See My Christmas Tree,

[Terri9630]

My baby girl's Birthday is the 21st. We decorate the house for Christmas sans the basement family room. That is the NO CHRISTMAS birthday zone. That's where we celebrate her special day, ON her special day, so none of the pictures have Christmas decor in them. We have also made it abundantly clear that combination birthday/Christmas gifts are forbidden, as is using Christmas wrapping paper on birthday gifts or consuming of holiday treats. Want to see my wife go into aggressive Momma Bear mode, violate one of those expectations. I am pretty sure that the budget for her birthday gifts is a bit higher than the other kids too.

Happy Birthday @Terri9630!

Thanks Sentry. I always got one "big" present. Tell that little one Happy birthday, but not until the 21st. Don't wanna make Momma mad.

 

[Sentry18]

Thanks Sentry. I always got one "big" present. Tell that little one Happy birthday, but not until the 21st. Don't wanna make Momma mad.

Ha Ha. I will be sure to do that. This morning she go to go to the spa with he Mom so the birthday cavalcade has already begun.

This thread made me think of that Christmas some years ago where my wife was sleeping in a recliner with a newborn while the rest of the kids and I opened gifts. That little girl did not care about mixing birthdays and Christmas. I am not sure my wife even remembers that Christmas.

 

[Sentry18]

There, got my Christmas tree all set up!

 

[Terri9630]

There, got my Christmas tree all set up!

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Somehow I am not surprised.....

 

[Nancy Arvanitis]

This is our teeny tiny tree

 

[LadyLocust]

Seems like there's another thread, but I couldn't find it.
We got an artic fir this year which we both love. I only put glass, wood or metal ornament on it & no electric lights, just candles which we will light Christmas eve.

 

[dademoss]

Very nice, I like it.

 

[Morgan101]

Hope this comes through. We to have downsized the tree. We used to put up a ten footer, but it was a lot of work to put up and decorate. We don't have any "believers" in the house anymore, so we opt for what is easier. I take NO credit for any of it. This is 100% my wife, and I think she did a great job.

 

[Cabin Fever]

 

[TeeJ]

Such variety and they all are beautiful! At our house I have the easy job, I haul the tree out of storage, put the three sections together, and run extension cords to it. My wife makes it beautiful, and she does such an amazing job - it's a bit different every year, but there are some constants like the starfish topper we got on our honeymoon, and some of everyone's favorite childhood ornaments

 

[Supervisor42]

Such variety and they all are beautiful! At our house I have the easy job, I haul the tree out of storage, put the three sections together, and run extension cords to it. My wife makes it beautiful, and she does such an amazing job - it's a bit different every year, but there are some constants like the starfish topper we got on our honeymoon, and some of everyone's favorite childhood ornaments View attachment 77468

Ditto for me.
Assembly, electrical... and the icicles, all me!

(...The other 2 days of work - my DW )

 

[hashbrown]

Alexandra has had the tree up for 2 weeks and is decorating. I told her to wait until after Thanksgiving she didn’t listen.

 

[Patchouli]

Love those Santa displays. My mom used to paint wooden ones, collected breakable ones.

 

[Bacpacker]

Alexandra has had the tree up for 2 weeks and is decorating. I told her to wait until after Thanksgiving she didn’t listen.

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Wife has gotten some of the old St. Nichols's for our mantle. They are my favorites. 2 of them are 16 to 20" tall.

 

[LadyLocust]

Our tree goes up a week to week and a half before Christmas.

 

[snappy1]

Mine will go up this weekend. Will post photos. We will see how it goes with the new cat!

 

[Morgan101]

Not sure what our plan is. My wife has started getting decorations out, but trees aren't up yet. When I was a kid we didn't put the tree up until Christmas Eve. I still don't think about Christmas until after Thanksgiving.

 

[backlash]

Since my brother died last year my wife has really scaled back on the decorations for all holidays.
In fact she hasn't put up anything for any holiday except a few Christmas things.
It's just not the same without him around.

 

[Mountain trapper]

We got the gkids until this Sunday. We're going out tomorrow and cut a tree.

 

[Pearl]

We got the gkids until this Sunday. We're going out tomorrow and cut a tree.

And you know we require pictures!!

 

[kenv1950]

I'll just use last years pic things don't change around here

 

[hashbrown]

I started on outside lights today. I’m not sure why we do it no one but Alex, Jake and I will ever see it. I guess I just do it for us.

 

[bkt]

My son has interesting decorations in his tree.

 

[dademoss]

Miyako and Merlin examine the newly sprouted tree.

 

[winds-of-change]

I have two trees. Only about 4-5 ft tall. I haven’t put them up in a couple years. Just too darned lazy.

 

[dademoss]

I have two trees. Only about 4-5 ft tall. I haven’t put them up in a couple years. Just too darned lazy.

Thats why I like this one, pull it out of the box and put in 3 AA rechargeable batteries. Later I will pull out the manger scene and put the skirt on the immodest tree

 

[Pearl]

Thats why I like this one, pull it out of the box and put in 3 AA rechargeable batteries. Later I will pull out the manger scene and put the skirt on the immodest tree

What type of batteries did you put in the cat to make it's eyes light up??

 

[dademoss]

What type of batteries did you put in the cat to make it's eyes light up??

Tritium. No Batteries. The laser is pretty awesome if she get annoyed

 

[Cabin Fever]

Here is our tree for 2023...

 

[dademoss]

Here is our tree for 2023...
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AWESOME!!!!