Is Your Christmas Tree up Yet?

Ours went up the day after Thanksgiving. Love, love, love CHRISTMAS!!!

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Come on fellow Houstonian, lol. We did all of ours last weekend. Gotta love a Texas 'winter'.

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We put ours up the weekend after Thanksgiving. Did our outdoor decorations too - fortunately, the weather was mild!

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Yes. It's a 2 wk adventure for me. I put the tree up with only lights on Thanksgiving weekend. Then in the evenings that week I let the kids "decorate the tree" with cheap balls and plastic ornaments. I let them touch it all they want that 1st week and get it all out of thier system. That next weekend I redecorated it the way I want it. Finally now, I have all the garland hung, all the lights, all the wreaths, it's completley Christmas now. I love it so I drag it out.

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Yes. My son's birthday is the first week of December, so we never put the tree up before his birthday. However, he is off to college, so we can put it up whenever we like!

This year we did something we've never done before and bought a pre-lit tree. Between traveling for Christmas and being able to actually put it up early, we decided to not have a real tree. They are so much work and dry up and worry me over the possibility of a fire hazard.

So the new tree is up and we are thrilled because it looks very nice!

D.

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Tree up and decorated, outside/inside lights up, all the decorations hung, cards mailed out 11/30, some baking done, presents bought and few wrapped and under the tree!

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Nope, I haven't started yet either. We're doing all of that this weekend (decorating, going to cut down a tree, etc.). The following weekend I'll do all of my baking & am taking the entire day off of work on the 22nd to wrap all of the gifts.

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Yep, if we don't do it over Thanksgiving break, it won't get done! Good luck!

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Outside decorations up ....twice. Thanks vandals and thieves.

Tree up and decorated. Presents mostly bought, over half wrapped and under the tree.

Cards are half done....ok, their addressed and stamped and picture printed. Still need to write and sign them.

GOOD LUCK! You can do it! Merry Christmas!

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I wish! It's killing me that I don't have my decorations up and my tree in order! We had damage from past storms and we are in the process of laying our new floors down (Haven't started yet). Told my hubby like it or not if the floors aren't finished within the next week, we are decorating and we can work around the tree!
It's more for my son. They don't stay little forever and I want to be in the spirit for him.
Good luck to you!

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Yep....everything....day after Thanksgiving...everything has been cleaned up outside and ready for winter...even though it hasn't arrived here yet. All outside decorations are up and being lighted every night. Stockings are hung by the chimmney with care...wrapped presents hidden in the closet and attic...stockings stuffers bought....gonna mail my Christmas cards today...and starting to plan my menu for Christmas dinner...there will be 18 of us I think. So get with it and put those Halloween costumes away and get motivated....only 17 days til Santa comes!!!!!! :)

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We got our tree last Saturday and of course the kids were not going to let me go too long without decorating it, which was Sunday morning. :)

However, the other decorations are still in tubs in my living room.

We don't do outside decorations...but I still have outdoor toys that have since been snowed on sitting in my lawn. Maybe I will move those into the garage tonight....since the snow has melted.

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Bwahahahahaha!

I have been decorating everyone else's houses since before Thanksgiving.

I THOUGHT that maybe today I could just make a space in my living room for our tree, but a client just called and gave me a list of 6 more things she wants done today for a dinner party she is having tomorrow.

Yesterdays live tree was 10 ft tall has 4800 lights on it all placed by hand and all decorated.. It took 3 of us over 10 hours each to get her house finished.

A new decorator told me yesterday. "I think I am done decorating, thank goodness I set up my tree before Thanksgiving or I would just not put one up this year".. Poor dear. I think I burned her out.

My goal.. is to pull out our tree and at least set it up this weekend. I will take my time decorating it. Our daughter will not be home from College until the 22nd, so I have plenty of time.

So I know how you feel.. I want to be decorated, but just have not had the time.

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Yes, completely done! I love to enjoy everything for as long as we can so we always start Thanksgiving weekend. Of course it takes me a couple more days than just the weekend to finish though. We have our biggest tree ever this year it is 18 feet tall and so very beautiful!

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YES, just got it up Monday (and thankfully, my 2 year old hasn't undecorated it yet!!)... I've started mailing out Christmas cards, and my husband put the outside lights up a little over a week ago. I probably would have held off on the tree a little bit longer, but I had already pulled the Christmas stuff up from the basement and I was sick of tripping over it!!

GOOD LUCK!!

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Mine is up. Is it (and the house) completely decorated? No.

I was sick for a couple of weeks so now I'm playing catch-up. I'm making it a good time by playing Christmas music all the time. The tree will be beautiful and the house will look good. It won't be as fancy as it sometimes is, but I'll enjoy Christmas anyhow.

