Christmas Stuff
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (96463)
United States
November 17, 2023 7:09am CST
I know what you are saying, because I'd be saying it as well. How could you talk about Christmas? My turkey is not even cooked yet and far from being digested and processed for delivery to the local water treatment plant!
My wife has jury duty today—local grand jury—and she will be home this afternoon. She asked if I had any plans and I asked her what are her plans?
Perhaps that was not the right answer. To respond with another question. Because she said, "It's supposed to be fairly nice out. Maybe we should put out the Christmas stuff."
Oh joy!
On the bright side, I guess it will happen one way or another in any event. It will be okay weather with a high expected of 61 degrees. I suppose it's better to get it done now than wait until it's in the 40s and freeze our tails off doing it.
***Photo from 2015***
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@Tampa_girl7 (51560)
• United States
17 Nov 23
I usually decorate the weekend after Thanksgiving.
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@porwest (96463)
• United States
17 Nov 23
That is typically, as I recall, about the time we would normally do it, so this will be a bit early this year. Unfortunately, I have to mulch the leaves before we do it. It's full again, and it will be harder to mulch once there are some wires lying around. lol
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@Tampa_girl7 (51560)
• United States
20 Nov 23
@porwest We aren’t decorating outdoors this year. A lot of our decorations are packed or already at other house.
@allknowing (141221)
• India
18 Nov 23
I have been thinking of Christmas right from August as I set out making plans for that party I throw for poor kids each Christmas.
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@allknowing (141221)
• India
18 Nov 23
@porwest Since you are a foodie you can atleast enjoy the food part
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@porwest (96463)
• United States
19 Nov 23
@allknowing Well, that may be the ONLY part I like. And the family time. But other than that? Blech. lol
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@Tina30219 (82476)
• Onaway, Michigan
17 Nov 23
Very nice we do not decorate outside of the home only thing we decorate is inside we will be putting our tree up after thanksgiving my mom already has hers up.
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@Tina30219 (82476)
• Onaway, Michigan
18 Nov 23
@porwest My boyfriend only does it because I like Christmas and it is so pretty once it is done.
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@porwest (96463)
• United States
19 Nov 23
@Tina30219 That's pretty much the same boat I am in. If it weren't for the wife, I'd probably not bother with it, even if I do kind of like it once it is all up.
@Marilynda1225 (83800)
• United States
17 Nov 23
I'm with you on getting the stuff out while the weather is nice. Some of the folks around the neighborhood already have their Christmas lights up and lit.
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@Marilynda1225 (83800)
• United States
18 Nov 23
@porwest certainly better than doing it all in freezing cold, icy, snowy weather.
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@porwest (96463)
• United States
19 Nov 23
@Marilynda1225 Most likely that's what the weather will be like when it's time to take it all down. I guess on the bright side, taking it down is much easier than putting it up. lol
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@moffittjc (122746)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Nov 23
I've got a neighbor down the street that put up their Christmas decorations on November 1. To me, that's a little too early. I usually wait until the weekend after Thanksgiving, but it really depends on the weather.
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@moffittjc (122746)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Nov 23
@porwest I will admit, I dread the putting up and taking down part, but I absolutely love when it's all said and done and lit up. It looks beautiful. Plus, I always get tons of neighbors stop by to admire the decorations and chat, so it is a great community builder with my neighbors. I live in a gated community, so I don't get any drive-by admirers, but with my set up I believe I would get a steady stream of cars driving by if they had access.
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@porwest (96463)
• United States
19 Nov 23
@moffittjc I am right there with you. Once it is all said and done and "up and running," I am happy with it. But I say the same thing. Nobody really stops to look at it. So, it's really all just for us to enjoy.
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@RebeccasFarm (92274)
• United States
17 Nov 23
Oh I love Christmas too. 356 Days a year.
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@JESSY3236 (20235)
• United States
21 Nov 23
I usually decorate Black Friday weekend. My mother has been talking about putting out some Christmas lights outside, but she hasn't done it yet.
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@LindaOHio (183926)
• United States
18 Nov 23
It's always better to do it when the weather cooperates. That's a cute penguin. Have a great weekend.
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@LindaOHio (183926)
• United States
18 Nov 23
@porwest Or maybe they won't. I'd like to see them.
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@porwest (96463)
• United States
18 Nov 23
@LindaOHio I will start doing some posting next week. We'll see what stays up and what gets yanked. lol Some of them you may have seen, at least with regard to the YouTube ones.
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@porwest (96463)
• United States
18 Nov 23
My wife has a thing for Christmas penguins. I don't know what it is. It's been an ongoing joke and much fodder for Facebook posts with several of them in the microwave, on baking sheets, and of course The Elf on a Shelf parodies we did on YouTube. Maybe through to Christmas I will share some of that here. I should be able to share the Elf on a Shelf parodies from YouTube as well since they are not monetized, although I will have to put a disclaimer on my posts. Who knows? They might take them down anyway.
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