Decking the Halls Has Begun

Typically I'm very against decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving has had its moment in the spotlight. But I'm not hosting Thanksgiving at my house this year, so no one will be here to know!! And I'm desperate to get the whole house decorated completely before the weekend is over.

So today, my attic threw up into my bedroom. Literally 90% of my attic has turned out to be boxes of Christmas stuff. Trees...decorations...wreaths...ornaments...lights...dishes...you name it. It's crazy! I locked the cats downstairs (because all I'd need is a cat lost in the recesses of the attic) and began to drag out boxes and bags. I'm not really sure where I'm going to sleep tonight, actually, because of all the stuff.

But the decorating madness has begun. So far I have one room mostly done. I do my rooms in themes, and my dining room is halfway through an Americana makeover anyway. So I decided to just carry it out by making that the Americana Christmas room. I have the tree up and decorated in red, gold, and silver. I can't officially finish that room until the rest of the house is done, since the dining room table becomes the common collection ground for most other Christmas decorating transition material. But at least I can go to bed with one tree completed.

Now if only I can learn to keep Braeya out of it. Kaegan remembers from years gone by. He pauses to sniff and occasionally chew on a branch, but he remembers that is his limit. Braeya...well...what she's going to come up with remains to be seen. It could be an intersting year.