. . . with care . . .

. . . that's how the stockings

were hung . . .

. . . but they aren't

by the chimney . . .

. . . we got rid of the chimney

about sixteen years ago . . .

. . . and for those keeping track . . .

. . . 5 1/3 inches . . .

. . . that's length of hanging area . . .

. . . divided by number of stockings . . .

. . . it's getting a little crowded . . .

. . . however ~ in the interest

of planning ahead . . .

. . . i made room

for twenty-two stockings . . .

{presently, we have seventeen people in our family}

. . . so i won't need

to move nails

for a while anyway . . .

. . . drew keeps promising

triplet girls . . .

. . . so ~ we'll see . . .

. . . i've been asked before

about these lights . . .

. . . which i purchased

many years ago . . .

. . . from nordstrom . . .

. . . out of a catalog . . .

. . . before the days of internet . . .

. . . probably the best light sets

i've ever bought . . .

. . . i think i just

got a kick out of the name

of their line

of christmas decor . . .

. . . so glad i had the foresight

to stock up

on lots of replacement bulbs . . .

. . . but i did shed a single tear today . . .

. . . when i realized

i'm down to this box

plus only two bulbs more . . .

. . . here's one more shot . . .

. . . since i realized

that something

wasn't quite right

about the first photo . . .

. . . can you spot it? . . .

. . . my goal is

to finish all decorating

{except the tree}

this week . . .

{crossing my fingers}