Busy, Busy, Busy

Wow, after my trip home 

where I decorated my parents' home,

I jumped right into decorating my place.

After work on Friday I start 
packing away all of Thanksgiving.

Then on Saturday morning I bring in
all the boxes full of Christmas goodies.

I unpack everything and display.

That takes most of the day because of all
the unpacking from their original boxes
plastic bags and Styrofoam.

Sunday morning the lights and garland
go up on the house.

That takes about 3 hours.

Then I bring in and start building the tree.

 I unfold every branch on one level 

till it looks nice and full 

then move to the next level.

By this time my back is aching 

and I'm losing interest in Christmas

but I can't stop now.

I have to string lights on the tree.

That's about ten strings

where I try to wrap each limb and

I fuss over the bubble lights

to make them stand straight up.

Another two to three hours.

After that I go outside and replace 

the burned out bulbs on the house.

Have you ever plugged in a string of lights 

and only half the string lights up?

This year only half of my pine garland lit up.

Here's what I use as a life saver..

I have owned "The Lightkeeper Pro" for four years

and have used it with success every year.

It will sense which bulb is burned out along the string, 

it beeps as you pass over the culprit.

You can also plug a bulb socket from the string

into this "gun" and pull the trigger.

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It sends a surge through the string and trips 

the bypass on the burned out bulb,

causing the rest of the string to light up.

I'm telling you it works! 

You can usually find the "Lightkeeper Pro"

 at Lowes or Home Depot or online.

Now that the hard part's done,

the family will help decorate the tree

sometime during this week.

Then I get to haul all the boxes

out to the garage.

To quote Professor Hinkle,

"Busy, Busy, Busy"

Frosty The Snowman

Thanks for stopping by

and Merry Christmas!