Saturday, December 25, 2010

Hanging Christmas Lights – Oh The Joy

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In a typical year, I will attempt to hand our Christmas lights the weekend of Thanksgiving so they are ready to be energized on December 1st.  This year the plan was altered by the snow and icy cold temperatures we received the week of Thanksgiving.  As much as I enjoy the Christmas light show, there was no way I was going to hang from a ladder and string light while the temperature hovered around twenty-five degrees!  Thus began the month of December!

My originally plan was to write about a Christmas long ago but the month was consumer by near endless activities which did not include blogging.   For the present, the ghosts of Christmas past will just have to be still for another year.  I will simply take this opportunity to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas.    

12 comments:

Earl said...

Steve, I had to smile as I read your post. I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas. I'll happily wait to read about those Christmas past stories another year.

Deanna said...

I have to wonder if you ever got those Christmas lights hung! Merry Christmas from Missouri to you and your family.

Steve Skinner said...

Hope your Christmas was great Earl!

Steve Skinner said...

Yes Deanna, after a couple hours of messing with the wires, the lights were finally hung on the porch with care! Best wishes to you and all of your family!

Ralph said...

Steve,
Why don't you just leave them up this time? And Merry Christmas. Hope that you are enjoying all these Pacific Storms.

Steve Skinner said...

Ralph, not a bad idea but the wife insists that they come down!

Anita Jesse said...

Hanging off a ladder in twenty-five degree weather doesn't sound healthy. Smart move to wait!

Pamela said...

we got a christmas tree up and that was it. Oh, and a stuffed reindeer on the porch. The rest of us got stuffed on Christmas.

Nancy Lewis said...

Merry Christmas to you & a Happy New Year too!

Steve Skinner said...

Anita, Hopefully it will be a little warmer next week when I take them down!

Steve Skinner said...

Pamela, the up side of limited decorations is that you have very little to take down!

Steve Skinner said...

Merry Christmas to you too Nancy!