Popular Post maddmaxx ★ Posted November 29, 2020 Popular Post Share #1 Posted November 29, 2020 4 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smudge ★ Posted November 29, 2020 Popular Post Share #2 Posted November 29, 2020 Not at home, but this little cutie is killin' it at camp! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted November 29, 2020 Share #3 Posted November 29, 2020 Have you met my dog of destruction? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted November 29, 2020 Share #4 Posted November 29, 2020 Yes and we have to put an down around it because Paulie wants to undecorate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post team scooter Posted November 29, 2020 Popular Post Share #5 Posted November 29, 2020 Yeppers. Lol, interesting that Alexa is playing this when I posted this. The season has officially started. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted November 29, 2020 Share #6 Posted November 29, 2020 We put up the outdoor lights. Demolition on the kitchen remodel starts tomorrow. We probably won’t have a tree this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted November 29, 2020 Share #7 Posted November 29, 2020 The tree is in the stand and we'll give it a few hours before the lights and ornaments go on. Wasn't planning on getting the tree yet, but drove by several tree lots yesterday, and my wife decided it was time! I like the smell of a tree in the house. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted November 29, 2020 Share #8 Posted November 29, 2020 If you can believe this, I hauled my little artificial Christmas tree and 2 cookie tin containers of Christmas decorations from Alberta to B.C. Tree ornaments include trinkets bought from foreign countries where I've vacationed, (Dutch wooden shoes from Netherlands), from friends (pineapple, sign of welcome is from a close friend), lobster trap from Nantucket island etc. It's actually makes cheap yet memorable later souveniers. The ice wine is from a winery in Niagara on the Lake wine region near Niagara Falls. Because of liquor laws, it's difficult to get Ontario wines in B.C. and vice versa. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted November 29, 2020 Share #9 Posted November 29, 2020 Tree? Trees! WoJSTL is at this moment working on putting up 6 or 7 of them. I think that I will go for a bike ride. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted November 29, 2020 Share #10 Posted November 29, 2020 No. Daughter #1's birthday is Nov 30th, so when she was growing up, Christmas in our house did not start until Dec 1 so as to not eclipse her day (plus risk gettting decorations broken during birthday parties). Even though she is grown we just still kept the 'nothing before Dec 1' habit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted November 29, 2020 48 minutes ago, roadsue said: We put up the outdoor lights. Demolition on the kitchen remodel starts tomorrow. We probably won’t have a tree this year. It looks like a demo in our kitchen as it was decided to relocate everything to different cupboards. IMO the new lazy susan is at fault. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 29, 2020 Share #12 Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, maddmaxx said: It looks like a demo in our kitchen as it was decided to relocate everything to different cupboards. IMO the new lazy susan is at fault. The butterfly effect! Home renovations are eville! Could conceivably even set off WW Iii! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted November 29, 2020 Share #13 Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, maddmaxx said: It looks like a demo in our kitchen as it was decided to relocate everything to different cupboards. IMO the new lazy susan is at fault. Isn’t that the way? One thing new, and everything else has to change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted November 29, 2020 Share #14 Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Zephyr said: No. Daughter #1's birthday is Nov 30th, so when she was growing up, Christmas in our house did not start until Dec 1 so as to not eclipse her day (plus risk gettting decorations broken during birthday parties). Even though she is grown we just still kept the 'nothing before Dec 1' habit Our oldest daughter’s is 12/16 so it’s been the same here. We’ll probably drag out the artificial tree next weekend, though. Hard to get excited about a real tree when it will basically be the 2 of us most of the season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted November 29, 2020 Share #15 Posted November 29, 2020 We do a live tree so usually wait a little longer. We have started the decorations & my son & I will get the Christmas stuff down from the rafters today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted November 29, 2020 Share #16 Posted November 29, 2020 Nope, and I usually don't put one up. I do have candles in the windows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share #17 Posted November 29, 2020 4 hours ago, roadsue said: Isn’t that the way? One thing new, and everything else has to change. Kitchen looks great. The tree is up and hooked into Alexa (it's out on the sun porch in the cold.). A happy black friday sale got us two new alexa controlled indoor/outdoor duplex switches at half price to handle the outdoor lights. Only womaxx would plan christmas decorations and a complete redoo of 2 rooms at the same time along with a large set of laundry loads. That took a 5 day weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted November 29, 2020 Share #18 Posted November 29, 2020 Now that the weekend is over, you can both relax. