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Egbok

Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 09:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It's fun to see all the pictures and read what you all do for decorating.

We always buy a real tree and for the last 3 years, we've helped out the local high school baseball team by buying from them for their fundraising efforts.

In the past, we've had the kidlets to help us decorate but this year it will only be me and Egbob. We put the tree in the familyroom and put most of the decorations in there. I decorate all the downstairs rooms, even the bathroom.

Egbob will put up the outside lights. He also goes on a personal mission every year. He finds three huge tumbleweeds and sprays them white and makes a huge snowman that is decorated with lights and includes a fake carrot nose, top hat, scarf, and black pipe. The snowman usually stands about 8-9 feet tall.

Now you've got to understand that where we live, there are no tumbleweeds just lying around. Noooooo...Egbob has to go on a secret mission and crawls through barbed wire and with the threat of being arrested as he seeks out his tumbleweeds on private government property. I never know when he goes on this mission but I just know someday, I'll get the call to post bail.

People from all around come by to see our snowman and they oohhh and aahhh all the time. Little do they know how Egbob makes my heart stand still with this activity! I'll be sure to take a picture of the snowman this year and post it here.

Pamy

Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 10:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Can't wait to see Egsnowman!!!

Wargod

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 12:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Eggie, ya'll should come up and visit, LOL, we have fields and fields of tumbleweeds out this way! And no trespassing to get them, lol.

I got busy yesterday. Sent the kids to my sisters, and I went on a cleaning rampage. Yes, this is how I get excited about the holidays! I took the curtains down to be cleaned, moved all the furniture, cleaned carpets, washed walls, dusted everything in sight, washed windows, and put away the knick knacks that sit around the living room most the year.

Then we picked the kids up, set up the artificial tree, and got to decorating. The inside of the house is done, except for hanging up the stockings (they're in the dryer as I type.)

Tomorrow the kids will rake the front yard and sweep the driveway (we finally had all our leaves fall off the trees last week!) while MOW hangs up the outdoor lights, and I get the candy canes up.

I love decorating, mostly because it's an excuse to have winter cleaning and the kids don't complain because they're still very aware of Santa, lol. Seriously though, there's something very peaceful about sitting here in the middle of the night with the tree all lit up.

Texannie

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 05:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
We did a real tree for years, but I got so tired of paying over $70 for a tree that we waited till mid December to buy and then have it barely hang on till Christmas (just too warm here!) AND have it lose it's scent the 2nd day. I bought a fake tree last year that is just gorgeous. Still miss the smell so I buy fresh greenery from my boy scout son. I do like having the tree up longer.
The kids' lights turned out FANTASTIC!!! I did an 'ooh aah' when they came on last night! They were so proud of themselves!! It really brought tears to my eyes. I usually do it all, but I told them that this year, I just couldn't. They really came through.

Djgirl

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 09:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
We have our lights up outside, and I started my baking yesterday - I'll be baking something every Sunday for the next three weeks... I just won't eat any of it and avoid gaining weight

We'll be getting our tree on the 14th and will take it down on the 30th since we're going to be in the Caribbean the week after New Year's.

Ducky

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 07:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I like to get my tree up right before Thanksgiving then when family comes out they help decorate it. We make a special ornament each year. Then on Christmas we close are eyes and choose an ornament that was made by a family member. You are now that persons secret admire all year and do special things for them on Christmas, there Birthday or any other day of the year or say special prayer for them at night.

This is are tree..
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Ducky

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 08:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I tried to take pictures with my digital camera this evening of are lights outside but it seems like santa needs to get me a new camera this year. The pictures do not do all of Big Ducky's hard work justice.

This is are house from a distance you can't see any of the trees that have lights in them that are in the front of the yard.
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This is the star that is on the side of the house with the manager scene in the front and Santa in his sleigh with Rudolph on the roof.
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Ducky

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 08:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This is looking at the front of the house from the side standing in the driveway. We have a big Pine Tree out front by the road that has over 25 strands of blue lights in it and a big red star on top. It does not show up in my pictures very well. We have also have musical bells playing christmas music hanging in the pine tree.
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This is are manager scene out front.
There is a donkey with a cart and a little christmas tree that is top with red bells that blink sitting in the cart.
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Just a few pictures to get us started.

