Christmas Light Humbug
I don't like putting up Christmas lights. Or Christmas decorations. Or Christmas trees. Does this make me a bad person? I don't dislike these trappings of the season. In fact, I really enjoy seeing what others have done. If one of my family does the work, I will gladly enjoy the fruits of their labor. I just don't like doing it.
However, every year, I am the one tasked with getting in the attic and getting down the tree, the lights, the ornaments. I am on the one stringing the lights on the house. I am also the one setting up the tree. Fortunately, I don't have to decorate it.
"Why don't you just say 'No, I won't do it this year?'," you might ask. I've done that before. It didn't work. If you are married, you know that spousal harmony is much more important than a dislike for putting up ornaments.
That being said, today I decorated for Christmas. I crawled in the attic and got down the tree and the lights. I got out the ladder and moved along the gutter, putting up a hanger every foot or so while working to keep the lights from tangling. I screwed in hooks over the window frame so my wife could put up colored lights. I set a laser light in the yard that illuminated the house and the pecan trees out back. (I'll admit, that was kind of cool.) I then put up the Christmas tree in the living room. I didn't complain (much). I simply did my duty, all the while thinking, "I'm going to have to take these down after New Year's Day. What a waste of time and energy."
But, hey, if it makes my wife happy, it is all worth it. Merry Christmas.
However, every year, I am the one tasked with getting in the attic and getting down the tree, the lights, the ornaments. I am on the one stringing the lights on the house. I am also the one setting up the tree. Fortunately, I don't have to decorate it.
"Why don't you just say 'No, I won't do it this year?'," you might ask. I've done that before. It didn't work. If you are married, you know that spousal harmony is much more important than a dislike for putting up ornaments.
That being said, today I decorated for Christmas. I crawled in the attic and got down the tree and the lights. I got out the ladder and moved along the gutter, putting up a hanger every foot or so while working to keep the lights from tangling. I screwed in hooks over the window frame so my wife could put up colored lights. I set a laser light in the yard that illuminated the house and the pecan trees out back. (I'll admit, that was kind of cool.) I then put up the Christmas tree in the living room. I didn't complain (much). I simply did my duty, all the while thinking, "I'm going to have to take these down after New Year's Day. What a waste of time and energy."
But, hey, if it makes my wife happy, it is all worth it. Merry Christmas.
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