Decorate Christmas tree.Jake got a killer deal on our 12-foot Christmas tree last year. He was up at the crack of dawn the day after Christmas, knocking down the door of Tai Pan Trading when it opened.
His keen eye spotted this gianormous pre-lit tree and after a couple of cat-fights with some serious lady shoppers, this beaut was his for under $100.
There was a catch. Turns out the 3000+ lights adorning it didn't actually work. So began the task of putting up our Christmas tree.
It took me 8 hours to cut off the existing lights. It then took us twice that long to string another 30 strands of 100 lights back on it. Then the rest should have been easy, right?
Not so much. I spent the entire day yesterday posed precariously on a wobbly 8 foot ladder trying to drape ribbon and hang ornaments. It turned out nothing like I'd planned but it's done and and until next year, so am I.
We had a group of friends over for dinner last night and the Christmas decor was up and totally worth it. Now I can relax and enjoy the season (besides all the present shopping, baking and card-making I have left to tackle).
4 comments:
it looks AWESOME! I can't believe you spent that long though! well i think it's worth it. now you just have to fill the room with presents.
i had a tree like yours. i found the bulb that was bad and the whole tree lit up!
One could really hurt their back working on something that large...
I re-did this and it looks way better.
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