Saturday, December 12, 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL. . .

I LOVE CHRISTMAS AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.  WE ALWAYS GO OUT FULL FORCE IN OUR DECORATING.  ALAS, WE HAD NO ONE TO HELP US THIS YEAR, SO RON AND I STARTED ON MONDAY, AND FINISHED FRIDAY MORNING.  HERE'S A LITTLE TOUR OF OUR HOUSE AT CHRISTMAS TIME.

WE'LL START IN THE LIVING ROOM. . .

THIS IS PART OF OUR CHRISTMAS VILLAGE, IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 3-TABLE DISPLAY


THIS IS THE RIGHT HAND
SIDE OF THE VILLAGE. ..

THE RIGHT END OF THE TABLE--HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS.  THE HOUSE TELLS "THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, AS EACH ROOM LIGHTS UP. THE TREE NEXT TO IT HAS A VILLAGE, SKATERS, SNOWMEN, ETC WINDING UP TO THE TOP.


THE NATIVITIES OCCUPY THE LEFT END OF THE TABLE.  ABOVE THE DISPLAY, THE WINDOWS ARE DECORATED WITH ICICYCLE WHITE LIGHTS.


NOTHING SAYS CHRISTMAS LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE--THIS ONE IS DONE IN BLUE AND SILVER AND IS IN THE CORNER OF THE LR


THE NUTCRACKERS AND SNOWMEN MAKE THE TRANSITION INTO THE DINING ROOM. .


THIS IS  ONE OF MY FAVORITES ON DISPLAY IN THE DINING ROOM--OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS TO GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE WE GO. . . .


THIS IS IN THE KITCHEN--SANTAS ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE STOVE.


THIS IS THE DISPLAY IN THE FAMILY ROOM--AND THE LITTLE KIDS ARE WELCOME TO PLAY ANYTHING IN THE FR


OF COURSE, MOTHER NATURE DID SOME DECORATING OF  HER OWN.  THE DOVES ARE HIDING UNDER THE TREE TO FIND SAFETY FROM THE WIND AND SNOW

I HAVE LEFT A FEW THINGS OUT--LIKE THE CANDLE DISPLAY AND THE POINSETTA ON THE DINING ROOM TABLE AND THE DECORATIONS ON THE TOP OF THE PIANO, BUT THIS IS GETTING PRETTY LONG AND YOU ARE PROBABLY BORED.  SO, I WILL JUST SAY--MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE SEASON AS MUCH AS I DO!