Christmas time!!

It has taken me forever to sit down and finish Aliese's present, but I am done with the finally. I can't wait until I can post them. They are so cute. It is late so I am not going to say much just post a bunch of pics. I collect Santas for those of you that don't know that. This is the first year Costco didn't sell a Santa. I bought the sleigh they sold, but I ended up taking it back because there wasn't room for it. Steve thinks I'm addicted to buying Christmas decor, and maybe he's right, but there are worse things.

The new additions to my house this year are 15 artificial trees and new garlands and a wreath. I love the front of my house this year. I have given up on isicle lights. The wind beats them up and I end up with half my lights going out after the first storm comes. The wind storms are many at this time of year, so this year I through all of them away, they were only half lit anyway. I put up old fashioned colored lights. So because of that I bought cute little artificial trees.

The hardest change for me this year is my artificial indoor tree. I love it, but I have to say there is a part of me that longs for the fresh tree. I don't regret getting the aritficial one though. So here goes!

It was hard to decide which pics to post. So there will be some peat and repeat. Sorry about that.

The first set are the ever changing mantle. I am still not satisfied. I am hoping to come up with a plan that will always work. It started out like last year then I came up this great idea, but the next morning some of the bulbs had fallen down and broke all over my fireplace and carpet. So I was back to square one.




This is by no means all my Santas, I just got tired of taking pictures. I have some in 2 bathrooms, and 2 of the guest rooms. If Costco carried a Santa I couldn't resist, I would probably by it much to Steves furstration with me, I have more room upstairs. :-) So here is the parade!
This was the guy that started it all. He is my smallest one.
Rebecca talked me into this one! She suckered me in by saying how much the grandkids would love it! It worked I went straight over and put it in my cart!

Steves favorite! We call him our casual Santa.
A Joanne's 70% off special!
One of the MANY decorations Danielle talked me into!
I love this one, it is from my mom and dad, mom's great shopping skills got me this one. She got it at the end of the season, saved it until the next year!
Another one my mom and dad got me. I think this is so sweet.

Now for the ones I painted


This was last years Santa, I think one of the ones my mom talked me into. I love him also. After this one came out, they came out with one that was soooooo cute, but I had already boughten my santa for the year so I didn't know what to do. So I left him there. Then one day I got an email from costco, the Santa I left there was less than half price and free shipping. I decided to order, and sneak it up into the attic without Steve seeing it and bring it down this year. One day Steve and I were in his office which has a window facing the driveway. Up came this UPS truck, we both walked over to the window wondering what he was bringing. I had forgotten about the Santa. Out he comes with my Santa box big as life. Steve smiled and said Sharon what did you do, so I told him. He said well you might as well open it up now. It turned out to be one of his favorites. He just thinks I'm nuts, he doesn't get mad at me. So here he is our last Santa.
You have to admit, he's pretty cute!!
Well here come the garlands!


I know how many can I post!!


This pic doesn't do this justice, this is the shiniest wreath I have ever had, it matches the garlands if you can't tell.
I bought 3 dishtowels and made me a valance! Daneille made my cute ho,ho, ho, blocks.
I don't know if you can tell Daneille, but I added more sparkly snow, zoom in on it it is really cute, plus I added some carolers.
Amy bought me this cute little snowman from Joannes I think, when she was in high school.
The entry way.

The porch in the daytime.