Deck ‘Em.. C’mon... DO IT!

[HorseloverFat]

Y’know.. each year.. we make massive personal sacrifices so that the children still experience similar Christmases..

This year... Our Sacrifices just didn’t quite add up like years past.. t’was a bit rough.

And underneath the tree is quite sparse..

But the kids, when seeing this.. said, “Wow! Looks nice! Good Wrapping job, Mom and Dad.”

...made me cry.

 

[Japonicus]

Went to the Biltmore for the Candlelight tour yesterday.

 

[Japonicus]

This is just the gate house

 

[HorseloverFat]

How do you find “flat” spots in West Virginia?!? Hahaha!!

Awesome pictures! That looks A-MAZING!!!

 

[ShadyStump]

My gulag escapee is recovering quite nicely. Flowering and new growth.
Maybe berries just in time for Christmas?

As soon as Christmas is over I'll start two-stepping it outside, then by January it'll be set for dormancy and should have just enough winter left to get it's chill hours in if I keep it on the north side of the house.

Also got some of my favorite ornaments from the ex.

I like typewriters, and my mom used to have these wooden bird ornaments for the tree when I was a kid and always loved them, so when I found this cardinal about 10 years ago, I had to get it.
Maybe I'll try my hand some nicer birds if I have time to carve after getting Christmas presents made.

 

[Japonicus]

Some of the ornaments on our tree this year

 

[Japonicus]

...and a couple more

 

[Carol 83]

Some of the ornaments on our tree this year
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Every year my husband gets me an ornament, so our tree is filled with special ornaments and all of the ones the kids made in school when they were little. When we moved to this house 22 years ago the only casualty was the "First Christmas Together" ornament from the year we got married. Yours are very pretty.

 

[Carol 83]

 

[HorseloverFat]

My Son.... he... uhhhh..

Filled his “extra” stocking with canned meat!

 

[Japonicus]

My Son.... he... uhhhh..

Filled his “extra” stocking with canned meat!

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Coulda been worse

 

[HorseloverFat]

Coulda been worse

NOT canned meat...

 

[leatherback]

his “extra” stocking

What is that, an extra stocking? And why does he put meat in there?

 

[HorseloverFat]

What is that, an extra stocking?

Just an “un-hung” stocking from year’s past.

? And why does he put meat in there?

THAT I can’t answer correctly because I DONT know!

 

[Carol 83]

The Christmas Village has been disassembled until next year.

 

[HorseloverFat]

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I’ll need to make you some year-round structures with some of my “Santa StoneWare”... the giving “clay”

 

[Japonicus]

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Pretty cabinet. Whats the top?

 

[Carol 83]

Pretty cabinet. Whats the top?

It's marble. It was my Grandma's, she was into antiques.

 

[ShadyStump]

My Son.... he... uhhhh..

Filled his “extra” stocking with canned meat!

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Don't panic!

My 10 year old daughter was more excited about her summer sausage haul than anything else she got for Christmas.
Several pounds worth by the end of it.

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Nothing makes a holiday more exciting than the anticipation of its next arrival.