Turtle Mommy

I normally don’t start decorating until Black Friday. I will probably do it before that this year.

I normally put up everything up the weekend after Thanksgiving. I might do it earlier this year. We bought a new home last year with really high ceilings. I,of course had(okay so had is a really strong word..LOL!) to order a new tree. We found a great deal on one from Balsam hill and it is BEAUTIFUL. I want to enjoy it a little longer. We shall see! :sidesplit

This is how it is in our house. We open gifts and have dinner on Christmas Eve. Christmas day is a lazy day at our house. LOL!

Thanks for sharing!

I am so excited for the movies to start!

Thank you. He was an amazing man that was taken from us way before his time. Thank you so very much!

I have done it in the past!

We usually keep things in a spare room or our office.

The Friday or Saturday after Thanksgiving it is going up.

BBW Fresh balsam is my favorite!

Our son passed away in March. He was an active duty Marine. We just did a memorial poker run last weekend and raised over $1,800.00 and a TON of toys for Toys for Tots. We plan to do it every year. We are having our 16 yr old son go and help toys for tots after Thanksgiving. We think it will be good for him to see not everyone is as lucky as him especially during the holidays.

I will also look!

i was also going to say snowmen!

I also got the Martha Stewart one year and really like it. I haven't set it up in a few years. I am on a real tree kick here lately.

Thank you!!!

In years past it was our parents, until they all said they would rather have visa gift cards..score! LOL! Now it is my husband. He normally just buys what he wants through out the year. All the things he likes are extremely expensive. Last year I managed to buy him a new gun that he had wanted. I bought it for him before he could! LOL! This year we are not going to exchange gifts. Our son is currently deployed and will be back on USA soil some point after the holidays. We will be spending a ton of money going to his deployment homecoming. That first hug after sooooooooooooo long will be worth no Christmas presents under the tree for myself or my husband!!

I usually do: Turkey Mashed potatoes corn gravy rolls deviled eggs a bunch of hors d'oeuvres Pies and cookies

We normally get a tree and put it up Thanksgiving weekend.

I have been listening already!

Sounds like ds who is 11! Must be the age. I will be watching this thread for some ideas!!

This but replace with boys.

I am hoping to spend less..we shall see.

What a neat idea!! I have a mental list going. My boys have already started their lists.

Great ideas!!

Here too. If we still lived up north I would be buying toys for my nieces and nephews but living so far away I just send gc's.