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did you put up your tree? we did :D
I never do it. And no one seems interested in putting it up by now.
staffrodore
11/27/04, 07:16pm
It's too early...
never ever luis?
i always thought that the day after thanksgiving was the technical "it's not too early" day.
first weekend in December here...never before.
never ever luis?
i always thought that the day after thanksgiving was the technical "it's not too early" day.
A couple times when I was a kid, and it was because I was forced to.
unclehobart
11/27/04, 08:27pm
It's my first tree in 22 years.
About 2 weeks before Christmas.
I might get a little fake tree to put on top of the record player or something. I'll probably head to my parents' place in the morning or something and open presents there.
Hell no. Please check your Christmas at the door.
i'm sure i'll be doing that sometime this week
Stop Laughing
11/28/04, 12:33am
Since we threw away our artificial tree a couple of years ago (it was more than 25 years old) we haven't gotten a new one, and this place is enough of a mess without one.
BeardofPants
11/28/04, 12:35am
About 2 weeks before Christmas.
*nods* Yep. Good time.
Thulsa Doom
11/28/04, 12:53am
did you put up your tree? we did :D
nudge nudge. wink wink. say no more. :brow:
nooooooo it would be losing needles like MAD by Christmas!! We go real all the way!
We're going to cut it on Dec 18 :)
It's been up for two weeks now, what took you so long?
Since we threw away our artificial tree a couple of years ago (it was more than 25 years old) we haven't gotten a new one, and this place is enough of a mess without one.
My parents' artificial tree is pushing 40 and still going strong. The box lasted a good 35 years. But now, it's in a lawn mower box.
Stop Laughing
11/28/04, 02:52am
It was thrown out when we were cleaning out the whole house a few years ago, not because there was anything wrong with it. Even if we hadn't thrown out the tree itself, most of the other decorations for it or parts of it were probably being tossed anyways and we just decided getting rid of it wouldn't hurt. We don't host anyone for the holidays anyways.
My parents' tree is actually pretty nice. All the branches are color-coded so you put the right length branches in the right holes in the center dowel. The center is six feet tall, and that's comprised of a pair of three-foot sections, meaning you can have either a 6 1/2-foot tree or a 3 1/2-foot tree.
staffrodore
11/28/04, 06:21am
23rd of december is the official tree day, any earlier and the needles start falling, decorations come down flies start hanging round, it loses it's smell....... and it's bad luck to have it up any later than new years eve
Aunty Em
11/28/04, 06:38am
Used to put it up with Katie a few days before christmas... I don't feel very inclined this year. I still have all the condolence cards displayed, I won't take them down before May 7th next year. The fact is, I'm not planning on celebrating anything for a long time.
23rd of december is the official tree day, any earlier and the needles start falling, decorations come down flies start hanging round, it loses it's smell....... and it's bad luck to have it up any later than new years eve
Really?? Traditionally people who celebrate an old fashion christmas...especially around here...keep it up til old christmas day...Jan 6 I think...my mom is the un-decorator here though (I do the decorating) and she usually has it down no later than New Years day. Just cause she gets tired of looking at it.
we bought a good sturdy tree whose needles shouldn't be too much of an issue. i guess we'll take it down a couple days after christmas.
MrBishop
11/28/04, 11:38am
Used to put it up with Katie a few days before christmas... I don't feel very inclined this year. I still have all the condolence cards displayed, I won't take them down before May 7th next year. The fact is, I'm not planning on celebrating anything for a long time.
Not too sure if you're churchy or anything...but churchy or not, there are usually lots of events going on around this time of the year to help people who are entering the holiday season while dealing with a loss. There are lots of things that you can do to help yourself get through this season. My personal recommendations - working with teh Christmas baskets crew (helping to prepare the baskets, getting donations, delivery etc...) which puts you in a mood where you're helping others who have other issues. Working in a shelter or food-bank is good too. Giving a little of yourself to help make another's Christmas season brighter will strengthen your heart somewhat, and give you some time away from home. The condolence cards are a nice touch, but they aren't doing you any good psychologically.
There's nothing wrong with remembering your daughter, but I hope that you can take more time remembering the smiles during this season than the losses. :hug:
MrBishop
11/28/04, 11:41am
Last year we tried a live tree for the first time. I was always hesitant about them...ever since, at age 10, one caught fire while we were visiting family in Trois-Rivières, and destroyed all the gifts, the tree, and a couch. Our family went 'fake' thereafter.
This year, the lights will be going up next weekend....it's been a busy coupla weeks, ya know. The tree will go up during the 2nd week of December. Any earlier and the cats will destroy it, any later and the tree-shortage will come back and bite us in the butt.
It's my first tree in 22 years.
You lyin' dog! We had a couple over the years we shared a place.
Next weekend for us, probably.
unclehobart
11/28/04, 12:36pm
We did? I don't remember them. Must have been your tree... or some kind of Charlie Brown Christmas type of feeble tree.
Nope. 6 footers at least 2 of those years. Remember the Pinehurst house? Had it right between the easy chairs.
unclehobart
11/28/04, 01:08pm
Nope. 6 footers at least 2 of those years. Remember the Pinehurst house? Had it right between the easy chairs.Strangely enough, I do not. I must have been very down on Christmas in that time frame... or seriously drugged out of my gourd.
