So after all the 'fun' with Alaina getting her shots and having ear infection last weekend we did not get any of our Christmas taken down, so, that was the task for this weekend! Today, the trees came down. Yes, I said trees, plural. I am my mother's daughter...and I am afraid I have inherited her love of decorating, or at least she made me inherit part of it by buying me stuff I have to find a place for, ha ha! (Just kidding mom...maybe...) So the picture above is the pile of ornament boxes after I put all of the ornaments off one tree away. I don't know if everyone keeps all the boxes, I do. It keeps them safe. :O)
We normally have a large tree in the basement but, much to Teddy's delight, I let that one go this year. It is normally decorated in "The Simpsons." In most people's minds, Teddy = Homer. Think about it, he works at a nuclear power plant, he bowls, he is bald and if you look carefully you will notice they have a similar shape...probably due to their similar love of donuts. So, Teddy's mom joined this ornament club where they sent her three Simpson's ornaments each time and that was like...two years ago. I have never counted but we must have 50+ ornaments and these things are BIG. So big, they require their own tree. We also normally hang our "family" ornaments on this tree but this year they shared a place on the other tree I will mention now.
The second tree is the "Penguin" Tree. This, I thank my mother for because three years ago she spent most of the year collecting penguin ornaments off eBay for Teddy for Christmas. Teddy is a fan of the Penguins hockey team and, over the years, this has translated into Teddy loves penguins. And if you know my family, they get a theme and they run with it. (Come see my run over totes of Apple stuff from the kitchen and rubber duck stuff from my bathroom...) So anyway, we had a few ornaments with penguins and suddenly we had enough they required their own tree. And, it keeps growing, because we have two collections with Hallmark that make new ornaments each year.
The third tree is actually mine. If you know me, you know I love precious moments and I have a decent collection of precious moments porcelain ornaments. I have the 12 days of Christmas and the nativity and then some random ones including the "Our First Christmas 2004" ornament and new to the collection this year, "Baby's First Christmas 2008." However, this is the smallest tree and if I get very many more ornaments it is going to have to be replaced with a larger tree. I think I hear Teddy crying in the background right now...
So as you can see, and as I remind my husband who grumbles every time I talk about our multiple Christmas trees, only one tree is "my fault." :O) And, these are just the trees. We also decorate the kitchen in gingerbread men, the fireplace with the nativity and stockings, the front hall with various snowmen and penguins. It is exhausting just to think about taking this all down. But, I enjoy it when it is up. And sadly, I will probably pass this obsession down to my daughter when I overdecorate, errrr, decorate her home. Ha ha! (Thanks mom!)
So, goodbye Christmas 2008! Goodbye trees and stockings and lights. Only 11 more months until I get to drag you all out again... I can't wait!
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