r family tradition is nothing up until the day after Turkey day and then watch out cause u can stand back and c the house transformed into a winter wonderland...
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We take the tree down a few days after Christmas....I like the house to be back to normal for New Years Day. Gee, I don't even have the tree up and I'm thinking when I'll take it down.....lol
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My mum had a big christmas tree at her last house but now she is a much smaller house she gave away her tree. This morning I found a really cheap 2 part christmas tree at a garage sale so bought that and took off the top part, I've just put that portion and plaster of parised it in a small pail. The top half is the perfect size ofr her talbe top, I will decorate it and give to her for this year.
No decos up though
No tree no deco's for Christmas up yet. Got two wreaths not sure which I will put up, Gina made me one and the other one I had bought before. Probably use the one Gina made me as it has a Redbird on it and I so love them.
Will take tree down day after New Years
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The first Satuday of December is always when I put mine up. Gowing up we decorated for Christmas then, but my mom wouldn't allow the tree to be put up until Christmas Eve. This was a custom when she was growing up. The tree doesn't come down after the New Year.
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Most people of German descent use to wait till Christmas Eve to put their tree up. Is your Mom from Germany or other European country? When I lived in Germany (eons ago) my hausfrau put hers up on the Eve. She could not understand why EX and I put ours up earlier.
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Thought for the Day If you didn't start your day with a smile, its not too late to start practicing for tomorrow.~~~God Bless All
If we use our artificial tree it goes up the day after Thanksgiving.But, if we use a real tree it's usually around the 13th of Dec. This year we are going to try to make it special because of my mom's health.
When I was a kid we had a real tree, we lived on a farm and trees were plentiful, since we've moved state many years ago we have fake trees as the real ones don't last more than a few days with all the heat and humidity and I'd rather have the tree in a feild or the forest to live longer
I have not had a real tree since I lost my beloved hubby. He loved the smell of the pine and that spray stuff does not smell like a real tree. I have artificial and guess I will from now on.
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Thought for the Day If you didn't start your day with a smile, its not too late to start practicing for tomorrow.~~~God Bless All
In order to find his equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God... Stephen Braveheart 
Friendship is like the sun, it just makes you feel better! 