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share #19 Posted November 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, roadsue said: Now that the weekend is over, you can both relax. I can relax. She goes back to work. Youngest son goes back to work and oldest son is still trapped in Rochester waiting to see if and when he will catch covid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted November 29, 2020 Share #20 Posted November 29, 2020 We went out and cut one down today and it’s up. It’s a big one this year, about 8 feet. Haven’t decorated it yet. Will do that this week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted November 29, 2020 Share #21 Posted November 29, 2020 No. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted November 30, 2020 Share #22 Posted November 30, 2020 10 hours ago, JerrySTL said: Tree? Trees! WoJSTL is at this moment working on putting up 6 or 7 of them. I think that I will go for a bike ride. OMG.... WoBG would put up at least 6 trees at our old home. Now we are down to 4. One is 12 foot in the foyer. I get to help with that one. They are all up now... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted November 30, 2020 Share #23 Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Bikeguy said: OMG.... WoBG would put up at least 6 trees at our old home. Now we are down to 4. One is 12 foot in the foyer. I get to help with that one. They are all up now... Keeps her happy and...you also, bikeguy. She must get abit wistful when all the trees go down in the new year every time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted November 30, 2020 Share #24 Posted November 30, 2020 I have 3..one I just plug in..one is maybe 2 feet tall with mostly little red ornaments and then the 7ft one...I still need to put the red one on a timer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted December 4, 2020 Share #25 Posted December 4, 2020 I did get the tree in my office up, so that is a start 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted December 4, 2020 Share #26 Posted December 4, 2020 We still have to get our permit to cut one down. They give you a POS map drawn in pencil so you know where it's legit to cut one. The first year we did it, I asked my GF if we were in a legal area. She said she wasn't sure, so she usually cuts it down fast and takes off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted December 4, 2020 Share #27 Posted December 4, 2020 I put my desk tree up as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted December 4, 2020 Share #28 Posted December 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, ChrisL said: I put my desk tree up as well. Do I see a challenge coin sitting on your desk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted December 4, 2020 Share #29 Posted December 4, 2020 21 minutes ago, Zephyr said: Do I see a challenge coin sitting on your desk? Momento’s from previous jobs. I actually had these made for a company I worked for. I am a former “Pinkerton Man” and have cool old momentos. The badges with the swooping eye are pre merger with Cal Plant Protection so is pre 1980. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted December 4, 2020 Share #30 Posted December 4, 2020 Just now, ChrisL said: Momento’s from previous jobs. I actually had these made for a company I worked for. I am a former “Pinkerton Man” and have cool old momentos. The badges with the swooping eye are pre merger with Cal Plant Protection so is pre 1980. I got promoted out of Operations and was supporting all of our subdivisions Fire, Launch Services, Document destruction & Uniformed security. Fire Services was so happy to have me on their team they actually made me an honorary fire fighter! I had a jacket but cut the patches off and chucked it when I left. My son loves the hat they made for me and wears it often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted December 4, 2020 Share #31 Posted December 4, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted December 4, 2020 Share #32 Posted December 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, ChrisL said: I got promoted out of Operations and was supporting all of our subdivisions Fire, Launch Services, Document destruction & Uniformed security. Fire Services was so happy to have me on their team they actually made me an honorary fire fighter! I had a jacket but cut the patches off and chucked it when I left. My son loves the hat they made for me and wears it often. Monitor 1 is my Army display. Monitor 2 has some badges from places I worked: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted December 4, 2020 Share #33 Posted December 4, 2020 We're going the route of not trying to do a normal Christmas this year. So no big tree. One little one in a pot from the garden center that we'll plant outside in January. The Wives are downstairs decorating it as I type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted December 4, 2020 Share #34 Posted December 4, 2020 Tree is up. That’s all we’re doing this year. