Friday, November 30, 2007

Again, for those that have it all....

I was on my way to the mall the other day, Hallmark to be exact. Along the way there is an Adult Toy Store...don't ask why I know it is there, it just is. I had to laugh out loud, the sign out front said,

"Santa shops here, you should too"Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Roflmao. Santa watches porn and peep girls? Maybe he enjoys a little elf action. OOOHHH that's bad and my mind went really deeply in the gutter on that one.

Anyway, for the guy who has it all...maybe Santa should find him something in the adult toy store.

Speaking of adult toy store, cause my mind is there anyway, what is with all the blow-up decorations in people's yards. Really. My kids LOVE them and want me to litter my yard with them...nothankyouverymuch. They are for every holiday, we actually saw a turkey one. Halloween, blow up Frankenstein. I have yet to see a cupid, but I should speak too loudly someone might make one and patent it and become a millionaire on MY idea.

Guess my decorating is a little more traditional. I love my lighted reindeer, trees and lights on the pines in our yard, nothing that requires air. Sorry to disappoint you kids.

So this weekend is decorating weekend. My mom who clearly stated she WASN'T decorating this year called and asked us over to decorate the tree?!?! LOL. I said, "I thought you weren't decorating?!?!" My sister who just moved back from Hawaii, INSISTED that the tree go up this year and made my mom put it up. (see, even adult children are pushy and demanding. when my kids are adults they BETTER not bring over a blow up Santa for my yard) So we will be helping with the ornaments for her tree.

The kids love ornaments, maybe because we make such a big deal about them. Take each one out carefully, admire it, oh and ah over it, tell the story behind it, etc. I love the ornaments and usually we buy a new one every year for our family members to add to their tree. Amazingly, our trees still aren't full.

One tradition that I started with my kids is with the ornaments, they have a picture frame ornament for every year of their life, with a picture from that year in it. I love them and they love pulling those out of the box and looking at how they looked last year or the year before. PLUS, there is no fighting on WHO puts that one on the tree. *eye roll*

So to save myself more of the "when are we putting up OUR tree" questions, I think we shall put ours up this weekend too. I am going to participate in the Christmas Tour of Homes hosted by Boo Mama!! Should be fun, check it out and join us. It gives you the opportunity to see how others decorate (sorry if you like the blow ups) and a peak into their worlds this holiday season. So I will not be posting any tree pictures of MY house (my share my mom's house early) until the tour begins. :) I know, you all will be awaiting with abated breath. ;)

8 comments:

  1. That's a good tradition to start - a trip to the adult toy store!! You crack me up! I'm not crazy about those big, blow-up Christmas thingy's either - my kids would love them, but notmenothankyouverymuch! See ya.

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  2. Stacie,

    I'm cracking up, you are too funny today! The idea of Santa shopping at an adult "toy" store is so twisted, I love it! (be afraid to look in your stocking, be very afraid!) :) I agree with you on the blow up decorations. They don't look that awful at night, but during the day they lay around on the ground like a deflated balloon, yuk! I had never heard of "BooMama", checked out her site, she's hysterical! Not sure if I want to share my ugly tree again, but I'll be watching for yours! Have a great weekend and have fun with your mom and sis decorating the tree!

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  3. Your kids are SO bringing you a giant blow up Santa in about 10 years!

    Make sure someone takes pictures of your reaction :-)

    Funny post Stacie, brightened my day!

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  4. I should totally take a picture of the blow-up monstrosity that is across the street from us. I'm not kidding, it's HUGE. A big 'ol arch that looks like a candy cane with a blow up Santa AND Frosty. It is truly hideous.

    I did the same thing with ornaments as a child and have started the tradition with my little ones too. We haven't gotten this year's yet but maybe this weekend since our tree is already up.

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  5. Somehow I'm picturing Santa shopping with a big black trench coat...

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  6. Ok, I giggled out loud at that one! I guess the chimney isn't the only place Santa gets dirty :-)

    Oh my god, did I really just write that. Shame, shame on me.

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  7. heheh. maybe you should do a little shopping for *santa*...i bet milk and cookies get a little old, house after house... ;)

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  8. I always got an ornament that had to do with something special from that year, and have started that with my daughter. I like the photo ornament idea as well, maybe I'll start that this year.

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