To think there is no point in putting up a Christmas tree if you can't find/ aren't willing to look for the decorations.

[LynetteScavo]

We have a tree (wonky- the angel is almost lying down)

We have lights (the out door ones on the indoor tree, buy hey).

And no baubles.

Surely you would find everything before you put up the tree?

Not necessarily. You can put the tree up and then go find the decorations.

It would be a bit odd to have the tree up for days and still not bother.

Can't you find them? Will you have to buy some more or are they likely to be hiding somewhere?

I thought this thread was going to be about me

We got a tree two weekends ago but neither me nor DH can find our baubles or decorations. So we have just had lain fairy lights on it. Though DH went to Sainsys this afternoon and got a box of 18 gold baubles in the sale for £2. Don't know when we will put them up though...

My tree is up with lights, but I just can't be arsed this evening.
Dd walked in, said the tree was shit, and walked out.

my tree was put together a couple of days before it got decorated (it was a new tree and I assembled it just to check all the pieces were there and nothing was broken)

No, Hect!

Why the hell should I go and find them under the 20 bikes, only one of which belongs to me?

I have had do absolutely everything else today - shopping/cleaning/cooking/laundry. And I'm feeling poorly. DH has his annual hangover after last nights works party.

And DS2 ate my specially saved and hidden Christmas Cheese balls. And my mother came round yesterdatand tidied up and put everything in piles. DS2's school report should not be piled between a cox & and cox brochure and the argos catalogue. The house was not messy, so why the piles I've no idea.

But no one else is going to find them. So I may well have to fork out £2 on some new ones. Which means another trip to the shop. Arghhh!

I want everything to be just right, and when it isn't I get so frustrated.

I have shouted and ranted

DS1 has baracaded himself into his room. When I told him to open it or there would be a consequence he told me I always said that and there never was any consequence. So then I gave DS2 a lecture outside DS1's room about how all our consequences have actions, even if we don't notice them. Sometimes the consequence is that we make other people unhappy. Oh, I'm so hard.

I need to get into DS1's room to sort it out because the plasterer is coming tomorrow. DS1 doesn't care, and doesn't like me. I don't like me either right now. I have said fuck in front of the DC rather a lot today. Don't quote me on this when I post in the future that I only swear when the DC are in bed.

If DH had just waited to put up the tree.....

I would feel exactly the same as you do OP.

But I am a control freak

get down to b+q and buy a load. problem solved.

Yes, I am a control freak.

Tomorrow I will buy all new decs.

DS1 hasn't had any food this evening. I did a roast - but his is still baracaded in. He has let DS2 in, they laughed a lot.

I have cut off wireless connection so he can't go on the internet. .

Please hold fast and sort it as a grown up. One day they and you laugh about this, (I hope) xx

no. I was asking CAN'T you find them. Not can't YOU find them.

No, I have briefly looked, but the garage is such a mess I'm pretty sure I won't be able to find them without some effort. Which I think someone else in this family should put in.

DS1 was supposed to be looking, but when I checked on him he was sitting on a bike pretending to ride it.

I've not put up our tree yet. I just can't be bothered tbh. It's really tatty. I saw one on Saturday reduced to £50! I thought well I can think of better uses for £50.

Well, yes indeed. I'm beginning to think Christmas is over rated.

you can have some of my tree decorations

dd was sobbing on tuesday 'please dont make me put anymore decorations on the tree'

we do have rather a lot and ran out of space

Thank you! I would drive by and get them right now, but I am intoxicated.