Monday, December 01, 2014

Lots of Photos Before Christmas

So, it's been an interesting time lately.  I've been spending Wednesdays evenings with my parents helping out while mom is in chemo.  Of course that didn't happen this last week as I had a cold that started Sunday night, and I couldn't risk giving it to mom.

So Thanksgiving was quiet as I dealt with congestion and a sinus headache from the bouncing barometer.  Jennifer and I made an early morning run to storage to get our containers of Christmas decorations.


And that stack is over 6 feet tall.  We meant to take a picture for scale, but forgot.  The six boxes on the bottom are 64-liter Really Useful Boxes.  They're amazingly sturdy.  I remmeber seeing a photo once of a Mini Cooper sitting on top of four RUBs.  [I found a video]


So anyway, they're really great.  We're considering converting all of our storage boxes to them.  Plus there's the added bonus of being able to see what's inside if you get the clear ones.


So we like angels.  The one on the left is the tree topper,a dn was the first we bought as a married couple.  We got the little one next to it later because it matched so well.  Then we just started accumulating angels.  They end up scattered throughout the flat surface decorations.




And here is the finished tree.  

The following are the flat surfaces that got decorated with different colors and lighted garlands.


Obviously next to the tree.



Behind the couch.



The corner of the entryway.


Out in the hallway by the front door.


On the way into home proper.


And our bookshelves.


And the final photo is of Oscar and Felix who while they were very upset during the decorating phase, they do like curling up under the tree.

1 comment:

Janet A said...

I wish we had taken pictures of the Advent Tree also.

Your home looks great.