Lights Up
Oh how the times have changed. I still remember the girls asking me what all the strings of lights in the garage were for. Those are lights that can be used on the trees and shrubs beside and in front of our home at Christmas time, I told them. They were also puzzled by the big box with the picture of a Christmas tree on its side.
That first Christmas I assembled the tree and put the decorations on it. The girls showed little interest, as they had never had a Christmas tree. They became more interested when gifts began appearing under the tree. Then Ping asked me about those lights in the garage. I don't think I will use them this year, I told her. But a few days later she took them out of the garage, figured out how to put the strings together, and lit up our house with Christmas lights.
Ping liked the lights so much that she has put them around the outside of our home each year, and she just put them up a couple of days ago for this coming Christmas. Now her question as we walk through the neighborhood at night is why more of our neighbors don't put up Christmas lights. She and Cici have also taken on the role of putting up the Christmas tree each year. It didn't take long before putting up the tree became a tradition for them.
The girls have also learned which houses and which neighborhoods have the best Christmas lights each year and they enjoy driving through those neighborhoods at night. There is one house about a mile from our home that is famous for its fantastic Christmas decorations. I have never seen a more impressive display of lights. The girls are itching for us to go check it out tonight to see if the lights are up. I am betting they are. If you are going to put up a display that takes weeks to finish, I think you want to have it up for the entire holiday season.
In the meantime, our lights are up. Oh yes, and the stockings? Ping keeps them hanging over the fireplace all year because she likes them so much.
That first Christmas I assembled the tree and put the decorations on it. The girls showed little interest, as they had never had a Christmas tree. They became more interested when gifts began appearing under the tree. Then Ping asked me about those lights in the garage. I don't think I will use them this year, I told her. But a few days later she took them out of the garage, figured out how to put the strings together, and lit up our house with Christmas lights.
Ping liked the lights so much that she has put them around the outside of our home each year, and she just put them up a couple of days ago for this coming Christmas. Now her question as we walk through the neighborhood at night is why more of our neighbors don't put up Christmas lights. She and Cici have also taken on the role of putting up the Christmas tree each year. It didn't take long before putting up the tree became a tradition for them.
The girls have also learned which houses and which neighborhoods have the best Christmas lights each year and they enjoy driving through those neighborhoods at night. There is one house about a mile from our home that is famous for its fantastic Christmas decorations. I have never seen a more impressive display of lights. The girls are itching for us to go check it out tonight to see if the lights are up. I am betting they are. If you are going to put up a display that takes weeks to finish, I think you want to have it up for the entire holiday season.
In the meantime, our lights are up. Oh yes, and the stockings? Ping keeps them hanging over the fireplace all year because she likes them so much.
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