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melaniesuzanneI took advantage of Saturday's mild weather to complete my family Christmas shopping and deck the outside of our house. Two pre-lit garlands, two pre-lit trees, four pre-lit and battery operated wreaths, fourteen sparkly "grape" bunches, four wax luminaria, and 100 yards of wired ribbon later... et voila!
The wreaths and ribbons are new this year. The battery packs are heavy, but at least the wreaths light up reliably unlike the solar lights I tried a couple of years ago.
Hubbyfink and I spent most of Sunday wrapping light cords in plastic cable management wrap to keep Oreo from chewing through them and electrocuting himself or burning down the house. The project required two trips to Home Depot for additional cable wrap. Oof. And we only wrapped the bottom tier of the tree and one string of additional lights. Tonight we'll fluff out the tree and add the additional lights. (The tree is pre-lit with clear lights. I have two strings of colored lights to add.) We'll then leave the undecorated tree up for a few days so the cats can get used to it before we add ornaments. I think we'll all be happier that way.
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The wreaths and ribbons are new this year. The battery packs are heavy, but at least the wreaths light up reliably unlike the solar lights I tried a couple of years ago.
Hubbyfink and I spent most of Sunday wrapping light cords in plastic cable management wrap to keep Oreo from chewing through them and electrocuting himself or burning down the house. The project required two trips to Home Depot for additional cable wrap. Oof. And we only wrapped the bottom tier of the tree and one string of additional lights. Tonight we'll fluff out the tree and add the additional lights. (The tree is pre-lit with clear lights. I have two strings of colored lights to add.) We'll then leave the undecorated tree up for a few days so the cats can get used to it before we add ornaments. I think we'll all be happier that way.
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Date: 2012-12-03 06:48 pm (UTC)Our little street is getting pretty cheerful. The next door neighbors have filled their tree with multi-colored C9 -- the great big ones -- bulbs and edged the flowerbed with illuminated candy canes. And the house with the lights which flash to (barely audible) music is all lit up. While the weather is still mild, Scott and I should go for a nighttime ride to check out all the local cheer.
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Date: 2012-12-04 08:35 pm (UTC)The cable wrap you used - is it green to blend in with the tree? And more importantly, is it working?
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Date: 2012-12-04 08:48 pm (UTC)The cable wrap is black and is just barely visible. Once we get the ornaments on the tree, it won't be noticeable at all. And so far, so good. The entire tree has come alight both evenings.
This is the stuff we used on the tree and everywhere else in the house: http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202905456/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053