I got tired of hanging balls...
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
November 27, 2015 11:07am CST
...on the tree!
I spent some time this morning decorating the tree. We have a lot of 'special' ornaments that go on first in places of honor. These are things we've picked up during trips to Maryland or South Carolina and of course some that are special Tennessee ornaments.
Once those are up I fill in with normal Christmas balls. For some reason the hooks were off of all the balls, so it took more time than usual and I got tired of hanging balls.
I stood back and took a good look and decided the tree was just about perfect! If anyone needs some balls I have extras.
Photo: /pixabay.com/en/balls-baubles-celebration-christmas-15415/
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@Marilynda1225 (91126)
• United States
27 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill I have to rest inbetween too
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Nov 15
@Marilynda1225 But since it's just us here no one sees the mess
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Nov 15
I bought so many packs of hooks and fond them all that I don't dare not use them!
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
27 Nov 15
Well i think your balls are well hung..
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Nov 15
@Rosekitty Of course I did and I was waiting for your comments!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Nov 15
Thanks for the wonderful acknowledgement of this topic! LOL! he he he
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
28 Nov 15
I didnt get as much done as I wanted, about to go spend 15 min putting a bit more on the tree
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
28 Nov 15
@Rosekitty
We could all use some help with our trees.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
28 Nov 15
@Jessicalynnt come and do mine now..pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
30 Nov 15
I don't know if you realize that I am quite a ding-dong @AbbyGreenhill and have a strange sense of humor (just ask @Rollo1 and @jaboUK; and others), but I love the title and the last line. Please don't be mad, I know the tree is beautiful.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
30 Nov 15
@nanette64 why would I be mad you are complimenting me...?
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@DeborahDiane (40848)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Nov 15
A couple of years ago, I bought a tree that was small enough to sit on a high side table I have. It is 3 1/2 feet tall. I decorated it with my favorite decorations and, since then, I never undecorate it. I just slip it into a really large commercial trash bag, store it in the garage, and just take it out and set it back on the table each year. Makes my life much easier!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Nov 15
We have two small trees that we do the same thing with - they stay decorated and we keep them in the basement - but my husband knocked one over and the balls are all over the floor...what a mess.
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
29 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill
lol that happens to me also if I put something alway and forget about it.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
29 Nov 15
@Marcyaz I year is a long time to remember a small pack of hooks LOL - thank goodness they aren't an expensive item.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
29 Nov 15
I keep buying packs of hooks, put the away then can't remember where. This year I bought one pack and found two from last year.
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@snowy22315 (209009)
• United States
7 Dec 15
lol...if you have a big tree...it can take forever.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Dec 15
We went from a 7 1/2 foot to a 6 1/2 foot so we have ball overage!
@zebra2222 (5268)
• United States
30 Nov 15
I'm sure that it was well worth the effort.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Dec 15
Absolutely! Now to get the two small trees in place.
, though I'm not doing my tree just yet. @Marilynda1225 (91126)
• United States
27 Nov 15
My tree is now standing in my living room undecorated. I plan on doing it this weekend and I also have some very special and sentimental ornaments that I hang every year.
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
27 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill Two of my sisters loved to do the Christmas tree when we were all living at home. They were so patient, hanging icicles one by one.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Nov 15
@marlina I have patience decorating, un-decorating I'm speedy gonzales.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Nov 15
Mine is finished - the tree anyway. I was born with a compulsive Christmas decorating gene.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Dec 15
We don't decorate until about two weeks before Christmas. We will go cut a tree and decorate it the next day. I love Christmas but i don't want to look at it for a whole month.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Dec 15
@PainsOnSlate My husband is part Russian so we use that as a reason to keep it up longer! By the way - I love your name!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Dec 15
Last year we kept the tree up until Russian Christmas which was the 8th of January I think. I hate the look of the house when the tree gets put away - its sad.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill we celebrate Orthodox Christmas too with some Serbian friends. That's when our tree comes down too - after that.
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@birjudanak (14316)
• India
27 Nov 15
so your preparation finish for Christmas for tree,though you say tired but when festival come what ever work,we do it very carefully and full though its hard.the joy and encourage of people show how important of festival.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Nov 15
I enjoy doing it, but take my time - I like to look at every ornament before I put it on.
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@paigea (36143)
• Canada
28 Nov 15
Since we were in town with the truck yesterday we bought our tree. We usually never buy it this early but since it was already sitting in the lot we figured that it would stay as fresh in our yard as theirs. It's sitting in the snow in the shade now. I will put it up in a week or so. For the past couple of years I have just put the lights on and nothing else. I like sitting in the room relaxing in those lights.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Nov 15
Yes, the lights are relaxing for me too as long as I don't put them on the twinkle mode - that gives me a headache!
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Nov 15
@paigea This tree has a remote with 6 or 8 settings I only use two of them - colored lights or white lights.
@paigea (36143)
• Canada
28 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill I would never buy those twinkle lights!
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@slund2041 (3314)
• United States
29 Nov 15
Sounds like you have been busy. I love decorating the Christmas tree, and placing the balls and ornaments all around. I am not sure if I am going to get to do it or not this year. My husband is sick right now, and I can hardly be away from him.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
29 Nov 15
Sorry to hear that about your husband. My husband is under the weather and coughing up a storm, but hopefully a trip to the doc in the morning will help.
@rebelann (117249)
• El Paso, Texas
30 Nov 15
The good thing about living alone with pets is I don't need to buy trees or ornaments, if I really want to be around a christmas tree I'll invite myself over to a friends house.
@rebelann (117249)
• El Paso, Texas
30 Nov 15
I love them if they are still living and growing @AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
30 Nov 15
I lived alone with a pet and had a tree, no problem. I just happen to love Christmas trees
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Nov 15
Yes I am, I love the decorations and we won't take them down the day after Christmas like so many around here do.
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@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
27 Nov 15
It's still way too early for us. Mostly we have bears on our tree and other soft toys.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Nov 15
Around here you might find a real bear on a tree LOL.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
27 Nov 15
@boiboing LOL, visitors come to this area and think the same thing, that's why a few didn't live to tell about it.
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@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
27 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill Ours are strictly small and cuddly.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
28 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill I love the dramatic pause. I decorate our tree pretty much the same way. The special ornaments first and fill in with the rest.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
29 Nov 15
I really need to give away some of the basic ornaments - someone could probably use them. We went to a smaller tree, and where we put it we only decorate 2/3 of it, so lots of leftover balls.