Aunty Em
11/28/04, 01:11pm
Not too sure if you're churchy or anything...but churchy or not, there are usually lots of events going on around this time of the year to help people who are entering the holiday season while dealing with a loss. There are lots of things that you can do to help yourself get through this season. My personal recommendations - working with teh Christmas baskets crew (helping to prepare the baskets, getting donations, delivery etc...) which puts you in a mood where you're helping others who have other issues. Working in a shelter or food-bank is good too. Giving a little of yourself to help make another's Christmas season brighter will strengthen your heart somewhat, and give you some time away from home. The condolence cards are a nice touch, but they aren't doing you any good psychologically.
There's nothing wrong with remembering your daughter, but I hope that you can take more time remembering the smiles during this season than the losses. :hug:Not this year Bish, I can't deal with all that yet, I need to deal with Christmas without Katie head on, not run away from it. Plus I'm can't walk far or do anything too strenuous cos of my own condition atm. I don't know, I may still put up the tree in her memory, it's something she loved to do.
I don't really want other people around me, I find it very hard to be with them atm, mainly 'cos most of the time I want to cry and I don't want to do that in public, but I won't be alone because I have my cat and I'll be looking after my brother's German Shepard, Shelley, while they are visiting my other brother and sister-in-law in Germany. I'll probably make some phonecalls to wish people well, plus I'm probably be going to go to church... yeah you heard it here first... this dedicated non-christian may be undergoing a change of attitude.
I'm trying to move on, but I'm not ready to put the cards away yet.
PrincessLissa
11/28/04, 02:38pm
My mom won't put up her tree untill the 22nd or so. Erik and I aren't spening any of our Christmas at our house (and the roomate doesn't want a tree) so we won't be putting one up. His mom will put one up soon and we will help out with that.
Really?? Traditionally people who celebrate an old fashion christmas...especially around here...keep it up til old christmas day...Jan 6 I think...my mom is the un-decorator here though (I do the decorating) and she usually has it down no later than New Years day. Just cause she gets tired of looking at it.
No our tree is not up yet!!! :crying4:
My mom calls it little christmas-South Philly style. She leaves it up till then too and when we would come back from the news years parade for soup it would be so cozy warm still seeing the decorations.
It goes up the 23rd of December, and down on the 2nd of January.
FluerVanderloo
11/28/04, 06:21pm
Just got done a few minutes ago. It looks pretty good.
we bought a good sturdy tree whose needles shouldn't be too much of an issue. i guess we'll take it down a couple days after christmas.
It's a real tree? Bought off a lot?
I bet it's been cut for a good two weeks now...hope it stays looking good for you.
PrincessLissa
11/28/04, 09:17pm
It goes up the 23rd of December, and down on the 2nd of January.
That's about how my mom is. I like it up a little bit longer than that.
It's a real tree? Bought off a lot?
I bet it's been cut for a good two weeks now...hope it stays looking good for you.
yup...it's a frasier fir...something like that. smells wonderful has has tiny needles.
freako104
11/28/04, 10:14pm
nope
Our one Christmas together, Brandi and I bought a live tree from a lot around the corner. I made sure to keep it watered, and surprisingly it didn't drop very many needles at all.
SouthernN'Proud
11/29/04, 09:07am
My birthday is Nov 30. It's always between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Ever since I was a kid, I requested that we wait until after the 30th to put out any Christmas stuff. I felt overlooked. Guess I shoulda called Oprah or something...
So in that grand tradition, our household still waits until at least December 1 to put any Christmas stuff out. We likely won't put our own tree up until this weekend at the earliest. The house is cluttered enough.
I decorated my little tiny fake christmas tree that I have here at my apartment last night...it's a foot tall :D
I'll prolly put the lights I have to go in the window up later this week :)
Probably won't put ours up until the 23rd, as usual. I don't see why we leave it so late anyways I mean it's only a fake 3ft tall thing :\
i've got my bric-a-brac out around the house...use to look like alot more though :/
i've been meaning to try and get to the thrift shops...their christmas craft pickings should be ripe.
ClaireBear
11/30/04, 04:27am
Probably won't put ours up until the 23rd, as usual. I don't see why we leave it so late anyways I mean it's only a fake 3ft tall thing :\
I love Christmas but the decorations don't half clutter the place up... and attract dust... and are a fire hazard... and if you're like my family don't match the existing decor... (Well... not until I took over as chief decorator about 10 years ago)
We normally put ours up on the weekend we used to break up for the Christmas hols from school.. about the 18th December... we still do.
First off, I'm kinda surprised that Gato isn't here to point his finger at all you tree murderers :D
... and now that that's been said ...
My hubby said he'll go cut our tree sometime this week :santabng:
Gato_Solo
12/01/04, 03:14pm
First off, I'm kinda surprised that Gato isn't here to point his finger at all you tree murderers :D
... and now that that's been said ...
My hubby said he'll go cut our tree sometime this week :santabng:
Because I'm holding a silent vigil for those poor, departed souls...:mope:
My hubby said he'll go cut our tree sometime this week :santabng:
ooohh .. will he take Brada on their tree stealing .. errr.. umm.. hunting expedition again this year? :D
Gato_Solo
12/01/04, 03:46pm
ooohh .. will he take Brada on their tree stealing .. errr.. umm.. hunting expedition again this year? :D
:crying2: :crying4:
*gropes Gato to make it all better* :brow:
*edited because I haven't been here in so long, I forgot how to make smilies show up*
Gato_Solo
12/01/04, 04:05pm
*gropes Gato to make it all better* :brow:
*edited because I haven't been here in so long, I forgot how to make smilies show up*
Sorry, Na, but it's not the same kind of wood...:brow:
ooohh .. will he take Brada on their tree stealing .. errr.. umm.. hunting expedition again this year? :D
Brada should go ask him when he's planning on going. He said sometime this week, but he's also on babysitting duty 'cause the sitter has strep :(
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