Let the Decorating Begin

Lord knows I'm no decorating expert, but I try my best.

I spent a little bit of time on Sunday tweaking our decorations.

So take a look and see what I did

(with a lot of help from my kids).

 

I put our massive candlesticks and little owls

on our newly constructed side table.

It doesn't look quite balanced,

but it's a new piece of furniture, so I need

to figure out what to put on there in the future.

 

This is the only real Christmas decoration

purchase I made this year.

I saw how shiny and sparkly it was and

 I had to have it.

 

Remember Ted the Tree from previous years?

Well...I felt sorry for my kids because

they don't really have any Christmas decorations

and their apartment is down right depressing.

So I gave up Ted.

I was really missing him, so when I saw this

little gem at Goodwill for $5 (in a planter with lights),

I snatched him up a year or two ago.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present

Ted 2.0!

 

I've had this little decoration for years,

and it is still one of my favorites.

It makes me giggle every time I read it.

 

I put our snowflake tablecloth on, but struggled

with a centerpiece.  I have these little snow people,

but I need to spiff this up a little.

Any suggestions?

 

Here's the tree in all its glory...

you remember, the one I forgot to take

a picture of when we went to the tree farm.

Lexx and Aust helped decorate the tree

before they headed back to college.

 

And finally, here is the fireplace and mantle.

We have the lights on and the stockings up.

 

It's no Martha Stewart home,

but it's cozy and we can call it ours.

Besides, it's all the personal touches that

really make a house a home -

like the puzzle piece ornament

your daughter made for you in 1st grade.

 

So have you decorated yet?