. . . mission accomplished . . .

. . . almost . . .

. . . i wanted to have

all the decorating done

before thanksgiving . . .

. . . most of it is finished . . .

. . . we haven't put lights

on the house yet . . .

. . . we're doing family photos here

on friday . . .

. . . i didn't want lights and wreaths

in the background . . .

. . . hopefully those will be up

before the weekend's over . . .

. . . i still need

to get the nativities set up . . .

. . . love them . . .

. . . hate the styrofoam . . .

. . . :( . . .

. . . so ~ the biggest difference

this year? . . .

. . . the entry . . .

. . . here's 2007 . . .

. . . and 2011 . . .

. . . the tree ca. 2007 . . .

. . . the tree today . . .

. . . no big changes . . .

. . . i just shined everything up

and moved a few things around

a little . . .

. . . and took out

most of the black/white stuff . . .

. . . still trying to calm down

about the random dark spots

on the tree

where the lights just won't light

any more . . .

. . . but thankful

~ oh, so thankful ~

it's done . . .