4 Hours and Still Decorating

I recall Jess asking me how it could take so long to decorate a Christmas tree. Well, I have 30 years worth of ornaments all tucked away in their rightful homes that must be unwrapped and carefully placed. I do not linger on sentiments or read the boxes because that would double my time. I have made it through 2 bins, 1 left to go. I think I used 10 strings of lights this year and probably 5 or 6 strands of beads. I haven't even begun to put all the snow globes, wine bottle holders, or candles out. This is tough work and all I can say is thank god my mom will be here after Christmas because I want her to help pack this up. I suppose I better get back to it and put Ryan's 4 ornaments up and finish out that last bin. Poor Ryan, 4 NASCAR ornaments can't quite compete with all the skates and skaters.

This makes me ponder a thought-when the baby arrives, I can handle a couple years worth of ornaments for him/her but after that, I am going to have to get the kid his or her own Christmas tree. Where in the world will I put it? Maybe I will start with a 3 foot one in the kids room. Hmmm...maybe I will do the same with Ryan's poor ornaments. That or he has to buy me a larger house to put a second tree up in or a larger one :)