What have you done today that is Christmassy?

[Mistletoe]

Not today, but on Friday I put the outdoor lights up (not lit). I was disgusted to see that at least half my white mini lights were not working. I really need to find a better brand. Every year I lose a lot of the minis. I actually ran out right near the end, so ordered some more (can't find them in the store). And now I see that part of a strand that's up has stopped working. :mad::crying:

[Bishop1954]

Since my roof is 20+ feet up, I leave my lights up. Come June, I check them out. This year they needed to be replaced and I did that in October (before the Winter chill begins). Now they are ready and I will be doing more today, since it looks like a sub-freezing set of days at starting this weekend. :presents3:

[Mistletoe]

I will be doing more today, since it looks like a sub-freezing set of days at starting this weekend. :presents3:
Oh wow- I just looked at your temps. :cold: Luckily they don't seem to be coming my way- we'll be dropping down into the 40's next Monday and staying there for awhile. I really hope my new lights arrive before then- I really dislike putting them up in the cold!

[Bishop1954]

Oh wow- I just looked at your temps. :cold: Luckily they don't seem to be coming my way- we'll be dropping down into the 40's next Monday and staying there for awhile. I really hope my new lights arrive before then- I really dislike putting them up in the cold!

Yeah, which is why I got my roof lights up early. Looks to have a break in the air come Thanksgiving. Hard to say how deep the freeze in the ground will be by then. Oh well, I'll have to muscle through... lol :treedance:

[Elf_Erv]

l did some Christmas shopping

[Bishop1954]

Wrapped my first present for the season... :xmascandycane:

[Mistletoe]

My replacement white mini lights came the other day. I put them up (all were lit as I was doing it), walked around to the front to make sure everything was all good, and in the time it took me to walk around them, half of my new big strand went out. I tried manipulating them to come back on, but they wouldn't. I ordered another spool and put that up today (in the freezing wind). I finally (fingers crossed!) have them all up and working. :gingerhouse:

[Bishop1954]

Got all the inflatables up for "A Snowman Family Reunion". I will taker a break today and enjoy Thanksgiving and then onto the lights & music for the front yard... :home:

[Mistletoe]

Got all the inflatables up for "A Snowman Family Reunion". I will taker a break today and enjoy Thanksgiving and then onto the lights & music for the front yard... :home:
Music?

[Mistletoe]

I started with lighting the candles in the windows on Thanksgiving night. Black Friday I lit the outdoor lights. Decorated the house on Friday and Saturday and today we decorated the main tree. I still have to tweak the house a bit, as I seem to be decorating sparsely this year for some reason. The front outside lights didn't come on at dusk today like they should have. I was sure I blew something out, but luckily I just manipulated the plugs a bit and they came on.

[Mistletoe]

I went Christmas shopping, just came back from driving around looking at lights in the neighborhood and am about to watch a Hallmark Christmas movie- Undercover Holiday. :santa:

[Bishop1954]

Finishing mailing cards and presents today... :waving:

[Mistletoe]

Went to the Winter Fair

[snowbell1]

Watching christmas movies and going through recipe list i still need to make for christmas eve.:merrychristmas:

[Mistletoe]

Christmas shopping- the roads and stores are packed! :snowman:

[Bishop1954]

Got the final stocking stuffers at the mall... :santa2:

[Elf_Erv]

I listened to 60's and 70's era Christmas music, all day

[Mistletoe]

Wrapped and drove around looking at Christmas lights.

[Bishop1954]

Did some Christmas baking, attached tags to my wife's gifts and cleaned up a bit. :merrychristmas:

[Mistletoe]

Not sure if this counts, but I'm trying to soak in all the Christmas decorations as the time draws near to take them down. :sad elf:

I've also been singing Christmas songs. :candycane1:

[Bishop1954]

That's just about what I was going to say... lol Also where to pack and separate for ease next season. :elf3:

[Elf_Erv]

streaming King's College Christmas Choir

[Bishop1954]

Put together a new CD of various Christmas songs to listen to when I am on my courier route... :tree:

[Elf_Erv]

listening to Christmas music, browsing Christmas lights to buy online. Need some multi-colors for the tree :tree1:

[Bishop1954]

Picked up some new UL lights for the mini tree in the Harry Potter library... :elf3:

[Elf_Erv]

listening to Christmas music all afternoon :tree1:

