It might as well be raining deer

Thanksgiving was lonely but no major drama for a change. I had a moment where I sat in my sister's glidder out in the yard by myself. I just didn't feel like I fit in and I was to tired to make the effort for a few minutes. Then the next day I white nuckled it all the way back to Omaha the following evening in a misty rain that made it hard to see the lines on the road. People were driving about 45. It might as well have been snow.

No holiday lights were out on my block so I decided to push the domino. I hunge the vogue sickle lights on the porch and also decked out the front portch windows for one night and the lighting season was well on its way on our corner. I also came across an impulse purchase while dragging my partents around the thrift stores in Columbus, NE. I now have a very nice vintage thrifted Christmas candelabra (silver, black wraught iron, white candles and orange lights in a pyramid type config) that might look quite nice on any window ledge. Simple but classy (and not plastic!) I bought it for $3 to give to a friend with a vintage Christmas Collection but in less than 24 hours it began to grow on me. My Midtown house is now decked out in Christmas lights that have not been out in a long time. 6 timers, yards of extention cords and packages of new bulbs have Omaha Public Power District jumping for joy. I will need one more timer if I put up my Christmas tree and I just might! I saw 2 really cool deco-ish raindeer candle sticks/aubras at Target on sale for $19.99/ea. They would go great in arts and crafts my house. I was thinking that if I have a Christmas dinner for friends I should have them on my dinning room table. That or wallow in depression induced by the season and family. Bah humbug.