Promises, Promises.........

Okay, I promised pictures of my Christmas trees but I have so much stuff to do and life things going on that my tree decorating is sporadic to say the least!! But finally, at 2:50 a.m. on Friday morn, I finished decorating my big tree in the living room. Ta da and here it is............


I took the photo at night and the lights don't really show although you can see there are lights by the reflection in the window. Our tree is 20 years old this year and it's loaded with about 300 ornaments that we either collected on trips, that I made or received as gifts and such. I love getting out each ornament and recalling the trip, or the person who gave me the ornament or the sentiment behind ones that I made. No gifts under the tree yet. Haven't had time to wrap anything yet. Busy with details for our library Christmas tea event (just finished 50 little bell ornaments as favors for each guest - more on that tomorrow), we went to a Christmas party last night and this afternoon we finally hung the garland on the front porch railing and took down the fall wreath and hung a Christmas wreath. It'll still be hanging at Valentines Day, I can guarantee it! Actually, I should clarify the "we finally hung" line because I was the one who hung the lights and garland and my husband added the extension cord. Then I told him that next year, he would not get off so easy and that if he has to start before Halloween, I want to see lights along the rim of the roof. He promised me there would be Christmas lights and we even had the builders put plugs in appropriate places for strands of lights. But promises sometimes get put off and I am the first one to admit that happens. We all get a second chance and thank goodness for that!!
Time now to get to bed as tomorrow is a busy day. I could use a day of just plain sleep and am thinking that one day during vacation, I will set aside a day for just that purpose! :-)
Sandi