Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for December 06, 2020

He WAS enjoying the – oh, never mind.

It looks like to me they were both stalling.

This year I am going to take Arlo’s side for Christmas.

Made my back ache just thinking about it.

Will be repacking in smaller containers this year and only the lightest large items into the big totes.

Boy howdy, does this seem familiar.

Get the decorations up Arlo, then you can settle down with your wife.

One of my daughters friends once observed that “It looks like Christmas barfed all over the inside of your house.” We wouldn’t have it any other way. :)

Is ‘Enjoying the holidays’ a thing?

If you don’t enjoy decorating – why do it?

I’ve always found the day after Thanksgiving to be perfect for starting the Christmas decorations and getting into the spirit.

With no family visiting, my wife decided we should start Thanksgiving Day…

I’m definitely with Arlo on this one!!

I’m assuming that Arlo is Labor and Janis is Management.That’s how it works at my place.

Good luck to you all! :-)

i know it is work but I’d love to say THANK YOU to all of my neighbors who put up the lights on their houses. I love discovering them.

Now to those of you who had dead inflatables all over your yards during the day…bah humbug. That’s not festive.

HELLidays !

A man’s work around the house is never ending.

You don’t have to, you know…

“Back to enjoying the holidays”??? December will be the same as March, April, May, June, July, August, September and November……staying home and watching TV.

Non-americans have an advantage: they don’t have to wait for a holiday at the end of November to ramp up for Christmas. I observe that in Canada there are two seasons: getting ready for Canada Day, and getting ready for Christmas.

Nice try though……

This is why I have cut way back on my decorations. I don’t even bother with a tree – just a couple dozen of my most treasured Christmas items go out on tables so I can enjoy the season.

Decorating is one of the chief ways I enjoy the holidays. (not something to get out of the way)

When we finally managed to buy the Victorian of my dreams, She went all ape-guano with Winter Solstice: A tree (red & gold) in the living room, a tree (white & gold) in the parlor, a garland down the railing from upstairs with a big honkin’ red velvet bow on the newel post, a wreath on the front door, 21 (IIRC) electric candles in windows, various & sundry table runners, centerpieces, etc………

I got laid off; we had to sell it & move into a crappy little rental shoebox (2000sf smaller); a 2’ pre-decorated tree. Take it out of its garbage-bag protection, set it on the table, and Bob’s yer uncle; I loved it!!

This year, back surgery gone bad precludes my dragging all the crap down from the attic of our current Victorian. What’s that about clouds, silver, etc.?

I’m with Arlo, especially with no kids. Humbug.

Decades ago I learned that leaving the “decorating” part off made for a much nicer Holiday.

Why do it at all? I’ve always wonder why someone would put up a Christmas tree the day before Christmas like in movies and TV… Why bother???

Putting up the decorations ushers in winter for me. After emigrating Canada the Mrs started putting up decorations on November 12 and we have done so ever since. We have also stopped trying to put everything up on one day and have spaced it out to the point where we have it all completed by November 30th and after we celebrate by her trimming my beard after the month of Movember . (Movember (a portmanteau of the Australian-English diminutive word for moustache, “mo”, and “November”) is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s suicide. )

SHE was the one brought the mugs of hot grog!

Been there. Done that. Last weekend.

Amen! The day after Thanksgiving every year. Argh!! But, now that they are up, I can relax until at least the first week of 2021. If only I could convince my wife it’s not redneck to leave them up ALL year.

Get the stuff down, put the stuff up and maybe if you are both not to worn out Janis might let you unwrap a fun gift of two!

Ah, idyllic just like Heaven. (At least for a great many people.) Except for the putting up of the festive lights and other paraphernalia for him.

i once left my Christmas tree up for 9 years