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so are all your decorations up then? I get a bit excited over christmas, but seem to have several eye leakages quietly to one side before going for it with the other 2 children. it is so hard mind you the house looks lovely. are you all decoration happy? Jenni xx how to be a velvet bulldoser
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Hi Jenni,
I bet your house looks lovely but I can understand how hard it was doing it with just the two children.
We have got the boxes down from the loft but I haven't opened them yet.
I do like the house when it is decorated but I can't really be bothered doing it! (Scrooge!).
I'll probably do a bit each day.
Doreen xx
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I felt like you Doreen but my 8 year old was up at 6.30 to open his advent calendar and asking to put the tree up by 8! I realise I am so lucky Jenni. I'm sure Bernice will love the decorations. Take care.
Julie
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Yes mine are up my sister came round yesterday and very kindly got it out of the attic and put it up for us , i keep the decorations in a cupboard were i can get at them so i put them out, my four year old is so happy x
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umm well no not yet! but will be shortly. tree this year as having christmas at home this time,well 1 st time in new place. need few decorations aswell. then its huby up ladder to fix them up. oh jenni i love it get excited and my dad well hes like little boy again ahh. melly cuddly cats make my world seem so much more fun
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Hi there, I have mine up and have we have put some up each day since the 1st of December, Lia absolutely loves it and scrunches her face up with delight when I put the tree lights on, she's very excited.......Alisonn xxx 
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Our decorations go up two days before Christmas day and that's when daddy buys the tree, so not yet!
I love it too!
Love,
Amanda
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Yes our halls are decked with boughs of holly, tra la la la la la la la la......  YES I'VE CHANGED, PAIN DOES THAT TO PEOPLE.
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mine will be up at the weekend. as it's hubby's bday today so they always go up the weekend after.
today i return to work after a year away and i feel very nervous. wish me luck. hope everyone is ok
take care lynne
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Good luck Lynne with your first day back at work!
Julie, I love your tree! It must have taken you a long time to do.
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Now we know what she was REALLY doing on Saturday when she couldn't spare the time to come out for lunch with us Dor!
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Yes, now we know! 
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last year i put nothing up .We got it down and asked Jamie to do it .Did he no put half the tree up other on the floor next day the same .So i just put it away again .Then Jamie said ohh would it be nice if we had some up NOOOOO IT WAS ALL OVER THE FLOOR FOR 2 DAYS NOOOOOO.  cHRISTINE  The chocolate eating housewife ...The washer woman .....naughty lady
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Traditionally, If I had been home in South Wales thirty years ago we would only have Holly and Mistletoe as decorations. Most older people would have two celebrations. One for Children ie presents etc etc and the other (main) including Dinner on the 25th to celebrate the Winter Solstice .
Now though things have changed and everything is commercialised and tacky. I can still remember being overawed by having a Cadbury's selection box, Satsuma's and nuts as presents on the 25th.
It was also the only day in the year when my father and uncle both smoked cigars. That smell hung round for weeks after. I was also allowed a glass of watered down home made Elderberry wine.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Hi
we have all the decks up I really love Christmas
I love seeing the childrens faces when they see trees lite etc
some-times I feel like a child my-self (nothing odd there then)
Mary L
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Our decorations go up the weekend before Christmas. If they go up too soon I get really fed up with them. But I love Christmas, as does my daughter (she's 37) and we're both very excited already
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Our decorations go up a week before- usually when school has finished for the hols and I can get into the mood. I love Christmas too- we don't have kids but I still enjoy it all and have built up our own traditions over the year . I always buy one new bauble for the tree each year. It has to be a traditional glass one. I've also got all my mum's and my in laws tree decorations, many of which are older than me.I love lots of candles -they create a wonderful atmosphere when it's cold and dark outside. The house always seems so empty though once everything is taken down. 
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