Photo TR: Chuck Decks His Halls 2009

[cfc]

Ah, it's that magical time of the year again. I remember how I and my siblings used to breathlessly wait to see Santa sliding downhill on his enchanted Norelco razor, Charlie Brown and his friends scarf down all sorts of Dolly Madison snack cakes . . .

 

Wait. Those were just commercials. Never mind.

 

Well, I still decorate my house every year--the lights, the tree, the Christmas village. Here's a look.

And now he's ten times scarier! Merry Christmas!

"The Bumble Snow Monster strikes!"

Here's the village. It's nothing but a Hard Rock Cafe and three movie theatres (much like other suburban areas).

"You have abandoned the tree! It is now forfeit! It is mine!"

Here's how it all looks from outside.

"It's a MAJOR AWARD!"

Lou, Betty says "Hi."

This belonged to Grandmother Campbell (her tree was nothing but snowflakes and birds).

Carowinds tried out Winterfest (again) during the last year of the Paramount regime. Let's hope that Busch Gardens is a bit more successful.

My old Busch Gardens ornament.

Disney is well represented.

The Polar Coaster: yes, it still works after about six years!

Here's the tree, in all its glory. Let's take a closer look.

Well, the ornments are all up . . . oh, crap! I gotta put all these little boxes away.

The honor of "first ornament" usually goes to the newest one. Here's to you, Christmas Town.

It took almost all of the "Charlie Brown Christmas" CD to get the lights on the tree. Angus slept through the entire process (actually rather helpful of him).

OK, I've found the light strings that still work, and I've chosen some appropriate music. Let's get deckin'!

"You have abandoned this box! It is now forfeit! I claim it as my own!"

I swear these damn phony trees drop as many needles as real ones. Good thing I have my trusty Shark! Much better than a Giant Octopus for cleaning up needles. (Of course, with all those arms, the Octopus kicks ass at decorating.)

. . . well, I'll probably be the only one who notices . . .

Treeness achieved, but with one minor mishap . . .

One must have an appropriate beverage while putting up a tree.

Let's see . . . no sign of squirrels or rabid raccoons nesting here. Guess we can squeeze one more year out of this tree.

First, we must retrieve the tree from the Magical Christmas Hole.

[spaceace12]

That polar coaster ornament rocks...must have one. Placed a bid for one on ebay after I seen this.

[Moose]

Angus looks like such a normal nice kitty in these pictures. He's laying in a box and sleeping under a tree. He looks harmless .

[cfc]

^And the vast majority of the time, he is harmless.

[Philrad71]

Hehe...nice report, Chuck! I was thinking of posting something similar. We have started collecting theme park ornaments as well as one from every other place we visit. We are running out of room for ornaments on the tree!

 

BTW...our cats also think that sleeping under the Christmas tree is the greatest thing since sliced bread!

 

Merry Christmas!

[RCFreak]

Awesome report, I just put up our tree this past weekend as well.

[BeemerBoy]

Sadly, we don't put up a tree because our cats would be in it.

 

Looks nice, Chuck!

[Pirouettes907]

Angus as a cat's name is simply awesome. And his capture of the box reminds me of my cat's love of boxes.

 

Merry Christmas!

 

~Megan

[phazan]

That was pretty entertaining haha

[moinab]

Awwwwww! I love Angus snoozing under the tree. I want to snuggle him. The closest we have to a pet is when we host Christian's class hamster, Humphrey, for the weekend.

[SharkTums]

^Snuggling with Angus is considered an extreme sport in most countries. All the other countries have banned this practice!

[moinab]

I used to volunteer every Sunday in a cat shelter. I can win over any cat, using an oven mitt, long wooden spoon, and a can of Redi-Whip!

[Pirouettes907]

^ Now THAT I'd like to see!

[cfc]

I used to volunteer every Sunday in a cat shelter. I can win over any cat, using an oven mitt, long wooden spoon, and a can of Redi-Whip!

 

Sounds kinky. Angus just might be into that.

[TheRapidsNerd]

Chuck, this annual TR is always a fun one to see. Thanks for doing it again this year.

 

Excellent taste in Star Trek ornaments.

 

Yay for Christmas Village.