Lights

In my weak attempt to decorate for the holidays I am proud to announce - I now have lights outside.

Thanks to HB, of course.

The front is all aglow in a variety of colors - the back shimmers with white.

If he keeps this up I will be having my family spend the holiday outside as it looks more like Christmas out there.

The other thing I am contemplating...Leaving them up. The back yard at least.

I know that some might think that's very white trash of me. But it actually looks good.

It will save me (ok, HB) from having to do it for any function I may want to have in the future.

I know - it only takes a little time to put up but its the searching for them when I need them again that worries me.

There is no storage or organization in my life. I am happy that I remember where I work everyday and where to locate my daughter after school.

When someone (ok, HB) asks for anything. Something simple, like... A screwdriver. First of all, your lucky that I have one. If I have one. Then your gonna need to wait a few minutes. I need to dig for it. I need to move boxes and lift things to get to it. Then after I show you the different instruments that resemble a screwdriver (to me anyway), maybe we will have hit pay dirt and you will have your screwdriver.

But by then an hour and a half has passed - you forget what you needed the tool for in the first place. Or, you are so tired after putting all the boxes back, then leaning on the closet to make sure it shuts so that nothing comes tumbling out. Why bother.

So this is why I want to keep the lights outside.

Makes sense to me.