[Bishop1954]

Probably not as much "Christmas-like", but the tree that will be decorated for Christmas in the library, has been decorated for Thanksgiving... :fall:

[Elf_Erv]

listening to Christmas music, burning a Sugar Plum Christmas candle

[Bishop1954]

Placed some new miniature Harry Potter ornaments on the small library tree (Harry Potter library)... :waving:

[Elf_Erv]

Christmas music all afternoon :presents3:

[HighPriestessIce]

I started making a Krampus flannel shirt to wear all season. it's still a WIP because i want to add some other embellishments but I am happy so far.
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[Bishop1954]

Going through the many crates of Christmas decorations. Since I do not put up as many trees as before, I thought I might donate some of my extra... :presents3:

[Elf_Erv]

burning a Christmas candle, Sugar Cookie and listening to Christmas music. :rudolphsmile::kinky elf:

[Bishop1954]

Cleaning up the front yard. Decorating to begin... :elf1:

[Elf_Erv]

making a list for the Christmas menu:gelf:

[Bishop1954]

Decorating the downstairs family room... :waving:

[Elf_Erv]

listening to Christmas music and burning a Christmas candle :home:

[Mistletoe]

Probably not as much "Christmas-like", but the tree that will be decorated for Christmas in the library, has been decorated for Thanksgiving... :fall:
Do you have a picture? What's on the tree now (I'm trying to imagine it)?

[Mistletoe]

Since I do not put up as many trees as before, I thought I might donate some of my extra... :presents3:
The end of an era!

[Mistletoe]

making a list for the Christmas menu:gelf:
Good idea.

[Bishop1954]

Getting the village on my mantle all lit up... :snowman:

[Mistletoe]

Getting the village on my mantle all lit up... :snowman:
Sounds cozy... :home:

[Elf_Erv]

Christmas shopping this afternoon:presents3:

[Bishop1954]

Got more of the yard done. I'll post a photo later on... :tree:

[HighPriestessIce]

Put my festive AF hat on Batthiew while listening to Lovecraft carols.
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[Bishop1954]

Wrapping presents for shipment and getting stockings ready as well... :giftpeek:

[Elf_Erv]

I listened to Christmas music all day while working on a house project. :santa1:

[Bishop1954]

Finishing the few remaining stockings to go out... :xmaswink:

[Mistletoe]

Put my festive AF hat on Batthiew while listening to Lovecraft carols.
Aw, he's cute.

[Mistletoe]

Listening to Christmas music all day, catching up on here and checking on a few last minute Christmas deliveries coming in.

Finished all my wrapping yesterday.

[Bishop1954]

Baking some pumpkin bread for the neighbors and a friend... :elf3:

[Elf_Erv]

listening to Christmas music, coffee with Christmas peppermint creamer, some Christmas shopping later today :presents3:

[Bishop1954]

Shared Christmas baked goods with next door neighbor... :xmaswink:

[Mistletoe]

Did some quick Christmas shopping. Insane traffic! And just watched Frosty. :snowman:

[Bishop1954]

Did some last minute Christmas stocking for my wife's band members... :waving:

[Mistletoe]

Did some last minute Christmas stocking for my wife's band members... :waving:
Does your wife help you fill the different stockings you give to people?

[Bishop1954]

Does your wife help you fill the different stockings you give to people?

Normally no. She does give suggestions for the gift inside. It usually contains some candy, cocoa packs, microwave popcorn, cookies, small puzzle, a small decorative plush and either a gift card, cash or a silver round. She helps out with the last portion of the stockings as she knows her friends better than I do... :presents3:

[Mistletoe]

Sat and read by the Christmas tree. Made sure the lights and candles were lit in the house for ambiance.

[Bishop1954]

Sat and read by the Christmas tree. Made sure the lights and candles were lit in the house for ambiance.

Great idea!!!! For me, I am setting out a few stockings for 2024 and will fill them over the next months for others... :elf3:

[Mistletoe]

Great idea!!!! For me, I am setting out a few stockings for 2024 and will fill them over the next months for others... :elf3:
I've been saving ideas for gifts as I come across them.

Today the only thing I've done is listened/watched the cozy Christmas coffee shop on youtube.

