Simplicity is this year's theme at our house, unlike the guy next door that is determined to win our neighborhood HOA Christmas decorating prize. Every year more and more lights and other christmas-themed paraphernalia show up in his yard. The yard is ablaze with a crap load of whatever he can find at the local Wal-Mart discount bin. I don't think he has heard the term "Less is More".

That said, I to am guilty of stockpiling the Christmas decor. It even has it's own home as the closet under the stairs has been deemed the "Christmas Closet". The stockpile will stay where it is this holiday season. Except for a few of my favorites.

We have two beautiful trees. One is in my formal living room. It stands twelve feet tall. The girth is five and half feet. The tree has been decorated with the new trendy balls that I purchased at Tai Pan Trading. The piano and the couch have been push aside like red-headed step children. Yes, the tree is to big for the room. At first I didn't like how overwhelming the tree was. But we are adapting to it and the dog seems to think the protection of the tree is a prime spot to take a snooze.

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