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Christmas Tree Care

A real live tree can be a wonderful addition to your home during the Christmas holidays. There is nothing that can quite beat the smell of a fragrant evergreen. Whether you go out into the woods and chop your own, select one from a Christmas Tree farm, or pick one up at one of the numerous road side stands or home improvement stores, you’ll want to keep your tree looking and smelling as fresh as possible for the holidays. Is your tree precut? If so, make sure that you trim another half an inch off of the bottom of the … Continue reading →

Lighted Luminaries for Christmas

Today while driving back from a long, hard day of shopping, we passed through a neighborhood and then had to double back. Each year, the entire neighborhood, which includes many cross-streets get together to put on a show that symbolizes the light of Christ through white paper bag luminaries. This neighborhood puts up the luminaries every year, and they span very far. I confess that we turned off our headlights and drove very slowly by. We had the feeling that we were traveling down a lighted Christmas runway, as the lights went off into the distance. The Christmas decorating around … Continue reading →

Attend a Tree Lighting

If you want something fun to do this weekend or even through next week, consider attending a tree lighting. Now is the time for this fun event in many communities across the country. A tree lighting us just that, the witnessing of the lighting of a Christmas tree in the community. Often it occurs at town park, a town square or other significant location in your town or city. Often, there are other events taking place as part of the event, such as music, carols, games and other forms of entertainment. There may be the opportunity to add your own … Continue reading →

Trunk or Treat Time

This coming Saturday, my family and I will be participating in our church’s annual Trunk or Treat event. This is our second year doing it. Along with the trunks to treat from, there will be free food, music, games, free photos and more. I can’t wait. In case you aren’t familiar with what a Trunk or Treat is, let me explain. Trunkers bring a car or other vehicle and decorate it. The Treaters go around to the various trunks and collect their candy and treats. It is safer than going to unfamiliar houses, and it is a lot of fun. … Continue reading →

Countdown to the Holidays: Getting the Household in Order

Now that the chaos of Halloween is over, I really need to gear up for the upcoming holidays. Truthfully, the thought of it all is overwhelming, so the best way to pursue getting everything done is to break it down into steps that I can easily follow. Today is an easy one to figure out. We’ve been a very busy family in the past two weeks. I’ve been working more, and we’ve had a lot of extra commitments, church and otherwise, so some things in the house have been let go. So today, my goal is to catch up on … Continue reading →

The Backyard: Another Guest Room?

In warmer months, a backyard can serve as another room for both guests and family members. At other times of the year with the help of accented lighting, a yard can provide pretty views. The outdoors is seen by lighting designers as a room exposed to the elements. The hedges are walls and the trees are ceilings while all of their inhabitants, birds, insects and other fauna, are guests and pests, two entities often synonymous with rooms. An attractive feature, such as a colorful flowerbed, is usually highlighted in whatever lighting design is chosen. Night lighting has its advantages. Unlike … Continue reading →