to think Christmas trees are a bloody nightmare

[mrskeithrichards]

Took us ages to find it, detangle lights, re string baubles rearrange the living room to squeeze it in, a mild shock thanks to ds mucking about with the box on the lights as I was putting them on the tree, blocking the Hoover with tinsel and a near topple.

It's sitting flashing merrily at the back of my living room, rendering our table out of use and leaving no space for drying clothes. It looks like someone loaded a canon with tinsel and fired !it directly at the stupid squint thing.

But, despite all that, I wouldn't have it any other way!

aaah...the joys..... only today myself and DH had a huge arguement over an attempt at putting up some fairy lights on the window. i honestly dont know how people do it! what started out as a great idea turned into a near death nightmare! the use of drawing pins is where it went wrong as they kept pinging out the frame. im balancing on the edge of the sofa and felt myself slowly edging sideways and fall off, straight on the easel...ouch then dh tries to save the day and put them up himself and manages to drop the box of pins that my dd3 then stands on. more ouch the lights are now back in the loft...sod it!

Sparkling Cat has leapt into ours twice and has been batting the baubles all evening. Half the chocolates have been eaten from it. I am ready to pack it away again.

Why do we bother?!

If I lived on my own I wouldn't bother diddie.

Sorry keith.

hmmm... if you squint....the lights look quite pretty downs a little more alchohohol

I've cracked open the Christmas Bacardi. I finished the Christmas Baileys last week.

lol my dh is a beer brewer, no we arent alcoholics but when a new xmas brew is made.. you have to try it before its sold!