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bethandmanly Dean's Dedicated Diva
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Amy Somewhere in Time
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:28 am | |
| Oh Cheryl, I do sympathize! This is actually the worst year I've EVER had with lights. I have a skinny pre-lit tree in our family room, which has all the 'cutesy' kid ornaments on it. I've had it for three years with no problem, but this year half the tree was out. So I had to add strands to that one. Then, of course, there's the outdoor light fiasco (seriously, I worked so hard in the freezing cold and put lights on more bushes than ever before!! ) ....Bill STILL hasn't gotten out there to work on them, and of course, I am not touching them. I didn't go out to get my new strands for my living room tree last night---you have to be in the mood for that kind of thing, and I definitely wasn't. I will HAVE to work on them tonight though---this dark tree is depressing! Good luck to your with your lights Cheryl....maybe if you pray for me, and I pray for you, we'll get our homes lit up yet! “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
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bethandmanly Dean's Dedicated Diva
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:23 pm | |
| Sounds like a great plan Amy! | |
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Alice On The African Savanna
Number of posts : 10766 Location : Meerkat Manor Mood :
| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:00 pm | |
| Good luck Cheryl and Amy with your lights . I know how frustrating that is. We had no problem this year, but we don't have too many lights on our tree to worry about and we put no lights outside. Spring is finally here, the lovely pink blooms on the "spray" tree outside my window are gone leaving a beautiful willow. | |
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Gin Ingalls Friend for Life
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:03 am | |
| I have a neighbor that was taking his down yesterday. I stopped and asked him if Christmas was over at his house. He said " Well, it is on the outside. My lights have gone out 4 times. So yes, I'm done." This just isn't the year for lights. We have a Lights Grinch about and I believe since Fife has been "less busy" lately he might need to investigate. It might be someone with a " light collection" like maybe he collects flashlights or maybe he just sleeps with a nightlight!!! Hmmmm Fife does like those lights on the patrol car............. It is the lack of Christianity that has brought us where we are. Not a lack of churches or religious forms but of the real thing in our hearts. LIW.....Words From a Fearless Heart | |
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bethandmanly Dean's Dedicated Diva
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:18 am | |
| ARG! Most of the lights on Sarah's purple tree went out. | |
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Amy Somewhere in Time
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Alice On The African Savanna
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:57 pm | |
| - Gin wrote:
We have a Lights Grinch about and I believe since Fife has been "less busy" lately he might need to investigate. It might be someone with a " light collection" like maybe he collects flashlights or maybe he just sleeps with a nightlight!!! Hmmmm Fife does like those lights on the patrol car............. Fife and the lights! - Amy wrote:
- Unfortunately, I went Christmas shopping last night and didn't work on the tree. That will be my job today at naptime. We have 600 lights on our livingroom tree, so I guess I was just asking for trouble!
600 lights to fix during nap time? How long did it take to put them on your tree, Amy? | |
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Amy Somewhere in Time
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:32 pm | |
| LOL, yep! I'll bet Cheryl puts more than that on hers though! What can we say, we like lights, right Cheryl? Which is why this is so depressing looking at this dark tree! We're nearing naptime now! It usually takes me about 45 minutes to an hour every year to put the lights on. The main difficulty is doing the inner part of the tree. Maybe I won't have to dismantle it that far---I'm HOPING!! “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
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bethandmanly Dean's Dedicated Diva
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Gin Ingalls Friend for Life
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:39 pm | |
| WOW.....I guess my lights were practically out even when one. I only had ONE strand. I need some Christmas decor lessons!!! It is the lack of Christianity that has brought us where we are. Not a lack of churches or religious forms but of the real thing in our hearts. LIW.....Words From a Fearless Heart | |
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Amy Somewhere in Time
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:26 pm | |
| Wow Cheryl!! 1400?!?! I think I'd go crazy!!!! I'm up to 700 now (mines a 7 footer)...I got the tree re-done today, and I actually like it better now, LOL! But seriously, my heart was not in this, not when I worked on it so hard the first time around! And I was right---it was my center strand that had died, so the whole tree had to be stripped. Fun. Cheryl, you are so right though---Gin, Alice, you would not be sorry if you put the work into it and peppered your tree with lights. Mine were buy one get one free at Walgreens---$2.00 for a box of 100! Basically I wrap a couple strands at the center, several strands in the middle of each branch, and several towards the ends (it's tough to explain). That way there are no empty 'pockets'. But I don't wrap mine like Cheryl does...I am sure that looks awesome, but when it comes time to take them OFF after New Year's, I think that would put me right over the edge! Now if I can only get the rest of my outdoor lights working. Gee, if I put half as much energy into fixing those as I do complaining on this thread about them, they might be fixed by now! Cheryl, I am still waiting for that "Festival of trees' video from you! I would love to see all your trees!! “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
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bethandmanly Dean's Dedicated Diva
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:46 pm | |
| - Amy wrote:
- But I don't wrap mine like Cheryl does...I am sure that looks awesome, but when it comes time to take them OFF after New Year's, I think that would put me right over the edge!
Oh yeah, it is a major PITA to take apart. - Amy wrote:
- Cheryl, I am still waiting for that "Festival of trees' video from you! I would love to see all your trees!!
I haven't forgotten. I don't want to show off trees with half the lights out and my village isn't quite up yet, once I get those issues fixed--I'll allow my husband to think I'm a lunatic and see if he'll help me tape something for you. | |
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Amy Somewhere in Time
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Amy Somewhere in Time
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:43 pm | |
| I thought I'd bump this thread, even though it's really old! But it's that time of year again....I'm not decorating until the day after Thanksgiving, but I'm curious about other people? Cheryl???? Have you started yet? Can't wait to see pics! This is a good thread for decorating ideas, and seeing as a lot of us will be decorating in the next couple of weeks, this might help to get us in the spirit! | |
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bethandmanly Dean's Dedicated Diva
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:33 am | |
| I haven't been able to start yet, but I am aching to. Maybe this weekend. | |
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JW Isaiah Edwards
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:47 am | |
| I am gonna start decorating December 1, I have starting buying stuff for our Christmas Village but i have lost the Houses so i need to dig them up from Storage same with all the other decorations i don't know about the rest of you but our storage room is very messy the Christmas Items are always hard to find in there | |
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Honeybee Ingalls Friend for Life
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:49 am | |
| We don't start after Thanksgiving. Not sure, how much we're going put up this year. But, we're not like Tim Allen who puts every direction in his house inside & outside. | |
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JW Isaiah Edwards
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:52 am | |
| Hey Amy i just saw that Picture of your Village, could you mail those to me? or should i get Nasty?? | |
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alexczarn Ingalls Friend for Life
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Rob Nip it in the bud!
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:30 pm | |
| Best. Lights. Ever. | |
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Savannah "Psalm 34"
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Amy Somewhere in Time
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:44 pm | |
| Now that is original. Jacob, sorry I just saw your post. Sure, send me a PM with your email address and I'll send the pic! I'm starting to get in the spirit....nothing out yet, but as of Friday I'll be ready and raring to go! | |
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Vanesa Ingalls Friend for Life
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:43 pm | |
| I'll take this light decoration for my balcony! Vanesa. | |
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Amy Somewhere in Time
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| Subject: Re: Christmas Decorating Ideas Thu Nov 22, 2012 11:35 pm | |
| So, how many of you are decorating tomorrow? I know I'll be doing that rather than shopping! It's my day to listen to Christmas music and watch Christmas movies, while decorating the house. Can't wait to get the tree up! | |
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