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Christmas Decorations
Topic Started: Dec 4 2009, 11:15:54 AM (230 Views)
Melibeam
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I have given in to the pressure and decided to put up some decs and the tree afterall. I really was not going to bother this year but then felt bad for the kids.

Anyway went into the garage and pulled out boxes marked christmas decorations etc. I found some stuff that had not seen light of day since we lived in the UK, and got a few nice surprises seeing stuff I had forgotten I had. I now have a nice gold reindeer and a santa ornament outside the front door, and a battered old christmas wreath attached to the front door. I have not used them here before as Jason thinks they are horrible, but he is out now so can put them out in peace :lol:

Anyway got the tree but cannot find the base, so for now the poor old tree is laying across the sofa in the family room :lol:

I have been to Bunnings to buy another base but they are out of stock :no: The woman there suggested a bucket filled with sand, but I dont fancy that and dont want to have to buy a bag of sand just for that :no:

Any suggestions on where or what I can use that is cheap ??? The tree is quite big and heavy, about 6ft high, so need something strong and sturdy (had thought of just getting Jason to stand there holding it) :whistle:

I have not tried the lights yet, whats the betting none of them will work :wink:
Edited by Melibeam, Dec 4 2009, 11:17:57 AM.
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go to the tip, bet you someone has put an old tree out that you can get the base off.
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Melibeam
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Problem sorted, I have used the outdoor umbrella base :thumbsup:

Now I am trying to untangle the lights :no:
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Melibeam
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All done, its not looking too bad considering all the decs and lights are years old :yes:

Zac playing xbox next to tree, refused to move or turn off xbox for photo :she:

It just needs lots of presents underneath now :wink:


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Melibeam
Dec 4 2009, 05:17:25 PM
All done, its not looking too bad considering all the decs and lights are years old :yes:

Zac playing xbox next to tree, refused to move or turn off xbox for photo :she:

It just needs lots of presents underneath now :wink:


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Your wall colour looks the same as ours :thumbsup:

Looks good Mel. Need to get Kevan to get our stuff out of the shed. The boxes have to sit open for a day or two outside to make sure nothing is living in there. Open the boxes, spray lots and leave for a day :blushing:
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Melibeam
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Lol, I had quite a few spiders crawl out from the boxes as I was emptying them, nothing nasty though, just a few Daddy Long Legs :lol:
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Hevs
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Nice Mel! Gonna do ours this weekend :yes:
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on our road about 5 houses are all decked out ... the electric bills on this street must be astronomical!!

we will be putting our tree up the week before christmas ... the house is just too small to have it up any longer :D :lol:


funny to think this might be our last christmas in sheffield/uk :giggle:
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We never got round to it, too much puke :barf: maybe do it later.... :sick:
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ours all went up this weekend. All solar lights so no extra power bills and no forgetting to switch on or off :thumbsup:
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We were going to do ours yesterday all solar like Heather so no big bills .The inside ones not done as Matt put the lights in the garage & something has eaten through the cables,plus he has some bug that has kept him on the loo since yesterday evening & the kids wont do it without him .He goes back to work for 2 weeks tonight so have an hour after school to get it done :ooer:
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Be warned, if its the same bug as the one we have no one will be doing the tree for a few days :whistle: :crazy:
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ohippy
Dec 7 2009, 09:45:17 AM
ours all went up this weekend. All solar lights so no extra power bills and no forgetting to switch on or off :thumbsup:
oh i like the sound of those - would be flipping useless here in December though
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Dec 7 2009, 12:25:24 PM
Be warned, if its the same bug as the one we have no one will be doing the tree for a few days :whistle: :crazy:
Hope he has your bug as he is a total w##ker :crazy:
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:giggle:
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