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted December 4, 2020 Share #35 Posted December 4, 2020 19 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Monitor 1 is my Army display. Monitor 2 has some badges from places I worked: I have a number of flashes I picked up over the years on various ops... I ended up with so many coins I had to put them away in a box until I can get them properly displayed. My favourite (besides my unit one) was given to me after speaking in the States on the 2010 Winter Olympic Marine security to people from 30 or 40 different agencies. The coin came with a set of POTUS insignia cufflinks. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted December 4, 2020 Share #36 Posted December 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, Zephyr said: I have a number of flashes I picked up over the years on various ops... I ended up with so many coins I had to put them away in a box until I can get them properly displayed. My favourite (besides my unit one) was given to me after speaking in the States on the 2010 Winter Olympic Marine security to people from 30 or 40 different agencies. The coin came with a set of POTUS insignia cufflinks. I always felt bad as an MP as we had numerous requests for our brassards from civilian LE we worked with. But our supply sergeant wasn’t too cool with us losing them and we had hell to pay for replacing “lost ones”. We usually have them patches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted December 4, 2020 Share #37 Posted December 4, 2020 Inside: Tree #5 went up yesterday. Outside: Today, I created a 23+ foot tree using the flagpole. There are 4 other 'trees' outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted December 4, 2020 Share #38 Posted December 4, 2020 The flagpole Christmas tree. Next year... I'll figure out a way to keep the revolving truck for the flag to stay in the front of the pole. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted December 11, 2020 Share #39 Posted December 11, 2020 Tree # 7 is now up in the living room. WoBG is looking for a place for # 8. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 11, 2020 Share #40 Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Bikeguy said: Tree # 7 is now up in the living room. WoBG is looking for a place for # 8. And I thought 2 was excessive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc2000 Posted December 11, 2020 Share #41 Posted December 11, 2020 Ornament for 2020 https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/208/dumpster-fire-ornament-captures-the-spirit-of-2020/277-b8d26a32-38a9-4ea1-907b-d3cd667549c8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted December 11, 2020 Share #42 Posted December 11, 2020 I'll put ours up this weekend, I would just as soon skip it, but the Mrs. does enjoy her tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted December 11, 2020 Share #43 Posted December 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Bikeguy said: Tree # 7 is now up in the living room. WoBG is looking for a place for # 8. How big is your house? I'm not sure I have space for even one small tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted December 11, 2020 Share #44 Posted December 11, 2020 Yes. We bought a four foot blue spruce, and planted it last weekend. It needs some lights, but I don't have power yet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted December 11, 2020 Share #45 Posted December 11, 2020 9 hours ago, dennis said: How big is your house? I'm not sure I have space for even one small tree. You can hang a tree from the ceiling like cool folks used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted December 11, 2020 Share #46 Posted December 11, 2020 11 hours ago, dennis said: How big is your house? I'm not sure I have space for even one small tree. About 3400 sq ft. This 12' tree is in the foyer. 2 in the dining room The 10' tree in the living room. One in WoBG's office. One in a hallway on the second floor. And one in a bedroom. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted December 11, 2020 Share #47 Posted December 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Bikeguy said: About 3400 sq ft. This 12' tree is in the foyer. 2 in the dining room The 10' tree in the living room. One in WoBG's office. One in a hallway on the second floor. And one in a bedroom. That is mansion sized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted December 12, 2020 Share #48 Posted December 12, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 10:55 AM, Bikeguy said: One in WoBG's office. The original tree in WoBG's office was moved to the family room. Then tree # 8 was just put up in WoBG's office. The tree is about 10 feet tall. Now I'm DONE with trees. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted December 12, 2020 Share #49 Posted December 12, 2020 For the lst time in past 8 yrs., there are Christmas decorations and a big Christmas tree (not in photo below) in our condo foyer. The money from condo board got from taking our recyclable bottles to depot..was a few hundred dollars for reusable Christmas decorations and lights bought on super cheap post- Christmas. Also box to collect food for food bank and boxed toys around the corner from this photo. It's a smaller, highrise buidling. Not fancy like Dennis' main bldg. common foyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted December 12, 2020 Share #50 Posted December 12, 2020 Still No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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