We generally have the lamest Christmas lights on our street. A few strands of lights onto the bushes, then we can’t find another extension cord and we decide we’re finished. In the past, the quality has been of the level right below someone who didn’t put up any lights.
But this year, Trent’s brother inspired us with a new trick. He sent a video panning the front of his house, white lights outlining all the windows and doors. At the end of the video, we hear Troy’s voice: “Hot glue gun, dude.”
It turns out you can use a hot glue gun to glue your Christmas lights right onto the brick of your house.
Trent and I are a good balance for each other. Trent would race up an unstable ladder with a boiling hot glue gun and climb onto the roof without a second thought and I would see the ladder and decide that we should stick to wrapping lights around the tree trunks as high as we can reach. But we spend 5 minutes bickering and voila, compromise and 3 strands of lights are glued to our home.
No tree up at our house yet, but with it’s sequined pockets filled with treats and anticipation, our advent calendar is a superb catalyst for tantrums. So far it’s caused tears for two out of three days. There’s just something about a project that I spent hours and hours on setting off a fit at 7 AM that really gets me in a festive mood.
I think we’re past all that now (maybe? yes?) and ready to get into the Advent spirit.
We never manage to get it together enough to decorate outside. Maybe when I'm sleeping through the night? Anyway, it doesn't seem like it'd be worth it if I can't do that whole thing from Home Alone with the pretend shadow party. Now THAT'S decorating. I'm sure yours looks nice too though...
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