For the first time in five years, we have put up Christmas lights on the outside of our home.  I know…we were bad…but we’re better now.

On Sunday my husband and my youngest son went outside in the blistering cold to put up our lights.  The first obstacle they came across was that the old lights (five years old) were rusted and no good.  So off to the store they went.  Then the staple gun broke.  Well my husband refused to go back to the store, but luckily our neighbor had one.  So then the lights went up.

Now every night after school my son goes outside and plugs them in.  He claims that this is his job.  He is having fun doing his job, but I really have to wonder if he will still enjoy it in another month?!  Oh well.  They are up!!