When do your Christmas decs go up?
 

I try and hold April off until December 1st. I think she'd put them up in June though, given the chance. (I'm just looking at these 2 sentences, April, June, December, a little confusing if you don't know my squeeze is called April :) ) When do yours go up?

Never

It makes having to take them down so much easier.

Actually I kind of go into hiding until the holiday season is over.

I think it has to do with my childhood memories. Relatives getting drunk and fighting. Christmas tress being grabbed and used as weapons. Being stabbed at the dinning table. Police coming to arrest relatives. Trips to the emergency room. Relatives dying on Christmas day. For me holidays involved family get togethers to attack each other and see what useless stuff was giving to each other that was bought while waiting endlessly in long lines where we paid way too much for junk that nobody really wanted.

These days I enjoy the piece and quiet of no more fucking relatives to hassle with but I do find the holidays kind of boring since I'm not into them at all.

Maybe I should put up a skull and crossbones with some broken lights and a sign that reads Jesus If He Even Existed Was A Fucking Looser.

I am looking forward to January :)

You kill me sometimes, Cleo. I can always count on you for a quirky response. |jester|

If you need me to go spread more Xmas cheer around just let me know.

I'm off to both Home Depot and Lowe's hardware. I remember fondly when shopping meant clothes, shoes, housewares (that didn't need tools), and cosmetics. I'm getting kind of worried… tools are now getting me excited and I'm enjoying trips to the hardware store. I'm sure that it is only a stage and I'll grow out of it.


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Pick me up a new toilet tank. Hubby was hammered and slipped and the damn thing broke and caused a small flood! But the tank top is still in one piece! Go figure!

Well we put a few things up yesterday some of those blow up deals a Santa and a Snowman :) But I am sure we will dig more out each day and get the spirit going :) and man I love that redneck tree LOL

Actually I still need to pickup two new toilets but not until the tile guy gets to those bathrooms.

I've also broken a toilet. I had a toilet clogged so I put a whole can of lye in it trying to unclog it. It started boiling and steam was coming of out of it just before it got so hot that the bowl exploded.

|jester|

Christmas is my favorite time of year. |santa|

Growing up, even dirt poor on a enlistman's salary, my family always had a good Christmas. And my biggest memories of it is the time we spent together. It was also the only day of the year that my sister & I didn't fight. :D

I am a believer in that Christmas stuff should not go up before Thanksgiving the earliest & shouldn't actually go up until Dec.

I also feel the stuff should be taken down within a few days of Christmas. When I bring in the new year, I don't want last year's decorations up. So no Christmas twice a year. :)

Holy Crap, I just noticed something. I dont smoke anymore, April still does, and those cartons are $20??!!! Over here the exact same cartons would be $80. Over here rednecks would have about two packs of cigs on their tree. :)

Redneck Santa


Another Redneck Tree


RN Tree Topper

This made me laugh out loud

We always have our decorations up so we can turn them on the day after Thanksgiving. Except for last year, we usually have so many lights on our house that the main circuit breakers start popping. :) It usually takes about 3 full days to get them up. Last year we went the lazy route and bought those spinning disco balls that go outside and are supposed to look like snowflakes on the house. They sucked bad. Not only were they not bright enough but they stopped spinning a lot. This year, we have all new lights and they would be done by now if I didn't get sick. But, they will be done this week. Christmas has always been big with my mother. It just led me to continue the tradition and now that she is gone, I am the only one left.

We only decorate inside the house, but even so, I hate it. Wifey puts all of my shit away so she can put snowmen and santas all over the place. Then I have to deal with the two big dumb dogs snatching the snowmen and chewing them up. Last year we had to put the tree on top of a coffee table and strap it the ceiling so it wouldn't get knocked over. So, I'm not horribly excited about decorating.

|santa| |raygun|

Re: When do your Christmas decs go up?
 

Squeeze?

I've never heard that expression before.

Just looked it up on http://www.thefreedictionary.com/squeeze and I discover that it means "One's primary romantic partner or sweetheart."

Always happy to learn something new - thanks for that :)