We didn’t hang Christmas lights on our home’s exterior last year because it was just too cold. Had we not started early this year, we would have suffered the same fate, but because we had such big plans for this season I started hanging icicles the second week in November. For the first time, lights adorned the roofline entirely around the house and garage. Also for the first time, we placed a live cut Christmas tree in the front yard. The all red Christmas lights used to decorate the tree were a legacy from Sandy’s childhood. They had bejeweled Granddaddy and Grandma Roe’s Kansas City home for many years. Before we could complete the decorating, frigid weather again engulfed us. Even incomplete, the boys enjoyed the seasonal display exalting “pretty lights, pretty lights” each time we ventured outside. Next year we’ll start in October and go full Griswald.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Pretty Lights
We didn’t hang Christmas lights on our home’s exterior last year because it was just too cold. Had we not started early this year, we would have suffered the same fate, but because we had such big plans for this season I started hanging icicles the second week in November. For the first time, lights adorned the roofline entirely around the house and garage. Also for the first time, we placed a live cut Christmas tree in the front yard. The all red Christmas lights used to decorate the tree were a legacy from Sandy’s childhood. They had bejeweled Granddaddy and Grandma Roe’s Kansas City home for many years. Before we could complete the decorating, frigid weather again engulfed us. Even incomplete, the boys enjoyed the seasonal display exalting “pretty lights, pretty lights” each time we ventured outside. Next year we’ll start in October and go full Griswald.
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