So today was our day to go get the Christmas tree and decorate for the season. First off, we overslept (yes, I know it is Saturday but it seems like we are on a tight schedule for the entire holiday season for some reason!). We went to one store to pick up a few gifts that we did not get last night (we started our gift shopping last night to beat this weekend's crowds). We picked out our Frasier fir tree and came home. Next, we had to go into the attic (well MIKE had to go up into the attic). Now to some people this would not be a really big deal but, for us it is... it requires getting a 6 ft ladder and heaving oneself up into a 3ft x 3 ft opening in our upper hallway. What makes it even more fun is the boo-koos of insulation puff balls that fall from the opening since we just had new insulation blown into the attic last summer- it is almost like a winter wonderland after he heaves out the 5 huge plastic storage containers of Christmas junk... especially for the person who gets to clean it up afterwards- ME!
Here is my project of opening all of the many, many Christmas trinkets and gadgets and ornaments... I like to call it Kelly's Christmas Chaos...
And then Mike's job this year was to bring in the tree, set it up in the stand and put on the lights....
One of my most favorite things to "set up" every year is the Nativity Scene... it sits in the middle of the sofa table in the Living Room right in front of the big window that overlooks the front yard...
Here is the final product in the dark...
And here is the final product in the light...
And now we can sit back and enjoy the holiday cheer here at home...
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