Moondance

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 08:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
WOW MsDucky your tree is beautiful! and your house WOW

Dopey is sooooo cute...I am so glad he is coming to my house to live!

Pamy

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 09:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Moonie! DUCKY!!!! I love your house! You all do a great job!!!

Bill just finished all of our outside stuff, I am done with inside, I will post pics this wkend

Egbok

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 09:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh my, Ducky!! Your tree and the outside of your house is gorgeous!! That is certainly alot of work. And did I understand that Big Ducky did this by himself or did he have some help? Either way, I'm impressed! What a fun, fun house you have!!

I like the making your own ornament exchange tradition. Do you mind if I "borrow" your idea? I'd like to share it with my kidlets for a possible future tradition with them and their future kidlets.

Thanks for sharing your pictures...they are so nice!!

Egbok

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 09:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
...and Pamy, yes...pictures please!!

Ddr1135

Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 05:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow! Great pics Ducky! Thanks for sharing.

Texannie

Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 05:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
WOW Ducky!!!!!!!

Secretsmile

Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 05:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ducky, your home looks terrific!

Ducky

Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 07:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Everyone we really enjoy decorating for the holidays every year and try to add something new each year.

Eggie that sounds like a great idea. When I started having family make there ornaments 5 years ago. I didn't know then that it would be something that we would do each year but it turned out to work the best for are large family.

Pamy I can't wait to see pictures of your decorations all up and out of there plastic containers, and everyone else's to.
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Tagurit

Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 07:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ducky, your tree and house look beautiful!

Scootersmom

Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 04:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hiya Ducky :) Wow! I love your tree. Now how come I can't get mine to look like that?

Goddessatlaw

Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 05:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
OK, you guys just shamed me - I pulled out the newest 18 inch traditional Santa (I collect them, sort of - if you can call 4 a collection) and put him up on the mantle so we can get serious about decorating for Christmas. We have his and we have hers at this point, we've never combined. So we have to put them all together, and then go shopping. Need some pine bough for the mantle, pine swag for the interior overhang, gotta decorate the naked potted redwood (which doubles as our Charlie Brown Christmas tree). Dang, I'm not ready for this.

Texannie

Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 05:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
GAL, my dh came into our marriage with all the Christmas ornaments! LOL He was very particular about what goes on his tree.(tries to still be, but kids change all that) He had hand tied bows and wooden ornaments.

Egbok

Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 05:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi TVCHer's who like to see Christmas decorations!

Last Friday at my work, I attended the Holiday Festival where different organizations donate a beautifully decorated Christmas tree for a huge gala auction to help raise monies for our hospital. Anyway, here are a few that I took that day...enjoy!

This is part 1 of 2...The Rudolph Tree:

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This is part 2 of 2 of The Rudolph Tree:

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This is the Raggedy Ann Tree just filled with dolls!

RaggetyAnn


This is the Peace, Love, Joy Tree...

PeaceTree


This is the Candy Cane Tree...

CandyCane

And this is me near a tree filled with primary colors and it was my favorite!


Glo1

Herckleperckle

Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 05:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, Eggie, thanks for sharing your pictures. I like the last one best, too. Creates a happy mood, doesn't it?

BTW, your HAIR looks lovely!!!

Grannyg

Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 05:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Eggie, those are absolutely beautiful!! I love the Peace, Joy and Hope tree.

Egbok

Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 05:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh Granny, I'm glad you liked the Peace Tree....there were so many different ones there! I could have taken about 50 pictures!

Also, let me say that I'm still learning how to resize and so these pics I've posted are a bit small and blurry but it you use a magnifying glass and your imagination...well, they'll be great pics then!! LOL!!

Hippyt

Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 05:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh,Eggie, I love the Rudolph tree, we got the little diva some furry white Abominable(sp?) Snowman slippers this weekend! They are soooooo cute!