This is a repost from last December.
There are a few guidelines we follow around here when it comes to decorating for Christmas. The first and most obvious to us is Christmas-Keep Out of Reach of Children. Joshua and Sarah are at the perfect age to stand in awe of the Tannenbaum, but I can send them to your house to do that. There are littles to think about. So here are the Stream Family Decorating Guidelines.
1. When dragging out the fake Tannenbaum make sure the calendar reads December 23rd.
2. Find a small corner in the living room and jam the tree in.
3. Using heavy wire, nail that baby to the wall.
4. Use lights sparingly. Remember last year? Nathan ate a red bulb like candy.
5. Decorations are fine, but why spread them all over the tree? They eventually migrate to the top anyway. Start at the top.
6. If concerned about the lack of presents, make some decoys. Otherwise the real loot does not belong under the tree until the calendar reads December 23rd.
7. If the loot does make it under there early due to a fatal case of "Christmas Spirit" stand guard at all times with a roll of wrapping paper, scissors and scotch tape. Rewrap swiftly and consistently.
8. All other decorations are put on hold.
9. Except the manger scene. And the Santa cookie jar. And the wreath. And a paper chain. Maybe stockings.
10. Hang stockings from the ceiling.
5 comments:
A darling post, with just the right amount of truth to it. I especially like starting at the top with the decorations, because that's where they will end up anyway, and hanging the stockings from the ceiling!:0
Hey Karla,
There is this other blog I like to read called overhead in Minneapolis. The name of the blog is pretty self explanatory. Well I thought of you when I read this:
She Makes A Good Case
Girl waiting in line with parents: Well, I’m almost 9, shouldn’t I have an iPod?
Minneapolis, Wedge Co-Op
Overheard by bulk granola.
http://www.overheardinminneapolis.com/
haha
If you hang the stockings from the ceiling, on Christmas morning give the cherubs a stick and let 'em go--pinata!
I think we're gonna need photos--of everything.
Did you forget the "put a fence around the tree" part? That's what my DIL did. ;)
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