I love the day after Thanksgiving. Not because you will find me in line at Best Buy having spent the night in a tent. But because it finds me up in the attic bringing down all the Rubbermaid bins chock full of Christmas past.
I vowed that I wasn’t going to do it this year. We have been on the look out for a pre-lit/pre-decorated pink Christmas tree. However, as the weather cools and the Christmas music begins…I just can’t help but get into the merriment. Christmas has always been my favorite time of year.
As a start to the holidays I thought Kim from Ilax Studio had a great question for the day after Thanksgiving:
What do you think of those airblown holiday decorations that people put in their yards? Cute or tacky? Would you put one in your yard?
Personally, I don’t like them. I think they are very tacky – especially when all the air is out of them during the day. It’s depressing. Even when they are as cute as the Peanuts one I have featured on this post ~ I still don’t like them.
I like lawn ornaments for Christmas. Our family is one of the first ones to get in the car and tour the neighborhoods oooohhing and ahhhhing over all the festive homes. However I like them like this:
I’m old fashioned that way.
So how about you????? How will you be spending Black Friday and what are your thoughts about these blow up lawn ornaments?
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I’m with you. I do NOT like the blow-up yard decorations!
I, too, enjoy the holiday lights. And, since I’ve decided to play music at some seniors assisted living facilities for the holidays, I’ll be spending the next few weeks practicing Christmas and Hanukkah songs!
At work, we have this old train engine on display. They put a blow up Santa in the engineer’s place. He hangs out the window and waves at passersby. The first year, his blower was on a timer and the first morning, when staff came to work he was hanging limply over the side of the engine like he had been shot. Must have scared some little kids! They took him off the timer and he doesn’t look bad though generally I don’t like those kind of things. Day after Thanksgiving usually is my favorite time too, but I had the blahs this year. Come over to my blog and read about it in a little while.