Monday's News-It's Decorating time

As the Holidays are underway now, we stayed busy. Having a teen who wants to go out and then scheduling things around that can be tricky. Friday I managed to get the tree up in the living room. It is rather large so it took some time. Has been two years since I had that tree up. I had to do some furniture arrangement to get the tree in there. No ornaments as of yet.

Saturday We managed to get my daughter to her new friends home. Met her family, very nice people. They had their home all decorated for the holidays. Villages and their tree up in the home and lights and blowups in the yard. So hubby and I hurried home to start ours. We worked on the outside first. The weather was quite warm, so that was the day to start. I got the front idea from our Christmas Town visit last weekend. I loved this look....

Photo from our Christmas Town trip

So we purchase a Giant Nutcracker that lights up at night and during the day just looks good. I had color lights garland and we place color light along the railing. All we needed was the candy cane ribbon. I worked inside the house that evening. Mostly in the kitchen on my Snowman theme. I did put some glowing color balls on the Living Room tree and put all the three trees on the main floor on a remote for turning them on and off.
My daughter had her BF over for Hanukkah celebrations. We had Latkes and Olive oil and herb breaded Beef roast. They played dreidel a little before we took him home.

Sunday was Church day. We saw the Family and Critter. They had been away last weekend. Checked our calender for upcoming events, added some. Had lunch together and then went our separate ways. My family stopped off at a couple stores to look for the candy cane ribbon and decorations. Picked up a few. I worked on getting the platforms ready for the villages to go up this week. As well as planing furniture arrangement for the Family room. I will be putting the Family tree up down there. Each room has a different theme. The Living room is an Old Fashion Rockwell Christmas. Solarium has the Villages and outdoorsy feel, Winter Wonderland I will call it. Our Dinning room is the Reindeer room and candy cane. Kitchen is Snowman village. In the family room It is Santa and a family tree complete with all those ornaments made by our daughter and family members through out the years . Ones purchase through travels as well as all the wooden ones from years gone by. It's a Memory tree. With the fireplace in that room, the Santa feeling is really there.
The decorations has begun here. I'm hoping to be done by next week. To post photo's of the rooms.

So how was your weekend?

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My Favorite Holiday Song Weekend- SantaBaby

Oh I love this song, I heard it several years ago and feel in love with. Now Every year I must hear it over and over again.
Many Solo Artist have preformed it. First introduced in October 1953 by Eartha Kitt, recorded in New York city by RCA records. It became a hit and for the next century has been song by many Artist. Listening to several artist,I still like Madonna's version.

Enjoy "Santa Baby" it's the start of the Holiday season songs here at Auntie E's Home

Friday's Question-Hoilday Music.

How Do you feel on this subject, the start of holiday music?

Every year it seems that the holiday music starts earlier. This year it was on before Thanksgiving. Even in the stores, while shopping their elevator music was Christmas type!
I even saw Santa out before thanksgiving. I guess I'm of the old school when it comes to this subject. I like the music, However I think it should wait until after Thanksgiving.


Would You prefer Grand Openings, like Santa's Arrival, Park events,lighting of trees and carolers, be after or on Black Friday?

Maybe After would be better for the Moms. I saw Santa just sitting there all by his self before Thanksgiving. No line of kids and no activity. Did get to talk to him though...checked my name on his list and Santa has everything covered! I have been oh so good this year. Hurry Santa, will have my signature Almond Snap cookies and Eggnog out for you.
(See photo above, the photo was taken Sunday November the 14th,2010)

How many Holiday lights were up in your neighborhood?

Let's see in ours we had a handful of houses lite up for the holiday. As to our house, not yet. We will start this weekend. Right now I am doing the inside. Today is the first full day of Hanukkah so I have been decorating for the party tonight. Hope to get those winter villages up today.



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