Seasonal Decorating
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 6:00AM Yesterday afternoon the sun came out and the temperature inched up to 29 degrees. Quickly I grabbed the camera and ran out even though it was completely the wrong time of day to take pictures of our east facing home. I braved the cold and ignored the lighting because I've been dying to show y'all what we have done with the house.
Here it is:
Someone casually driving by might look at our house and think, "Geez-o-Pete! It's the end of February! Haven't those people taken their Christmas decorations down yet?'
That would be a short-sighted thought.
Christmas decorations are for those who plan poorly; for those who cannot see the big picture of holiday decorating. For instance, this?
This is an MLK day memorial wreath.
Which obviously makes this . . .
The Presidents' Day wreath.
Duh.
Over here you've got your Mardi Gras lighting.
Which hangs above the Valentine's Day deer.
You can tell they are Valentine's Day deer because the dad and the kid are looking around cluelessly while the mom is banging her head against the ground.
But the spectacular holiday extravaganza does not end there.
Oh no it does not.
Because on the porch?
St Patrick's Day garland!
We are the most stylin' house on the block, let me tell you.
The neighbors love it, I am sure.
And if the snow and ice don't melt soon, I'll be able to re-purpose everything for April Fool's and Easter. Re-purposing is all the rage dontcha know.
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Reader Comments (18)
How funny, re-purposing is all the rage!
I just about fell out of my chair at the "valentine's deer." I was up until midnight 2 nights in a row puttnig together valentine for the daycare workers and kids while my husband woke up each morning and would say with an astonished look "Why were you up sooooo late?"
If I was a violent person, I probably would have planted my fist in his face . . .so instead he got the evil eye and the silent treatment.
Let me tell you a story about holiday decorations. My parents live in a slightly upscale subdivision with all sorts of decoration covenants. Their next door neighbour (called CrazyBob to differentiate him in my household from my dad Bob) was a special person. His standard of appearances was a little higher than everyone elses. He had a printed concrete driveway that he cleaned with a foam sponge mop several times a day (including when he would come home from lunch).
Anyways at Christmas, CrazyBob would decorate both stories of his house with those icicle lights. All the way around the house. I would beg my parents for roller shades because the light outside my bedroom window was as bright as day at 10 pm (I was a rower, I went to bed early) due to 50,000+ lights next door. Worst of all, he put them up right after Halloween and wouldn't take them down until after Easter. He was the laughing stock of the neighbourhood and everyone wondered what his electric bill was like.
One day we found a multiple page letter in our mailbox. Turns out someone in the neighbourhood had anonymously written him a letter asking him to take down his Christmas lights. The letter was a rant not only about the fact that the person didn't confront him personally but that the lights were "Winter lights" and that more people in the neighbourhood should have pride in their home as he did.
He's since calmed down a little with age. We aren't sure what happened but he didn't put up any decorations this year (this is at least 10 years after the letter incident).
The moral of my story, if anyone gives you grief ask if they would prefer 50,000+ Christmas lights blazing from 5 to 10pm every night for 5 months.
Its official…you are the coolest person I know…well, I don’t really KNOW you, but I sure wish I did. I would be honored to call you my friend. Probably the closest to Martha Stewart as I will ever get...= - )
I think it's hilarious, and great! If it makes you feel better, we still have Nativites out. :)
i just took down my MLK memorial wreath last weekend! and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahaha those Valentine's Day deer are so precious and ACCURATE!
My mom says that I majored in "Rationalization" in college. I can rationalize anything. It is a rare talent! You have a gift!
It is all how you look at things, right??
i'm LITERALLY laughing out loud. HILARIOUS.
Ha! Thanks for making me laugh :-)
holy cow, you are HI.LAR.I.OUS!!!!! the deer, the deer, i can't get over the deer. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for the laugh today, can't tell you just how much I needed it!
"You can tell they are Valentine's Day deer because the dad and the kid are looking around cluelessly while the mom is banging her head against the ground." Oh Mindee, you kill me.
It looks perfect to me. And very festive. :)
Before long, those could be 4th of July wreaths.
I love it!! :)
I think it's great!
Love those "Valentine's Day deers"!! haha
HAHAH!
I don't know how to get into my Twitter account (I know, it's ridiculous) so I'm responding to your tweet here...I am happy to listen to you complain about recess. I was walking home today from dropping Eliana off (it's so close we never drive over to the church unless it's POURING rain) and the wind was blowing and my face hurt...I literally thought,"I hate being cold! I hope they don't go outside today. 6 degrees! I can't believe it-that's ridiculous." So you guys were on my mind. If I lived there I would never leave the house.
The Valentine Deer comment just had me cracking up! I love your house and you win the best house on the blog award from me (which really isn't worth anything more than the html it's written in).
Hope your weekend is wonderful!
Kathie
"You can tell they are Valentine's Day deer because the dad and the kid are looking around cluelessly while the mom is banging her head against the ground."
Oh
my
gosh.
I may have peed my pants.
Ok. Maybe my situation is better :)