We're expecting our first measurable snow of the season tomorrow. Today was a very mild day with highs in the mid 50s, so I wanted to take advantage of the warm weather to get the Christmas decorations up on the house. However, I slept until almost Noon. Ugh. I only got 4 hours of sleep last night, so I was tired, and I also used my new sleep mask, the Hibermate. Wow, that sleep mask sure block out the light, and it let me sleep a really long time. I also wanted to clean up the dog deposits in the yard, and also trim all the bushes down to their winter length. Alas, half the day was already wasted when I slept so late.
I have to say, hanging Christmas lights is probably one of my least favorite things to do, along with painting, and possibly visiting the dentist. So I wasn't really looking forward to it anyhow. It never fails, no matter how delicately I place the lights in the storage boxes, when I open them back up the following year, it's a complete disaster. This year was no different. It took almost an hour to get everything sorted out. And, there are always lights that get burned out, so getting all the bulbs burning was a big challenge too.
About 3 hours later, about half the lights have been strung. I put C7 lights up on the roof, and then icicle lights on the gutters. I also put a strand of lights in each of the bushes out front. Got the lights up on the house, but didn't have time to get the lights in the bushes. At the last minute (well after the sun went down), I decided to trim the bushes anyhow. They really needed it, and I wanted to get it done before the snow hits tomorrow. Finally about 730 pm, I finished. Perhaps in another couple of days, when it warms back up a little, I get the lights in the bushes.
All in all, it's beginning to look (a little) like Christmas. Probably within the next week or so, we'll dig out the Christmas decorations for inside the house. Another day I'm not looking forward to.
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