Please Don't Tell Me I'm the Only One~~~Christmas Decorations

That could be a good excuse I could give..that I follow the Christian Orthodox celebration of Christmas..LOL...I can't help thinking what a real "bummer" it really is for those who do follow the Orthodox calendar..it's like we're out of synch here. While everyone else has had Christmas behind them..those of the Orthodox calendar are STILL looking forward to the celebration of Christmas...somehow not really fair, is it????

No, it is not fair. My mother celebrates Catholic Christmas, so we have two Christmas holidays in one year. How about that?
I also think that it should be synchronized, it is the same holiday after all.

lol!... this idea sounds new and interesting to me. I have seen this kind of taking out an idol or thing and putting it away, in many places across the world. But, taking out a Christmas tree is quite new idea!.

What do you do with your Christmas tree when Christmas is over?
I have took my to the park and plant it there. It is nothing unusual, but it is just a tradition to get all the decoration from the tree on this day.
Perhaps you miss understood me.:)

Kind of lost ananth85 by what you mean as "idol" and Christmas trees...uh, no we don't view Christmas trees as "idols" to be worshiped

That sounds like a wonderful idea to take the old tree and replant it, so I take your tree was a live potted one?? Too bad mine isn't or I'd do the same...sort of a returning to the earth concept. Here they don't sell many potted trees like that, most are just chopped down and sold, so no root system...kind of sad when you think of it

I usually buy a potted tree, because I don't like to watch it dies, so sad. And it is a real pleasure to watch your tree grow.
I can remember a long time ago, we had a task on biology class, that we plant beans and watch them grow. It brought so much joy watching it become bigger with every day. That was the time when I fell in love with botanics.

MMM..even I'm not THAT bad about having Christmas lights up in summer...LOL...this actually might be the last week and a half I do have my decorations up...I think a lot of it is just plain laziness too..it takes a lot of time for me to take all the decorations down..as much as it took to put them up and I'm winging it solo unless I can somehow get my two kitties to help out...no family members to help me out..and since I'm fighting off the cold from hell my energy level has been zilch lately..besides the kid in me hates to let go of Christmas...:)

I figured the cold had a lot to do with it, actually. Its like actually being able to label what's wrong with me after all these years.

Tho, if you've been feverish, that sound more fluish to me.

I run a string of Christmas lights down the hall from the bedroom to the bathroom, and a short string in the bathroom. We use these nightlights so we do not wake ourselves up too much when we have to go in the middle of the night. So mine are up in summer too.

They they aren't Christmas lights anymore, they are ... well, I'm not sure what to call them, but they aren't xmas lights.

I leave the light on over the stove all the time, this is so we don't step on a cat walking thru the kitchen - or any of their "surprises."

Eww...walking on cat surprises in the night on the way to the bathroom...fun..NOT

"Surprises". LOL! Good word for it. I've had that happen a few too many times...hubby goes to bed about 2-3 hours earlier than I do-so I'm creeping up the stairs into a dark hallway-squoosh! Gotta start wearing those slippers...:)
On the original subject-it's nearly March, and while my decorations aren't decorating anything anymore-many of them are still piled in front of the "special room" door-so called because the cats are always trying to get in there-waiting to finally be put away. Although-I do still have winter branches and a homemade sort of holiday tree sitting out in the back room...

I took down my client's tree just as I had promised her. it is now wrapped in a plastic bag and on top of her closet shelf, the ornaments in a box. No sign of xmas at all.

Or any other holiday either, I gave her a valentine card and she took that down yesterday

Guess I need to think of making or buying a St Patty's day card....

Mmmm...no I've never been that looney to have a tree up until brown..LOL..I know when to give a tree a proper farewell..and this one doesn't seem to want one just yet...heehee...maybe my magical black cat, Pyewacket had something to do with this...hehe

Don't worry gabs...I really don't plan to have the decorations up forever..lol...a lot has to do with my own energy level lately..still have a lot of pain with my feet and ankles plus now a cold from hell...I'm hoping it doesn't turn into bronchitis again..so just taking it day by day...I don't have any family to help me out..unless my two kitties could do things for me

Sweet I am sorry to hear that and please do take it easy there
Love and Hugs

You take care of yourself too (((hugs)))

Yes I have noticed you've been a bit missing from here and did wonder what happen to you, and yes how I got my tree was like a bit of heaven...and you're right..if I want to keep my tree up until next Christmas I could..by then though it might be just a tad brown...LOL

Glad to find out I'm not the only one that has decorations up--thought it was just me:)

I've been caught up with a lot of projects myself, and also been a bit sick lately with the cold from hell..LOL. That's kind of my thought though, I mean it doesn't really matter how long we have our decorations up, but if someone were to visit us would think we were a bit weird, right?

I know the feeling. My mother comes around no or then and if she would come here now she probably would fall to the floor. My home is really in need for a real clean up. But since I am caught up with work and computer and all the appointments I have to do...there seems no time over for it. I had to wash for some days ago, and that was a wash....I had 8 machines, I normally have 3 to 4 machines to wash up. I probably would call my self addicted to computer, but I am not, I just think I would sit here for a couple of hours to relaxing, but end up sitting here more than that. However to day I have to go to work, and there are few things needed to be done before I go. And I am caught up with the computer stuff I just had to do first.

This week I have two days of, so I have to take up on the cleaning thing and when it is done, I will make shore it will stay cleaned.

Have a great weekend.

Mmmm...maybe since your tree was such a nuisance to put together maybe you should keep it up..hey..be inventive, maybe when the time comes you could somehow decorate it as an "Easter" tree..LOL

Ha ha! You know it is funny said that because I was talking about it a couple weeks ago that I was just going to leave it up and decorate it for every single holiday...I'll set the newest trend, A Valentines Day Tree? LOL

Hey a Valentine's tree...now that would be a great idea..LOL

That star idea sounds like a wonderful tradition, I've never heard of it before-you might just have given me an idea for next Christmas:) Where is your husband's family from that they have this kind of tradition?

That is my version of a custom from Finland. The book I have said that they hung a frame and covered it with straw or hay to also give the impression of a stable.

I gather you're talking about outdoor lights..yes, I can see then why he likes to see the lights down then--what about indoors? Keep those decorations up longer?

not much for the decorations in the house longer than needed. it seems once christmas is over, they are not even fun to look at, and the dread of putting everything away starts to swell up in me, and i just get it over with asap.