmas-y as me!

So, Fanny, do you have a HK-themed tree?

WheresFanny wrote:You did your best, Kiki, but not everybody can be as Christmas-y as me!

You have done more than me!

earendel wrote:

WheresFanny wrote:You did your best, Kiki, but not everybody can be as Christmas-y as me!

So, Fanny, do you have a HK-themed tree?

Actually no, but you have given me an idea!

It IS pink and sparkly, though. When it's finished and all.

peacock2121 wrote:

WheresFanny wrote:You did your best, Kiki, but not everybody can be as Christmas-y as me!

You have done more than me!

What I've actually done is yell at the boys on Thanksgiving to go bring up the Christmas shit from the basement.

My sister is on vacation next week, so she's coming over and transforming the Sterlite containers into "Christmas!" I actually do have quite a bit of Christmas junk. It's amazing what all you can fit into those storage containers if you pack just so.

WheresFanny wrote:

peacock2121 wrote:

WheresFanny wrote:You did your best, Kiki, but not everybody can be as Christmas-y as me!

You have done more than me!

What I've actually done is yell at the boys on Thanksgiving to go bring up the Christmas shit from the basement.

My sister is on vacation next week, so she's coming over and transforming the Sterlite containers into "Christmas!" I actually do have quite a bit of Christmas junk. It's amazing what all you can fit into those storage containers if you pack just so.

I can fit 65 baseballs in those little cheap holders plus the Dymo labelmaker I use on them in one.....

It's almost as heavy as a case of Xtra 2X 110 load though......

lb13

WheresFanny wrote:

peacock2121 wrote:

WheresFanny wrote:You did your best, Kiki, but not everybody can be as Christmas-y as me!

You have done more than me!

What I've actually done is yell at the boys on Thanksgiving to go bring up the Christmas shit from the basement.

My sister is on vacation next week, so she's coming over and transforming the Sterlite containers into "Christmas!" I actually do have quite a bit of Christmas junk. It's amazing what all you can fit into those storage containers if you pack just so.

Okay - all I need is some boys to yell at and a sister who has transformative talents and I'll be all set!

Cool clock!

Hotseat Or Bust! wrote:Cool clock!

It is always fun to see what people see.

I did not even see the clock.

peacock2121 wrote:

WheresFanny wrote:

peacock2121 wrote: You have done more than me!

What I've actually done is yell at the boys on Thanksgiving to go bring up the Christmas shit from the basement.

My sister is on vacation next week, so she's coming over and transforming the Sterlite containers into "Christmas!" I actually do have quite a bit of Christmas junk. It's amazing what all you can fit into those storage containers if you pack just so.

Okay - all I need is some boys to yell at and a sister who has transformative talents and I'll be all set!

I should hire them out. I wonder if I could fit them into a Sterlite container and slap a shipping label on it.....