This year I decided that I would do what I had planned to do for several years. Sort and clean out the old Christmas decorations. I have ended up with so many half full boxes and collections that I haven't put up in many years (like the massive collection of Santa figurines and mugs, etc.). Can I just say right now.....
WHAT WAS I THINKING ???? !!!! In the first place, many of the decorations that I haven't used in a while are things my kids made when they were younger and no way am I getting rid of those. In the second place, after about an hour of sorting, my brain shuts down and I end up not being able to decide what to do with everything. After all, I might want to use all those silk poinsettias and holly branches some other year and why get rid of them and have to buy more? See how my mind works? Oh well, I'll do a little each day and hopefully it will get done in time. On top of all that, the room that had been storing all the decorations is really a very small bedroom, and as our family grows, we need the room for visiting grandchildren, etc. The bad part is, it is stuffed to the gills with boxes, toys, and various other "treasures", so while I'm trying to organize Christmas decorations, I'm also trying to clear out and relocate all that
junk stuff. Where did it all come form??
On another note, I've been trying to get the outside decorations up before we get snow. The lights are up on the porch, the wreath is on the door, and the garland is on the fence. My newest project was trying to come up with a festive solution to decorate these:
I had asked my husband to make some covers for our new shrubs to keep the ice and heavy snow off of them. He suprised me one day with these. He assures me the shrubs will grow into them.
So. I'm using some of this:
In case you can't tell, it's white burlap. (The cute kitty is not part of the project) and then I'll add these:
It's not finished yet , so come back and I'll post the finished product.
In the meantime, I'd love to hear how you would decorate the shrub covers.
Christmas is coming! Thank you God for the gift of your Son, the only way to salvation!
Don't worry - your favorite oldest daughter is ALWAYS in the market for more Christmas decorations b/c she doesn't have many.... I'll take some off your hands when I get there. :-) I love you!!! And Daddy's shrub cover thingies look good! Go, Dad! :-)
ReplyDeleteOh I so understand about the stuff...just take it one step at a time and it seems that your oldest daughter is willing to take some of them off your hands, I did the same thing and gave a lot of them to my kids.
ReplyDeleteNow as far as the shrubs maybe u can hang something off the thing your husband did or perhaps lights????
PS I like the kitty in the burlap!