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Post by tgrimes on Dec 11, 2018 21:59:22 GMT -6
We don’t have any plugs outside. M is sad we don’t have lights on the house. I always felt the same way as a kid so I told MH that we need to digitize our a solution for next year.
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Post by klong11 on Dec 11, 2018 22:06:09 GMT -6
We don’t have any plugs outside. M is sad we don’t have lights on the house. I always felt the same way as a kid so I told MH that we need to digitize our a solution for next year. We run the cord through a front window. |
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Post by trtlcrzy on Dec 11, 2018 22:21:44 GMT -6
We don’t have any plugs outside. M is sad we don’t have lights on the house. I always felt the same way as a kid so I told MH that we need to digitize our a solution for next year. That’s crazy you don’t have any outlets, we have them in 3 places |
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Post by dapostrophe on Dec 11, 2018 23:25:28 GMT -6
dapostrophe somewhat related, the new door looks great! I was going to say, that front door is beautiful @dapostroph! Thanks guys, now if I could just get it finished, that would be great! |
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Post by dapostrophe on Dec 11, 2018 23:38:56 GMT -6
So, I happened across the screenshot my H sent me of the wreath he picked out the other day per my FFFC. Totally goes in, right?  |
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Post by tgrimes on Dec 12, 2018 5:39:31 GMT -6
We don’t have any plugs outside. M is sad we don’t have lights on the house. I always felt the same way as a kid so I told MH that we need to digitize our a solution for next year. We run the cord through a front window. I’m too scared someone will break in. |
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Post by tgrimes on Dec 12, 2018 6:08:16 GMT -6
We don’t have any plugs outside. M is sad we don’t have lights on the house. I always felt the same way as a kid so I told MH that we need to digitize our a solution for next year. That’s crazy you don’t have any outlets, we have them in 3 places My house was built in the late 50s. When the house next door was redone, they put in outlets outside. We just need to get someone to do it. |
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Post by sing2phins on Dec 12, 2018 7:06:05 GMT -6
dapostrophe Here you go. It is a long story, but the lights on the bottom, which I thought were the "right" ones (we replaced some several years ago, but kept both sets), are our original incandescents. The ones on the top are LEDs; those 2 strands are new, because I'm a dumbass and bought 8 new sets of LEDs before a Timehop picture from last year made me realize that the ones on the bottom this year are incandescents and therefore not the "right" lights and that I actually have 8 sets of the right LEDs and just got them mixed up. So I returned 6 of the new LED sets to Target, now I have 10 of them, and hopefully we can never speak of this again. 
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Post by sing2phins on Dec 12, 2018 7:07:04 GMT -6
We don’t have any plugs outside. M is sad we don’t have lights on the house. I always felt the same way as a kid so I told MH that we need to digitize our a solution for next year. We don't either.  I'd pay a lot of money for some battery-operated net lights for our front bushes. |
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Post by klong11 on Dec 12, 2018 8:13:04 GMT -6
We run the cord through a front window. I’m too scared someone will break in. Oh, we only have them on for a few hours in the evening when we're home. We use the window that is right by our front door. The lights get unplugged and the window gets closed at bedtime. |
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Post by mwhip on Dec 12, 2018 8:26:24 GMT -6
If I had to plug something in every night, it would never happen. We have remotes for the outdoor stuff, so I can stand inside and click the button to inflate/turn on or deflate/turn off. All the inside lights are on the same power strip, so I flick. H has a small leg lamp in the front window above the door that has to be plugged in and I usually forget to plug it in, even through I walk by the door numerous times letting the dog out.
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Post by guster on Dec 12, 2018 8:26:30 GMT -6
We leave our trees on all day bc we’re pretty early to bed people and that way we get to enjoy them more. With the exception of the weekends, just as I am unplugging things in the evening, our neighbors are just turning theirs on. Next year when we do outside lights, I will make sure to put everything on a timer or a smart outlet.
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Post by snoopmommymom on Dec 12, 2018 8:29:04 GMT -6
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Post by guster on Dec 12, 2018 8:30:53 GMT -6
Oh, I love it, @snoop! It looks soooo festive. I never think to do indoor lights except in garland. New thoughts for next year!
Also I love your counter!
