As many of you know, we did not bring any of our seasonal decorations to England. Knowing we would be short on space and storage, we chose to put all of our decorations, including Christmas, into permanent storage until we return to the states. Therefore, decorating our house for Christmas this year was going to be a challenge. We knew we would either buy a new tree or purchase a real one. Luckily, we did neither!
While up in the attic one day, Tony noticed a Christmas tree box. The owner of the house had left several things behind and told us to use whatever we needed. Did he mean the Christmas tree too? Surely he wouldn't mind. So, a few days after Thanksgiving, we got the box down. Inside, we were pleased to find not one, but three Christmas trees. OK, one had a broken stand and was about the size of Sarah and another seemed to be missing something too, but we were determined to make it work. Since no one could agree on lights, etc, I decided everyone could have a tree of their own.
Sarah put hers upstairs and chose colored lights, purple balls and fuchsia garland. Eric's went in the dining room and had white lights and gold balls. (The balls were purchased at a clearance store and were very affordable) The main tree went in the living room. It was decorated in red and white with a few British ornaments. There was even a tree shirt in the box!
The kids did get to pick out new stockings. We were excited to have a mantle to hang them on this year! We used the decorations the kids made at school and Sarah made a wreath to hang over the fireplace. By the end of the day, our house was ready for the holidays and it finally started to feel like Christmas. Fa la la la la..la la la la.
Hope you had fun decking your halls too!
While up in the attic one day, Tony noticed a Christmas tree box. The owner of the house had left several things behind and told us to use whatever we needed. Did he mean the Christmas tree too? Surely he wouldn't mind. So, a few days after Thanksgiving, we got the box down. Inside, we were pleased to find not one, but three Christmas trees. OK, one had a broken stand and was about the size of Sarah and another seemed to be missing something too, but we were determined to make it work. Since no one could agree on lights, etc, I decided everyone could have a tree of their own.
Sarah put hers upstairs and chose colored lights, purple balls and fuchsia garland. Eric's went in the dining room and had white lights and gold balls. (The balls were purchased at a clearance store and were very affordable) The main tree went in the living room. It was decorated in red and white with a few British ornaments. There was even a tree shirt in the box!
The kids did get to pick out new stockings. We were excited to have a mantle to hang them on this year! We used the decorations the kids made at school and Sarah made a wreath to hang over the fireplace. By the end of the day, our house was ready for the holidays and it finally started to feel like Christmas. Fa la la la la..la la la la.
Hope you had fun decking your halls too!
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