Getting into the Christmas Spirit (Bah Humbug!)
To begin, this was a pretty good sports weekend. My Miami Hurricanes beat Boston College to become bowl eligible but then they fired their coach. The Nashville Predators dismantled the Detroit Red Wings at the GEC on Saturday. The New England Patriots won a turnover filled game with the Bears and to top it off the Titans are celebrating a MONSTROUS comeback against the Giants. Oh yeah, and I finally broke my fantasy football losing streak!
I heard Bob Costas, the legendary play by play announcer, say something during Saturday’s University of Southern California / Notre Dame match up that is still tickling me. For those of you who are sports challenged, the National Championship game this year will be played in Glendale, AZ. If USC, whose nickname is the Trojans, beat the Fighting Irish they would most likely be invited to play for the title. As the game was ending with a sound defeat by the USC footballers, Bob uttered the following phrase: “The road to Glendale, AZ is paved with Trojans!” I bet he would like that one back.
With the Thanksgiving holiday over and all of the Black Friday bargains purchased, the remaineder of the weekend for many people consists of preparing their homes for the fast approaching Christmas celebration. In my house this was no different as the School Girl was chomping at the bit to commence with the decorating. Since we only have enough decorations to supply a small office building (like the BellSouth Building [Bat-Man Building] in downtown Nashville) we had to make a trek to out the new Dollar Store to obtain more trinkets and Christmas balls (I said balls!).
Once that was over (2 hours…OMG I wanted to pull my remaining hair out) I made the march upstairs to the attic to begin the arduous task of removing the dozen or so boxes from my rafters to the living room. I was actually sweating for crying out loud. Now, just to let you know, I tried to leave my complaining to a minimum since the School Girl absolutely adores decorating, especially for Christmas.
I was exceptionally lucky this year as we bought a pre-lit tree after Christmas 2005 when they all went on sale. I am; however, one of the few people who can screw this up. The School Girl read me the directions but, of course, I can see how it is put together. I managed to find the hidden plugs within the tree and unplug them and reroute them in a way I thought was proper. We plugged the tree in to test the lights and expected them to shine brightly. Nope, they did not. Amazingly, in only a few moments I was able to plug everything in correctly and we had light.
The pooches didn’t really know what to expect either. This is Bella’s first Christmas and it is old hat for Fandango. Apparently, Bella being so confused felt it necessary to let us know by squatting and peeing on our couch. Merry Whiz-mas!
Bella decides to poke around our new ornaments before relieving herself.
Fandango is one who likes to try and stay out of the way. Here he is wrapped up by some sparkly garland by someone (couldn’t have been me) as he tried to snooze.
The night wasn’t over by a long shot. Not only did the tree need decorating but there were stockings and the Nativity scene and the Christmas village. Will it all fit? It seems like we had more than ever and we managed to toss some of the older stuff. I was beginning to get stressed, as usual.
Well, due to the all of the work still left to be done, I decided it was time to smoke a cigarette and relax. I also popped open a bottle of some red wine to help the situation some more. Three glasses later I was feeling pretty stress free.
The School Girl definitely did more of the decorating work than I did. She obviously hit the wall when the wine began to flow. She decided rousing games of Ms. Pac-Man and Pole Position were in order to catch a second wind.
We got all of the homemade stockings that Momma School Girl made for us hung over the chimney. BTW, if you like them let me know because she sells them. I’m sure we could get you a good price!
Even after we maneuvered the furniture in the living room, it became apparent that the village just wouldn’t fit. So some dining room furniture got changed around as well and the village lives there. Little Miss Bella is under the impression that we put it there strictly for her enjoyment. She is like Godzilla traipsing through the town, pulling up trees and eating the people. It was a massacre!
Finally, we were able to get the Angel placed atop of the tree and call it a night. Only 4 hours to decorate two rooms! Well, my wonderful wife did a great job I think and we only went to bed sometime after midnight. Hopefully she decides NOT to put up the extra tree somewhere else after all and I just have to look forward to packing it all up after New Years!
