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Post by SockMonkey on Dec 27, 2016 3:00:05 GMT
Yep, as of 8:15PM December 26, the decorations are all put away!
Who else packed it in already?
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Post by bc2ca on Dec 27, 2016 3:05:18 GMT
Hahaha, no.  Ours will stay up through New Years, but they didn't go up until mid-December so I'm not tired of them yet. |
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Post by mikklynn on Dec 27, 2016 3:25:41 GMT
I may have the grandchildren help me take down the tree later in the week. Then DS can carry the bag down to the basement for. That thing is heavy!
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Post by originalvanillabean on Dec 27, 2016 3:26:55 GMT
Not yet, but kudos to you for handling it so efficiently  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2016 3:27:43 GMT
We did half of them today. Should finish the remaining indoor decor tomorrow and the outside on Wednesday.
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Post by YooHoot on Dec 27, 2016 3:29:38 GMT
Done! Just need to do the outside lights but I packed up everything and it feels so clean.
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Post by kittens on Dec 27, 2016 3:36:23 GMT
I'm jealous! It will take me awhile to get mine down ...the villages slow me down. Plus I need to help my mom with hers...but I do love how clean everything is when you get done. Hoping to start this coming weekend
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Post by mom on Dec 27, 2016 3:42:34 GMT
We got the tree down but that was it. Maybe tomorrow we will tackle the rest.
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Post by DEX on Dec 27, 2016 3:45:35 GMT
Started today and got the villages done and almost all of the other decorations down. Problem is I will have to get my son over here to put it all away. I haven't put back my previous home decor yet. I have friends coming over on New Years so that is my motivation to get things cleaned up.
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Post by candygurl on Dec 27, 2016 3:59:25 GMT
Took down a few outside so the wind doesn't ruin them as well as the rain. Will take the rest down after the New Year.
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Post by SockMonkey on Dec 27, 2016 4:09:00 GMT
Took down a few outside so the wind doesn't ruin them as well as the rain. Will take the rest down after the New Year. I'm not sure where you're located, but I'm near Chicago and it's SO windy here!!! If we had outside lights, they'd probably be down the block by now. But, we were lazy this year!  |
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Post by katlady on Dec 27, 2016 4:13:53 GMT
The inside decorations will come down this weekend. We are debating when to take the outside lights down since they are forecasting rain from Friday-Monday. We may have to take those down in the next day or two. I really like leaving the lights out. I love seeing lights on houses.
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Post by amom23 on Dec 27, 2016 4:15:57 GMT
Heck I haven't even gotten rid of my holiday company yet. I typically leave the tree up until New Years.
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Post by sfscrapper on Dec 27, 2016 5:00:26 GMT
Packed up and down before noon  |
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Post by papersilly on Dec 27, 2016 5:46:45 GMT
This weekend before my cleaning lady comes.
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Post by kristi on Dec 27, 2016 5:54:41 GMT
I spent several hours today taking everything down, boxing it up & putting it in the attic.
I love Christmas but am happy on the 26th when we get back to normal.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Dec 27, 2016 8:21:40 GMT
Absolutely not. Ours stay up till the evening of 5th. The tree is collected by a charity, which benefit's Sheffield Children's Hospital on or during the week following 7th Jan.
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Post by JaneB on Dec 27, 2016 8:37:21 GMT
Goodness no - the tree stays until my birthday at the very least. This year we'll pack away on Monday 2 January.
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Post by gillyp on Dec 27, 2016 8:55:08 GMT
But what about 12th night??!!! I know your decorations go up so much earlier than ours but do they always come down so early too??
Ours will come down by 6th January but we still have house guests so even if I wanted them down it wouldn't be happening.
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Dec 27, 2016 14:02:50 GMT
Mine are going away New Year's Day. The only reason they didn't come down yesterday is because I have a cold and am not feeling good.
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Post by JustKim on Dec 27, 2016 14:11:41 GMT
its happening today!
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Post by Gravity on Dec 27, 2016 14:14:35 GMT
My decorations are coming down today. I want my house back.
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Post by schizo319 on Dec 27, 2016 14:16:04 GMT
Mine probably won't come down until mid January. I usually take them down on or around Jan. 7th (after epiphany), but this year I'm having a friend in from out of town that weekend, so I doubt I'll get around to it until the following weekend.
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Post by Dani-Mani on Dec 27, 2016 14:38:03 GMT
Not until after the 12th day of Christmas 😀
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Post by freeatlast on Dec 27, 2016 14:45:04 GMT
My outside lights are down but I may keep the wreaths up for a couple more days. The foyer has been packed up and put away. Next is the tree and mantle but I'm cleaning out my closet today. Those final decorations may have to wait until tomorrow.
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Post by *KAS* on Dec 27, 2016 14:48:02 GMT
All down and packed up by 10pm last night. Still have to vacuum before moving the furniture back in place. Today is cleaning day. |
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Post by SockMonkey on Dec 27, 2016 14:49:45 GMT
My outside lights are down but I may keep the wreaths up for a couple more days. The foyer has been packed up and put away. Next is the tree and mantle but I'm cleaning out my closet today. Those final decorations may have to wait until tomorrow. We usually do outside lights, and those would stay up (and lit) until after New Year's. We left the wreath on the door, too. |
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Post by myshelly on Dec 27, 2016 16:10:24 GMT
But what about 12th night??!!! I know your decorations go up so much earlier than ours but do they always come down so early too?? Ours will come down by 6th January but we still have house guests so even if I wanted them down it wouldn't be happening. Tell us about 12th night. Where are you located? I've read about celebrating it in historical books, but did not know people still did it. It's not really a thing here. Is there an actual celebration in 12th night? What do you do? |
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Post by MerryMom on Dec 27, 2016 18:45:11 GMT
I work this week, but I take down the decorations on New Year's.
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Post by workingclassdog on Dec 27, 2016 18:52:02 GMT
Usually mine are down too but DH was out of town and got back last night, so I thought I would leave them up a couple of days. But by the weekend they will be down !!!
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