Decorating your Christmas Tree..fess up time

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Zaphod

Well.. you know the way that a Lioness will protect her cubs at all costs?

Confess.. do you decorate your Christmas tree with an equal level of propriety and protectiveness? Ok so you let the kids help..awww bless.. but as soon as they have gone to bed do you 'just tweak' i.e. totally redo it? What happens if someone goes near it?

Just askin' like

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DemantoidMember

Have not decorated at all this year - haven't had time and what's the point? They only have to come back down again.

12/18/0911:09 AM

ZaphodMember

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Have not decorated at all this year - haven't had time and what's the point? They only have to come back down again.

I award you a Bah Humbug badge .. well done

12/18/0911:10 AM

DuckyMember 10 years

I tweak like crazy.

And I "act" all sad now my son has grown out of helping.

12/18/0911:12 AM

ZaphodMember

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I tweak like crazy. And I "act" all sad now my son has grown out of helping.

ha ha .. rumbled

12/18/0911:12 AM

Former Member

Yes, but only because the tear drop decs look better beside the light

12/18/0911:14 AM

Former Member

I used to tweak me own, but got a fibre optic one this year, that I still haven't got up!

12/18/0911:15 AM

Former Member

I was going to do my tree tonight but, well, I cannae be arsed. Too fecking cold!

12/18/0911:15 AM

ZaphodMember

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Yes, but only because the tear drop decs look better beside the light

yeah yeah...nice try

12/18/0911:17 AM

Garage JoeMember

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Have not decorated at all this year - haven't had time and what's the point? They only have to come back down again.

Indeed! I've blue tacked the cards to the wall and that's it.

12/18/0911:18 AM

slimfernMember VIP

Nope! I let my daughter do mine!
Took me many years of teaching her how to do it just right though!..

12/18/0911:18 AM

ZaphodMember

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I used to tweak me own, but got a fibre optic one this year, that I still haven't got up!

.. and just how long will that take?

12/18/0911:18 AM

DemantoidMember

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I award you a Bah Humbug badge .. well done

Thanks, I'll treasure it

12/18/0911:19 AM

ZaphodMember

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Took me many years of teaching her how to do it just right though!..

ha ha ... see... SEE!!

12/18/0911:19 AM

Yogi19Member 10 years

When the kids were small, they helped decorate the tree. I must admit, I did tend to make a few adjustments when they had gone to bed.
This year, my 24 year old son helped to decorate the tree and made a fabulous job of it - no tweaking required.

12/18/0911:19 AM

ZaphodMember

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Indeed! I've blue tacked the cards to the wall and that's it.

Yes..ok... but did you measure the distance between them to get them..er..'JUST RIGHT'

Z.

12/18/0911:20 AM

Former Member

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and just how long will that take?

A day for the decs by the time I get them down from up a height and used to take a day to do the tree by the time I'd faffed on

result?................weekend knackered

12/18/0911:20 AM

ZaphodMember

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When the kids were small, they helped decorate the tree. I must admit, I did tend to make a few adjustments when they had gone to bed. This year, my 24 year old son helped to decorate the tree and made a fabulous job of it - no tweaking required

You have trained him well Yoda..er Yogi

12/18/0911:21 AM

Mount Olympus *Olly*Member 10 years

no kids.. no tree. .no tweaking.. ... no hassle

12/18/0911:22 AM

ZaphodMember

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A day for the decs by the time I get them down from up a height and used to take a day to do the tree by the time I'd faffed on result?................weekend knackered

The joy of Christmas

... too knackered for the January sales... how considerate that they now start on Boxing Day... saves all that hanging about

Z.

12/18/0911:23 AM

Garage JoeMember

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Yes..ok... but did you measure the distance between them to get them..er..'JUST RIGHT'

I'm creative, they look just great.

12/18/0911:24 AM

Jen-StarMember VIP10 yearsModerator

You got me Z. I do exactly that, as for someone going near it i get loud

12/18/0911:24 AM

ZaphodMember

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no kids.. no tree. .no tweaking.. ... no hassle

Ebenezer!!! Where ya been? Tiny Tim has a bit of a ticklish cough

Z.

12/18/0911:24 AM

Mount Olympus *Olly*Member 10 years

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Yes..ok... but did you measure the distance between them to get them..er..'JUST RIGHT'

there is a lot to be said for symmetry

**wonders if should admit to always straightening wonky pictures no matter whose house they are wonky in

12/18/0911:24 AM

ZaphodMember

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You got me Z. I do exactly that, as for someone going near it i get loud

Ha ha .. bang to rights

... er.. how loud?

Z.

12/18/0911:25 AM

Mount Olympus *Olly*Member 10 years

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Ebenezer!!! Where ya been? Tiny Tim has a bit of a ticklish cough

ah send him out.. he'll be fine..

12/18/0911:25 AM

Former Member

Haha Mount

12/18/0911:26 AM

ZaphodMember

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**wonders if should admit to always straightening wonky pictures no matter whose house they are wonky in **

The National Gallery must love you.. do you have .... a spirit level?.. a portable one? .. just a hunch

Z.

12/18/0911:27 AM

Mount Olympus *Olly*Member 10 years

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The National Gallery must love you.. do you have .... a spirit level> ?.. a portable one? .. just a hunch

ummmm

things have to be in odd numbers too. . evens are bad..

12/18/0911:29 AM

ZaphodMember

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things have to be in odd numbers too. . evens are bad..

You must be in your prime

12/18/0911:30 AM

ZaphodMember

Anyone still using those blue led tree lights popular a few years back? .. can you focus on them properly?

Z.

12/18/0911:35 AM

Jen-StarMember VIP10 yearsModerator

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bang to rights ... er.. how loud?

"<insert child/dogs name here> Watch the tree!!

* That explain it?

12/18/0911:36 AM

ZaphodMember

Then there is the unusual Cat & Dog cooperative... Cat knocks baubles off the tree.. Dog crunches it to bits and gets the blame... never trust a cat!!

Z.

12/18/0911:39 AM

LeccyMember

Oh I tweak l like mad usually. This year the kids weren't at home when the tree went up, didn't think they'd mind now they are older. I got an angry message off my daughter...she was not impressed.

They did the candy canes though, as usual

12/18/0911:39 AM

LeccyMember

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up a height

That is THEEE most North Eastern saying ever.

12/18/0911:41 AM

AboMember

don't even have one up yet. Will prob lets the kids do it this weekend cause Christmas is all about them

12/18/0911:41 AM

ZaphodMember

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They did the candy canes though, as usual

Supervised of course!! Hi Leccy

12/18/0911:41 AM

ZaphodMember

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don't even have one up yet. Will prob lets the kids do it this weekend cause Christmas is all about them

Ah.. A Christmas Zen Master .. respect

12/18/0911:42 AM

Former Member

Reference:Leccy

up a height

That is THEEE most North Eastern saying ever.

12/18/0911:43 AM

ZaphodMember

Oi!!! Don't get all Northern in here.. I am from the South thy knows

Z.

12/18/0911:44 AM

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