Deck the Halls....

Yesterday, Saturday, December 6, we started decorating for Christmas. We started around noon and worked all afternoon up till suppertime. Then I went off to the Missouri Southern basketball game, and Leslie continued working on the decorations. I did put up the garlands and lights, and the tree and lights. Meanwhile Leslie did everything else, from putting away the normal things and replacing them with Christmas items, including hanging the ornaments on the tree. The picture below shows Leslie early in the project.
We can't decorate for Christmas without playing Christmas music, and the very first music we must hear, year after year, is the Ray Conniff singers (see below). The reason we do this is that my parents had this record and played it at Christmastime, and I always associate Christmas with the Ray Conniff singers. It's dorky, I know, but it's necessary.

The next two pictures show the finished product, after Leslie spent all Sunday afternoon finishing up. Now we have the Christmas spirit.

The "Tree Corner" all finished, above.

It's nice to have the garland lights on the stairs, because we don't need to turn on the overhead light to go up or down the stairs at night. It gives a warm feel to the house.

We wish you a Merry Christmas!