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Ours went up on Sunday but no decorations or lights yet. That will take some time since I have to dig the boxes out of storage.

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Of course! And we have 2 trees. But I cheat, they are both pre-lit AND pre-decorated!!! I also have all my xmas knick-knacks out and our yard is fully decorated with inflatables, lights on the bushes, santa in his sleigh with lighted reindeers. We have not hung lights on the house yet, maybe this weekend. =)

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Put mine up Thanksgiving weekend - a nice small 4 foot fake tree. My 3.5 yr old helped put the ornaments on. Other decor? Well if my house were completely built, I'd have them up, but it's not, so I put most other decor back in the box.

GOOD LUCK!

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Had our annual wreath making party last weekend and we've gotta have everything decorated for that so yes. Having an early holiday party is a great way to get the season going. The tree may be up but there's nothing but some lovely EMPTY boxes underneath it for now!

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Yes. We put it up the day after Thanksgiving. Because we travel so much at the end of the month, if we don't do it immediately following Thanksgiving, there is no point - LOL.
You can do it! Deck those halls:)

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Nope!

Nothing goes up until tomorrow. Today is my last final, tonight is a 'do nothing' night. And tomorrow I'll start cleaning, and buy a tree, and start decorating.

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Yep, tree is up, but there are no presents under it yet. :) If there were, our cats would have filled their litter box with half digested Christmas ribbon. ::sigh::

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Nope, nothing up except window clings and the children's nativity play set. I love Christmas and honestly hope to decorate soon. However, my husband, 3 kids and I caught this wicked cold last weekend so the only things "up" in our house are 2 little boys that can't sleep at night. I saw every hour on the clock last night while getting up with my sick toddler and haven't slept more than 2 hours in a row for 5-6 days now. So, no, our house isn't "beginning to look a lot like Christmas". Thanks for listing to my whining, though. I found the other responses encouraging and right down inspiring. Merry Christmas Everyone!

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No, and at this rate we may not get to it!

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Our tree and ornaments are up and the nativity is also up. We don't have much space for anything else that my toddler cannot get to and destroy, so that will be it for this year. Our neighbor decorated our shared lawn and all 4 units carports. It looks great!

And- Good luck to you!

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since Thanksgiving! I love Christmas - my favorite favorite holiday season :) Merry Christmas!!

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Umm. technically yes. The tree has been in its stand for over a week now. Going on two. But the lights aren't on and it isn't decorated. :( That is what I should be doing right now. I guess I'd better get to it.

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My tree is not up yet. A few decorations are up, but the rest will eventually get out of the boxes. My twins celebrate their birthday next week. So... one step at a time for me. We leave our tree up until the first week of Jan. is over. So... it is always up for a long enough time.

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Heck yes! We put it up and decorated inside the weekend after Thanksgiving. I have pulled out the boxes of outside lights, but my husband is out of the country and I am "scared" to deal with it alone. I finally got myself worked up to try it on my own (I'd like to surprise him when he comes home from the airport with the outside all festive and lit up, and our special dinner/dessert/punch, etc). But alas, it started raining 20 minutes ago...

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Always put mine up the day after thanksgiving!

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Yes, Christmas tree and outside lights were put up the day after Thanksgiving. The inside of the house is partially decorated and I am finishing it up today, hopefully. I have bought a couple of gifts, but have so much more shopping to do. Merry Christmas!! :)

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Yep! House is all decorated...well, ALMOST all decorated: the tree is a bit bare still. It's the kids' "job" to decorate the tree and they've been slammed with homework this week, so hopefully they'll have time over the weekend. But my Christmas village is up, everything is sparkly and bright and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!

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Yes, my tree is up, but I have not had time to put anything else up!

Yes, we always put all Halloween decorations away on Nov 1st, Thanksgiving decor up the same day. Those go up the day after Thanksgiving and Xmas decor goes up the weekend after Thanksgiving. This is my own little quirkiness. I don't like holiday decor to stay up past it's prime. However, I know how overwhelming life is with kids and it is so hard for me to keep up with everything. So, if you are looking for advice, drink a big cup of coffee on Saturday morning and make it a mission to put up the outdoor toys (once and for all). Move that costume to a hanger in the back of a closet (until you have time to really deal with it) and pull you tree and such out. Putting everything away shouldn't take more than 15 minutes. Let your kids help with decorations (even though they will have 20 ornaments in 4 square inches of space). Make sure you are in a somewhat energetic mood and move fast. You'll get it done! :)

Nope my tree is not up. We just tossed our pumpkins last week. I will be getting some Christmas this weekend!!! WOO hoo! Glad I am not the only one. Its my busy season this time of year. Hopefuly next year will go smoother.