But that is a good thing. Yesterday, Neal put Christmas lights on the house. It's our first time attempting this perilous holiday tradition. I'm a huge fan of houses with evenly-spaced white lights lining the rooftop and outlining the windows. I've always wanted paned windows with those little candles in the center of each one, and maybe a wreath hanging on every window, too. Well, that dream will have to wait. The only lights they had at Big Lots, where Neal and the kids ended up buying them, were the big, multi-colored lights, so big multi-colored lights it is!Neal enlisted Audrey's help. She passed him the little clippy-things.
Soon, the job required scaling the roof.
It was hard to watch. My future flashed before my eyes as I pictured Neal going "doosh on the ground" (Parker's words), and therefore unable to perform root canals because of injuries to his hands and wrists (not to mention his head and back, etc.) In fact, Audrey and Parker were so nervous, that they took off around the corner. They just couldn't stand to see Daddy risking his life for such a silly reason.
At the end of it all, it looks quite charming, our little multi-colored house.
Quotes from the evening:Neal, "This is kinda hard." and "Baby, come hold the ladder so I don't die."
Audrey, "Daddy, don't die!"
Me, "This isn't worth it. Come down, we'll just outline the windows!"
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we're a large multi colored family, too. very retro. i am glad that neal didn't die. he WILL have to get back up on the roof to take them down, though. so he better be careful.
fabulously festive - Jay did our lights yesterday, too - though no roof-scaling was required - just going up and down our stiars.
Tell Neal I can totally relate. At least it wasn't 20 degrees outside when he was doing it! We didn't put lights along the roof this year...it's just too much of a pain.
The lights look great!
when you live in your 18th century colonial house in litchfield connecticut you will have lots of paned windows to put candle lights in and neal won't have to risk his life! mom
The house looks beautiful. Never could convince grampy that we need lights outside. Soooo I put them on the fence because I can reat it.
Love and Hugs
Grammy
This made me laugh!
very funny. but don't let Nil fool you - boys REALLY LIKE climbing on the roof to "risk their lives" for a little Christmas cheer - it is so manly, you know! I'm glad he didn't slip off and doosh on the ground! and the house looks very cute.
Connecticut? Did Neal mention that those are the type of lights we hung on our indoor Christmas tree every year growing up? Pretty crazy!
Now you know why so many houses have the lights hanging from the eaves all year long!
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