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Showing posts with label Christmas decorating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas decorating. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

The Christmas Lights


As you can tell I love Christmas - love to decorate. I love love the twinkling lights... For the first fourteen years while living at our home- I decorated the front yard - I put down the sheets of snowy white cotton on the lawn that sparkled in the morning like real snow from the dew on the ground... I covered the bushes with millions of lights and everything else that did not move.. Our lights would twinkle every night until Christmas night and then we would pack up everything for the next year.....

Well, the past three (3) years I have given the task of the outdoor decorating to the husband... Granted - he doesn't go as overboard as I tend to do... He'll wrap the bushes with a strand or two of lights.... he'll even set up the six (6) foot Santa globe... and place the candy canes along the lawn border... but this year I needed more... more I tell you....

When the hub went to work - my kid and I went to the task of putting up the flying snow man and the snowman teeter totter.. - I couldn't help myself - oh and hologram penguins too!!


The only problem is when the husband does the decorations the fuse always kills the lights... when I do them well let's just say our home is bright.... next year - I'm thinking it'll be a team effort...

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Daughter Decorates For Christmas

Every year I can't wait to get up my CHRISTmas decorations - this year was no different except for the fact my back has been out for a while. My thirteen year old decided to do the task for me... She had a blast...

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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Christmas Dinner Table Ideas


One of my favorite things to do during the holiday season is to entertain. I love to decorate my home for Christmas - today I had the husband bring down over 43 boxes filled with Christmas goodies from the attic - tomorrow Winter Wonderland will visit our home. Everything will be Christmas - from the front yard - to the living room - to the bathrooms - to the kitchen - even my plates and silverware.

I found a great site to find dinnerware and flatware for my holiday parties - I just purchased 3 sets of the Christmas bulbs salt and pepper shakers. They are adorable for my Christmas dinner table - this year we will have close to twenty (20) people sharing our Christmas bird and we need more than one pair of shakers. I also fell in love with the plates - especially the Winter Berry design - in addition to the plates there are matching glassware and flatware.


Pfaltzgraff.com is a great site to visit for your holiday needs and everyday decorating - click on the links and have fun shopping and getting great ideas. You can find everything from dinnerware to flatware to drink ware to linens to complete your dinner table - I will definitely post pictures.

Another thing I love to do is cook and bake - I have found some great recipes on Epicurious.com. One of my favorite recipes is the Peanut Brittle and Caramel Crunch Ice Cream Pie. This site is an excellent food resource for the holidays and everyday fun. There are also "how to" videos on this site - How to cook your holiday turkey - how to make a lemon meringue pie and much much more.

Have fun entertaining this Christmas season - if you have any good tips - please let me know. Would love to hear them!

picture is the Christmas bulbs from Pfaltzgraff

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