[Bishop1954]

Watched a saved Hallmark Christmas movie... :waving:

[Mistletoe]

Last night I watched 2 Hallmark Christmas movies. Have been listening to Christmas music today and collected some Christmas things on Pinterest.

[Bishop1954]

Nice coincidence. I also watched a Hallmark movie (Christmas under wraps) and had a village lit. After the movie, I took it down... :tree:

[Mistletoe]

Nice coincidence. I also watched a Hallmark movie (Christmas under wraps) and had a village lit. After the movie, I took it down... :tree:
I was surprised that Hallmark still had some Christmas ones available to watch.

It's so sad to see the decorations go...they have such warmth.

[Bishop1954]

Moved a Christmas item from my living room down to the office. Just too nice to put away... :santa1:

[Mistletoe]

Listened to Christmas jazz while working from home (snow day!).

[Bishop1954]

Moving ther last two items that were upstairs down to the office. Some things I just do not want to put away... lol :dizzy:

[Mistletoe]

I went Christmas shopping. Didn't find anything, but I was trying! :reindeer2:

[Bishop1954]

Purchased a few items for this year's Christmas stockings... :rudolph:

[Mistletoe]

Purchased a few items for this year's Christmas stockings... :rudolph:
The ones in July or December? Or both? :elf1:

[Mistletoe]

Bishop- how did Christmas in July go? :cool:

[Bishop1954]

Changed out the batteries and played the Peanuts interactive figures... :tree:

[Mistletoe]

Listened to the tv special 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" in my car.

[tinkerbell2]

Not done much unless thinking where and how we are going to decorate the tree counts....:elf1:

[Bishop1954]

Nothing wrong with that... lol. Been giving some thought to the front yard and where things are going. :presents1:

[Mistletoe]

Gathering Christmas gift ideas.

[Bishop1954]

Re-did the lights on a couple of wreaths... :santasmile:

[Mistletoe]

I saw a picture of a tree along the lines of the ones in Rudolph and spent time trying to find the place to purchase it (no luck).

[Bishop1954]

Laid out the plans for my front yard display. The theme this year? "Checking it Twice". :home:

[Mistletoe]

Laid out the plans for my front yard display. The theme this year? "Checking it Twice". :home:

Fun! :santa:

The only Christmasy thing I've done today is to play Christmas music while making and eating breakfast and wonder about what to get certain people. I realized I have to put the lights up in less than a month- as soon after Halloween as I can while there's still any bit of warmth in the air!

[Bishop1954]

Yes and this week I go to Hobby Lobby for the sign items... :home:

[Mistletoe]

Today I was researching gift ideas and listening to Christmas music.

Yesterday I finished putting up the lights outside (ran out last weekend and had to order more). I'm doing white and green lights. I hope it won't look too cold without any warm colors. I may not have many outside lights next year as I'm planning on chopping the bushes back next Spring, which will leave the front ones just wood for awhile.

[HighPriestessIce]

Eating an drinking some festive treats while I online shopped for gifts. I've begun listing to silly Christmas mash up songs leading up to December. Once December hits or it snows, I can break out the Bob Rivers Playlist.

[Bishop1954]

Got some of the yard stuff out of storage... :santa1:

[Mistletoe]

I made an ornament out of a photo of 2 of my sisters and I when we were kids.

[Bishop1954]

Fial touches for tomorrow, including a Facebook Christmas post... :santa2:

[Mistletoe]

I finally found a Christmas desktop wallpaper that I like for my new laptop. And was looking to see if paleo people had any ideas for healthier Christmas cookies.

[Bishop1954]

Ordered something I missed from my wife's "Wish List". Not certain when she will get it, but before Christmas 2025 to be sure. Maybe Valentine's Day? :giftpeek:

[Bishop1954]

May not be exactly Christmassy, but I did take down a portion of the family room decorations. :home:

[Mistletoe]

I've been trying for years to find candy canes to hang on my front doors, but none have been what I'm looking for. I did find large Christmas decals that I might give a whirl, though. I've also been singing Christmas carols the last few days. :singing:

[Mistletoe]

Bishop- I did the puzzle that Santa gave me. :santa: I've never done a wooden puzzle before. I was very leery when I saw the shapes of the pieces. And it was quite the challenge with the whole of it not staying stable (locking into place and being stationary), like cardboard(?) puzzles. Thanks for sending it on to me! :elf1:

Do you normally do wooden puzzles?