Go ahead and take a close look at that photo.Well, it's not a very good photo. Take a look at it anyway. And I know there's a gap in the string of lights on the roof -- a bulb went out and I've replaced it. So there.
Anyway, that's my 13-year-old son and me celebrating our hard work.
"Look! Look what the men have done," we're boasting. "We've hung up Christmas lights."
That's right -- The Boy and I strung up 125 lights around about half of our roof. We've hung up those mini-light, blue icicle things for the past couple of years but went with those big, ceramic colored bulbs this time. I think we'll stick with the big lights.
Ah, yeah! C-9 bulbs all the way. It's like Christmas in 1975 with all those huge, bright bulbs on our house. It took us a couple of hours but The Boy and I did the hustle and got it done.
Yeah, let the games begin. We love Christmas around here and my wife goes absolutely crazy right after Thanksgiving. We've got three Christmas trees in our house (two in the living room and one in the dining room), a lighted garland for the fireplace mantle, a four-piece ceramic tree that my wife painted, a slew of Christmas candles, a train running around the base of one of the trees and assorted odds and ends. All we're missing, really, is some of those animated yard decorations and a lighted runway for Santa on the roof.
Some people might claim Christmas has become too commercial, but I say phooey on that. In my house, we view setting aside a day to recognize Christ's birth as something to celebrate with gusto. If Christians can't be joyful, then what's the point?
Besides, most of the shopping is done so we can relax, look at our decorations and enjoy the season.
2 comments:
That was certainly a job well done. Your house must look stunning now. I love the Christmas spirit. :)
When my Mother was alive, she used to have Christmas things up all year round. Little ceramic Wisemen, reindeer, Santas, cribs, stc. Nothing big but little things during the 11 other months.
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