I just pray that next year the School Girl won’t want me to hang lights outside. With my luck I’ll fall off of the roof!
I heard Bob Costas, the legendary play by play announcer, say something during Saturday’s University of Southern California / Notre Dame match up that is still tickling me. For those of you who are sports challenged, the National Championship game this year will be played in Glendale, AZ. If USC, whose nickname is the Trojans, beat the Fighting Irish they would most likely be invited to play for the title. As the game was ending with a sound defeat by the USC footballers, Bob uttered the following phrase: “The road to Glendale, AZ is paved with Trojans!” I bet he would like that one back.
With the Thanksgiving holiday over and all of the Black Friday bargains purchased, the remaineder of the weekend for many people consists of preparing their homes for the fast approaching Christmas celebration. In my house this was no different as the School Girl was chomping at the bit to commence with the decorating. Since we only have enough decorations to supply a small office building (like the BellSouth Building [Bat-Man Building] in downtown Nashville) we had to make a trek to out the new Dollar Store to obtain more trinkets and Christmas balls (I said balls!).
Once that was over (2 hours…OMG I wanted to pull my remaining hair out) I made the march upstairs to the attic to begin the arduous task of removing the dozen or so boxes from my rafters to the living room. I was actually sweating for crying out loud. Now, just to let you know, I tried to leave my complaining to a minimum since the School Girl absolutely adores decorating, especially for Christmas.
I was exceptionally lucky this year as we bought a pre-lit tree after Christmas 2005 when they all went on sale. I am; however, one of the few people who can screw this up. The School Girl read me the directions but, of course, I can see how it is put together. I managed to find the hidden plugs within the tree and unplug them and reroute them in a way I thought was proper. We plugged the tree in to test the lights and expected them to shine brightly. Nope, they did not. Amazingly, in only a few moments I was able to plug everything in correctly and we had light.
The pooches didn’t really know what to expect either. This is Bella’s first Christmas and it is old hat for Fandango. Apparently, Bella being so confused felt it necessary to let us know by squatting and peeing on our couch. Merry Whiz-mas!
Bella decides to poke around our new ornaments before relieving herself.
Fandango is one who likes to try and stay out of the way. Here he is wrapped up by some sparkly garland by someone (couldn’t have been me) as he tried to snooze.
The night wasn’t over by a long shot. Not only did the tree need decorating but there were stockings and the Nativity scene and the Christmas village. Will it all fit? It seems like we had more than ever and we managed to toss some of the older stuff. I was beginning to get stressed, as usual.
Well, due to the all of the work still left to be done, I decided it was time to smoke a cigarette and relax. I also popped open a bottle of some red wine to help the situation some more. Three glasses later I was feeling pretty stress free.
The School Girl definitely did more of the decorating work than I did. She obviously hit the wall when the wine began to flow. She decided rousing games of Ms. Pac-Man and Pole Position were in order to catch a second wind.
We got all of the homemade stockings that Momma School Girl made for us hung over the chimney. BTW, if you like them let me know because she sells them. I’m sure we could get you a good price!
Even after we maneuvered the furniture in the living room, it became apparent that the village just wouldn’t fit. So some dining room furniture got changed around as well and the village lives there. Little Miss Bella is under the impression that we put it there strictly for her enjoyment. She is like Godzilla traipsing through the town, pulling up trees and eating the people. It was a massacre!
Finally, we were able to get the Angel placed atop of the tree and call it a night. Only 4 hours to decorate two rooms! Well, my wonderful wife did a great job I think and we only went to bed sometime after midnight. Hopefully she decides NOT to put up the extra tree somewhere else after all and I just have to look forward to packing it all up after New Years!
I just pray that next year the School Girl won’t want me to hang lights outside. With my luck I’ll fall off of the roof!
posted by LeBlanc at 10:19 AM
2 Comments:
ME ME ME...I want some cool stockings at a good price as I too LOVE decorating for Christmas. I'll take 5, please! Let me know what I have to choose from.
I love the house u have inspired me. im going to buy a tree when i get off ttyl
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