Juke99
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OK..so every year, I drive around with the Almost Mrs Juke and we look at houses that are decorated for Christmas...we bring dinner (a "no no" eating in my car, but I waive the rule for the holiday) crank up the Christmas CD's and off we go.
A few years ago I decided it would be helpful to write up citations for people who break some of my rules for decorating and leave said citation in their mail box...
I thought it might be helpful to enlist your help in adding to my list...
1- You can only have ONE Santa in your decorations. Two and three Santa's is a huge blunder. There's only ONE Santa. You screw up the brains of kids when they see several.
2- Icicle lights. Lovely. I am sick of them. But that in and of itself, is not citation worthy. On the other hand, COLORED icicle lights is a huge infraction. The point of icicle lights is to make the house look like it has icicles hanging from it. It is self defeating if the icicles are colored....I dunno about you but I've never seen colored icicles (Winicki may have when he was a kid...but he'd really rather not talk about his "lost years")
3- If you have a tree lit, you CANNOT extend the lights from the house to the tree and leave the dangling ones connecting HOUSE AND TREE lit. Makes the damn place look like a used car lot.
4- Ya CANNOT mix more than 2 types of lights. (In fact, I have become more open minded about this. I used to only allow one type of light) So, if you have those BIG OLD ones and little ones too that is sorta ok...but to add the new sparkly type in addition to the two old fashioned ones is a definite cause for a note in your mailbox.
5- A simple one. If you are going to take the time to hang lights, uh, can you please hang them straight??? Really, it's not asking all that much.
6- If I notice that you are one of those types who leaves the lights on the house all year (Uh, like Hos for instance) you are not allowed to turn them on for Christmas either. I don't know why I have this rule. I just do.
7- I am not buying the "Christmas tree in the front window" look...unless there are outside lights too. If you have no outdoor decorations, don't think you are going to get a double hit for your money but simply opening the blinds to show everyone whats INSIDE the house. Keep your damn blinds closed.
OK...there are more...But I don't want to squash your chance to add to the list.
So now remember, it can't be that you don't LIKE the look of a house...it has to be an infraction that is based on objective, critical, thought...like my #6 for instance.
Thanks for your help...If you've already received a note from me in your mailbox, uh, sorry?
A few years ago I decided it would be helpful to write up citations for people who break some of my rules for decorating and leave said citation in their mail box...
I thought it might be helpful to enlist your help in adding to my list...
1- You can only have ONE Santa in your decorations. Two and three Santa's is a huge blunder. There's only ONE Santa. You screw up the brains of kids when they see several.
2- Icicle lights. Lovely. I am sick of them. But that in and of itself, is not citation worthy. On the other hand, COLORED icicle lights is a huge infraction. The point of icicle lights is to make the house look like it has icicles hanging from it. It is self defeating if the icicles are colored....I dunno about you but I've never seen colored icicles (Winicki may have when he was a kid...but he'd really rather not talk about his "lost years")
3- If you have a tree lit, you CANNOT extend the lights from the house to the tree and leave the dangling ones connecting HOUSE AND TREE lit. Makes the damn place look like a used car lot.
4- Ya CANNOT mix more than 2 types of lights. (In fact, I have become more open minded about this. I used to only allow one type of light) So, if you have those BIG OLD ones and little ones too that is sorta ok...but to add the new sparkly type in addition to the two old fashioned ones is a definite cause for a note in your mailbox.
5- A simple one. If you are going to take the time to hang lights, uh, can you please hang them straight??? Really, it's not asking all that much.
6- If I notice that you are one of those types who leaves the lights on the house all year (Uh, like Hos for instance) you are not allowed to turn them on for Christmas either. I don't know why I have this rule. I just do.
7- I am not buying the "Christmas tree in the front window" look...unless there are outside lights too. If you have no outdoor decorations, don't think you are going to get a double hit for your money but simply opening the blinds to show everyone whats INSIDE the house. Keep your damn blinds closed.
OK...there are more...But I don't want to squash your chance to add to the list.
So now remember, it can't be that you don't LIKE the look of a house...it has to be an infraction that is based on objective, critical, thought...like my #6 for instance.
Thanks for your help...If you've already received a note from me in your mailbox, uh, sorry?