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Post by trtlcrzy on Dec 12, 2018 9:18:29 GMT -6
If I had to plug something in every night, it would never happen. We have remotes for the outdoor stuff, so I can stand inside and click the button to inflate/turn on or deflate/turn off. All the inside lights are on the same power strip, so I flick. H has a small leg lamp in the front window above the door that has to be plugged in and I usually forget to plug it in, even through I walk by the door numerous times letting the dog out. I have automatic timers on all of my things. The ones outside have light sensors so they turn on when it starts to get dark and then shut off after 6 hours. The one for my tree I got last year on amazon and it connects to my phone and Alexa and is on a schedule to turn on at 4:20 every afternoon. |
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Post by wineallthetime on Dec 12, 2018 9:29:36 GMT -6
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Post by flamingo on Dec 12, 2018 9:33:03 GMT -6
We don’t have any plugs outside. M is sad we don’t have lights on the house. I always felt the same way as a kid so I told MH that we need to digitize our a solution for next year. We have to run an extension cord into the garage on this house, would that be an option? Our house is a 60s ranch so I feel you on no outdoor outlets. We don't do much outside, just a wreath and lit garland on the front porch railing. We used to wrap our boxwoods with white lights in FL--I miss that. Our bushes here just don't work well for it. |
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Post by dapostrophe on Dec 12, 2018 9:45:16 GMT -6
sing2phins It's beautiful and I love it! But then again, I tend to think "imperfect" things have more character. Remind me I said that when Bea's stocking comes in and does not exactly match the others 😬 snoopmommymom That is amazing! Did you do all that while H was away? If, so I'm impressed!
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Post by snoopmommymom on Dec 12, 2018 9:54:05 GMT -6
sing2phins It's beautiful and I love it! But then again, I tend to think "imperfect" things have more character. Remind me I said that when Bea's stocking comes in and does not exactly match the others 😬 snoopmommymom That is amazing! Did you do all that while H was away? If, so I'm impressed! Yes. 12 additional light strands aside from the tree. It was really easy though. I just put a few nails at the top of the window and door trim (where no one will ever see) then draped them. |
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Post by wineallthetime on Dec 12, 2018 12:53:28 GMT -6
sing2phins It's beautiful and I love it! But then again, I tend to think "imperfect" things have more character. Remind me I said that when Bea's stocking comes in and does not exactly match the others 😬 snoopmommymom That is amazing! Did you do all that while H was away? If, so I'm impressed! I think I mentioned this here, but I ordered Arlo's stocking and accidentally picked a different font than the other two. It's driving me nuts! |
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Post by wedding on Dec 12, 2018 15:23:05 GMT -6
snoopmommymom, I love your décor. Especially the Snoopy collection!
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Post by wedding on Dec 15, 2018 13:51:50 GMT -6
I forgot to come back and post the outside  Simple but I love it. |
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Post by dapostrophe on Dec 17, 2018 8:50:32 GMT -6
So, Bea's stocking came in. One of these things is not like the others 😕  |
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Post by dapostrophe on Dec 17, 2018 8:52:17 GMT -6
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Post by nam2013 on Dec 17, 2018 8:54:45 GMT -6
dapostrophe that would bug me so much! I love your nativity set, so pretty.
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Post by wineallthetime on Dec 17, 2018 9:22:58 GMT -6
Yup. It's driving me nuts! I'll try and post a picture after I pick up c! |
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Post by dapostrophe on Dec 17, 2018 9:23:17 GMT -6
dapostrophe that would bug me so much! I love your nativity set, so pretty. It drives the designer in me crazy, but the mom in me has to laugh. There are so many visual cues around the house that Bea was a surprise baby... like things I did for just the first four that you can't really add on to. This is a perfect example of that 😉 And thank you, I think my SIL gets them from Germany. She sends a new peice every year. |
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Post by dapostrophe on Dec 17, 2018 9:25:24 GMT -6
Yup. It's driving me nuts! I'll try and post a picture after I pick up c! Fist bump for solidarity 👊🏼 |
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Post by nam2013 on Dec 17, 2018 9:29:47 GMT -6
dapostrophe that would bug me so much! I love your nativity set, so pretty. It drives the designer in me crazy, but the mom in me has to laugh. There are so many visual cues around the house that Bea was a surprise baby... like things I did for just the first four that you can't really add on to. This is a perfect example of that 😉 And thank you, I think my SIL gets them from Germany. She sends a new peice every year. I thought it look like ostheimer!!! Those are so expensive 😱. |
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Post by chrisy01 on Dec 24, 2018 13:10:03 GMT -6
Here’s my decorations this year. We didn’t go all out do to craziness of traveling and Emma and whatnot.  |
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I'd pay a lot of money for some battery-operated net lights for our front bushes.
