OK - first if I insult you with this blog I apologize but I have to get this off my chest.
I am a big Christmas person. I love the holiday (I mean I actually listen to the Christmas radio station in the car) and I think everyone should deck the halls and get into the spirit. I love decorations both inside and out. While some might call it tacky (you know who you are) we even have the inflatables at our house that the children adore. Here is my pet peeve - if you are going to decorate you need to keep a theme and keep your themes separate. Example: my neighbor has just put up his decorations which include a nativity scene right next to Santa on a choo-choo train. Perhaps I missed that Sunday School class when I was young but I don't remember Santa puffing in to Jesus' birth on a lighted train. Perhaps he has the 3 wise men in a back compartment, but I doubt it. Nor do I think penguins in hats and gloves migrated down to Bethlehem those many years ago to play in the manger. Nativity scenes do not go with your festive holiday animals, snowmen and Santas. I don't care how you decorate - nativity v. festive holiday charm - just don't mix and match.
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Ok...so I think my husband is revoking my holiday cheer card if I don't join him at Home Depot on the 26th to buy yard ornaments (of all kinds) for our then 5 month old child he is so sure NEEDS them in 2009. So it seems that my desire to have nothing more than a wreath on the door goes up in smoke with parenthood. You win.
You would love our decorations that include pumpkins on the front porch and a Christmas tree in the front window.
The same should be said for Halloween...no cutesy pumpkins mixed with spooky and scary skeletons.
I deleted my old comment because I just found out that my dear father has what he proclaimed as trash-tastic Christmas decor in his front yard. He admitted to having not 1, not 2, but I believe he said 6 different inflatables and or light up signs in his front yard! He said they did it for the kids, and if you know my dad and how much this is not like him, I have to agree. I hope I did not offend about being surprised that you have inflatables in your yard. I just always think of you and Raif as more formal, but kids do change everything don't they? We might just have to get our first inflatable next year!
Oh yeah...the best about Dad's inflatables is that they don't match...for that, I had to recant my statement about them needing to match out of respect for him. :-)
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