Mamacita says: We don’t use our front door much unless we have houseguests, and then mainly because we don’t want anybody to risk tripping over something as they follow the tiny path of nonclutter through the garage to the outer door that we mostly use when entering and exiting the house.
No, we don’t really even SEE the front door much, unless it’s December and I’m hanging a big beautiful wreath on said door.
I mention this tonight because said wreath is still hanging on said door. I use my non-use of the door as my main excuse; who remembers what she never sees, after all?
However, whenever we have day after day after day of pouring incessant torrential rain, for some reason I can’t STOP think of that out-of-season wreath hanging on the front door for all the world to see and pass judgment on as it hangs helplessly, in March, and dripping because it’s thoroughly soaked and can’t be brought into the house until it’s completely dried out which will take more weeks and by then I’ll have forgotten about it again and won’t find it until it’s time to hide Easter eggs, and I’ll be so embarrassed at being THAT PERSON who still has a wreath on the door in springtime that I’ll probably seclude myself in the dining room and devour all the Reese’s Eggs in spite of my diabetes and overall fatness.
I’ve been obsessing so much over that soaking wet Christmas wreath that I’ve hardly had time to notice the large black iron basket overflowing with golden balls and candles sitting there on top of the tiny little corner table in the foyer right beside the front door, and which I walk past at least a dozen times a day. Apparently, it has mutant powers and is fighting so hard for survival that it becomes invisible whenever it senses my presence.
I don’t have the excuse of it being soaking wet, either. I haven’t thought up my excuse for leaving it be yet, in fact. If you have any suggestions, please, bring ’em on.
Because the fact is, whenever I DO “see” the basket of golden glowing balls and candles there, it still makes me smile. In fact, I usually smile twice. Once for the general coolness of the black basket full of golden balls and candles, and once because I’m such a tool for having a Christmas basket of balls in my foyer in March.
Come on over and see it. Use the front door so you can see the wreath.
Yep, ADMIT IT, I’M A REDNECK WOMAN,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
or am I just perpetually lazy? I’m both, two parts lazy mixed with four parts Redneck, no need to shake or stir it’s all premixed
Just think, it stays up abother 10 months and when you’re decorating the house for Christmas next year,,, oned less thing to worrry about. U once my lights up until July, and yes they were turned on everynight, since we had one light switch that conrorled like two outlets, the lamp was plugged into one and the lgihts were plugged into the one behind moms china hutch.
After the burned out, mom made me take them down
I had this tree, “4 ft” prelit we got from DG for $20. two years ago, year before last I just let it sit in the living room plugged in fior 10 months, took it and set it on the porch in Augest or Sept after my bf’s son teased me that I let it shrivel to the size it was.
Of course we didn’t relize it was plugged in until we moved it, no telling when the fiber optic lights went out.
I’m going to take a lesson from somebody I met once, a friend of my “mothers”, get a normal size tree, decorate it, then at the end of the season, just stick it in a closet, decorations and all
But I don’t think my bf;’s mom would approve of the tree I want to get, a black artifincal one and put red,. blue and silver decoratons and lights.
I can’t stand stand putting them up or taking them down so I think I’ll have to try that closet trick or putting in a corner somewhere, or why not just leave it where it was? LOL
My point had been, don’t worry about haning that wreath up as long as you want to leave it up. Or anything up for that matter. Unless it’s got some value behind it, sentimental value that is, then you don’t want somebody wondering off with it.
Yep, ADMIT IT, I’M A REDNECK WOMAN,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
or am I just perpetually lazy? I’m both, two parts lazy mixed with four parts Redneck, no need to shake or stir it’s all premixed
Just think, it stays up abother 10 months and when you’re decorating the house for Christmas next year,,, oned less thing to worrry about. U once my lights up until July, and yes they were turned on everynight, since we had one light switch that conrorled like two outlets, the lamp was plugged into one and the lgihts were plugged into the one behind moms china hutch.
After the burned out, mom made me take them down
I had this tree, “4 ft” prelit we got from DG for $20. two years ago, year before last I just let it sit in the living room plugged in fior 10 months, took it and set it on the porch in Augest or Sept after my bf’s son teased me that I let it shrivel to the size it was.
Of course we didn’t relize it was plugged in until we moved it, no telling when the fiber optic lights went out.
I’m going to take a lesson from somebody I met once, a friend of my “mothers”, get a normal size tree, decorate it, then at the end of the season, just stick it in a closet, decorations and all
But I don’t think my bf;’s mom would approve of the tree I want to get, a black artifincal one and put red,. blue and silver decoratons and lights.
I can’t stand stand putting them up or taking them down so I think I’ll have to try that closet trick or putting in a corner somewhere, or why not just leave it where it was? LOL
My point had been, don’t worry about haning that wreath up as long as you want to leave it up. Or anything up for that matter. Unless it’s got some value behind it, sentimental value that is, then you don’t want somebody wondering off with it.
I JUST took down the winter star on my front door and replaced it with a spring wreath, mostly because my mom was coming to town and I knew she would say something about it. She did notice the snowman flag still flying above the garage. Ugh. Rock out the holidays as long as you can, it’s the best time of the year 🙂
I JUST took down the winter star on my front door and replaced it with a spring wreath, mostly because my mom was coming to town and I knew she would say something about it. She did notice the snowman flag still flying above the garage. Ugh. Rock out the holidays as long as you can, it’s the best time of the year 🙂
Just say the basket with gold balls is your Easter basket. As the good doctor (Seuss, that would be) says “Those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.”
Just say the basket with gold balls is your Easter basket. As the good doctor (Seuss, that would be) says “Those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.”