How are you planning holidays?
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If you have a mantle, how do you decorate for the holidays?
Comments (2)I did a snowman theme last year and what I liked most about it, was that I could leave it up beyond Christmas. This year I used some artifical pines with pinecones, very delicate and a little gold glitter on the tips of some of the pine needles and just sat them randomly on top of the mantle with a burgundy wire ribbon intertwined throughout. There are 2 antique clocks on my mantle, so the pines are tucked around them, etc. I have our 4 stockings hung and 3 boyds bears christmas figures, they are very tall, so they stick up nicely out of the pine. I have had them for years and never use them, so it was time to use them or lose them....See MoreEver FORGET how you decorated something for past holidays?
Comments (17)Wow, I really thought it was just me. I forget I buy things, forget where I put them, forget when I used them or where. It's pathetic, but can't be helped I guess. DH says because I'm always in a hurry (we have 5 kids!) I don't have time to dwell on things. It's more like ... "get this done and mark it off my list" type of life at this point. LOL! ;o) I just saw my photos from last year's Christmas, and was impressed that my entryway looked so good. Last fall, I bought an antique red sled, and for Christmas season, a friend helped me make a swag with berries, and I wrapped white lights all around it. I honestly forgot I had even purchased that expensive little gem until I saw the photos from last year!! LOL! So, opening my Christmas decoration boxes is like Christmas for me. I say "ooh, forgot we had this" and "where did I buy this thing"? Oh yah, I'm a fruitcake! It's pretty bad....See MoreHow do you make your home smell like the holidays?
Comments (32)I just tried a simmering potpourri for the first time and it made the whole house smell so Christmas-y! I had fresh peel from my breakfast orange, so I put it in a saucepan w/ water, a couple of broken up cinnamon sticks and a spoonful of whole cloves & put it on the stove over low heat. It's still going right now & I'll definitely do it again. I also get the free trimmings from HD and arrange them around the house, since our tree is vintage aluminum. They don't sell balsam, though & that's the most fragrant, IMO....See MoreHow do you decide who to spend the holidays with?
Comments (41)How do I decide: The nearest and best cook. Not really, just kidding. Much depends on distance. Both my parents and my wife's parents are gone, so that leaves us, our children, and siblings. My nearest family is my 2 sons who live within an 80 mile radius. We try to get them together with us for a dinner. Since everyone has their own lives, it is not always convenient to do this. We make the invite and they come if they can. Of course, we do try to find the best time for all of us. For example, my oldest son works at FedEx. They have entered their busy season which means his schedule will vary. During holidays, there is a shortage of help and overtime is available. When our parents were alive, we went to one of their homes if it was convenient. Distance was negative factor. While my kids were growing up, we had our Thanksgiving at our home. The parents were invited, but they always declined due to distance and onset of winter weather. Thanksgiving was a nice, but not critical holiday in our family. Christmas, that's a different story. Christmas was the big holiday for both of our parents. usually, its a longer period and it meant more than nay of the other holidays. We took our little kids to their grandparents on alternating years. My parents on even numbered years and her parents on odd number years. As we enter old age, Christmas has become a holiday mostly for the wife and me. Our kids are welcome, but if they have other interests, that's okay too. Twenty years ago, my family stopped the practice of getting everyone a gift. That had become burdensome for the members with little income to spare. Our get-togethers have developed into more meaningful endeavors than frantically chasing a mandatory gift exchange,...See More- 6 years ago
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