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KristyDarling · Nov 2nd, 2009, 01:23 AM

Originally Posted by maybeiloveyou

How do you guys get your trees to last so long? If I put it up in Nov it looks dead by Dec. :( I usually buy it around Dec. 13 to avoid this... but if I can have one earlier I'm all for it.

The key is to find a tree that is retaining a lot of water. Look for greenness, and branches that angle UPWARDS instead of directly out or downwards. :-) After we figured out this trick, we never had another dry tree again!

fashionistaO · Nov 2nd, 2009, 02:07 AM

ASAP, but fresh cut trees are not sold yet!?!

k2sealer · Nov 2nd, 2009, 06:45 AM

We decorate usually the weekend after Thanksgiving although we have waited a long as the first week of December to decorate. A lot depends on the weather. If it is pouring down rain, I'm not climbing on the roof to string up lights. I also have to wait for a weekend to do outdoor lights and decorations because DH and I have opposite shifts at work. I can do the ladder work because he is a little nervous about heights, but I prefer if he is there to move the big heavy ladder for me.

Inside decorations can happen whenever. I find that I usually put up my nutcrackers (I have dozens) during the week when I have time after work. The tree (fake and pre-lit) goes up on a weekend when DH and DS are around. Sometimes we will invite the step-daughters over for the tree decorating. Depending on their work and social schedules.

floridasun8 · Nov 2nd, 2009, 07:19 AM

I usually put up decorations the weekend after Thanksgiving, however dh will be out of town until that Sunday and all my stuff is in the attic. If I get ambitious enough, I might be able to get it down alone, otherwise, it will have to wait til the following weekend. We'd probably get our tree the following weekend anyway, so it will work out.

Wondering, does anyone use ONLY a small tree for Christmas? I usually buy a full size and we have a lot of presents to put under, but not only will my dd be gone to her fathers this Christmas, but we are only going to have 2-3 gifts anyway. Wondering if its even worth it to get a full tree. I love real ones, but can never find a tiny tree at tree farms, so I might have to go with a fake one. But, just wondering if anyone else only uses a small tree? Im thinking no higher than about 4 ft or so.

KC1984 · Nov 2nd, 2009, 07:28 AM

1st Dec, my dd is 3 so i do it for her, honest :)

kris93 · Nov 2nd, 2009, 01:39 PM

ours usually go up around mid november to sometime before thanksgiving

ilovepinkhearts · Nov 2nd, 2009, 02:10 PM

we start the weekend after thanksgiving. i love this time of year...it's so much fun!! i can't wait to start getting the christmas stuff up!!

i have to get all my stuff out for fall/thanksgiving...still have some halloween stuff to take down.

Sarianna · Nov 2nd, 2009, 05:46 PM

It's our family tradition to put up our tree on Thanksgiving day. :)

xjsbellamias13 · Nov 3rd, 2009, 01:21 AM

The day after Thanksgiving :) Sometimes we do it on the night of Thanksgiving but usually everything goes up the day after.

Sternchen · Nov 4th, 2009, 05:42 AM

Beginning of December

sun.shyne · Nov 4th, 2009, 09:57 AM

we usually start the weekend after Thanksgiving

NagaJolokia · Nov 4th, 2009, 10:03 AM

Never. I, however, help my friend(s) decorate their place(s) just a week or less before Christmas.

When Halloween is over, it's either a bummer or nothing special to me to have the happy happy-joy joy holiday season come up. People even start talking about/advertising it in September and October, ruining the Halloween/autmum atmosphere a bit!

ILuvShopping · Nov 4th, 2009, 10:15 AM

I usually try to get mine up the weekend after thanksgiving, since it's a long weekend. but this year i feel like i want to do it NOW lol but i'll probably wait. my parents are coming next week for a visit and i think i'm going to have my dad help me put up some lights outside of my house.

I usually turn lights off after new years and then take stuff down whenever i get time.

Bri 333 · Nov 4th, 2009, 01:31 PM

The weekend after Thanksgiving. That's way there's a bit of a gap between the Christmas decorations and Thanksgiving. May start this year at Dec 1st since we are so excited to decorate.

RWolfeOH · Nov 4th, 2009, 01:37 PM

We will start very soon. Our Thanksgiving tradition is to turn all of our outside lights on that night. My DH puts lights all the way around the house and we decorate about 50 trees in our yard. We even decorate our pole barn. It is so much work and I know DH would be happy if we scaled back some, but I just love all the lights. It seems that fewer people decorate each year and I find that depressing.

I will have my 3 trees I put up inside done before Thanksgiving.

Our decorations come down the day after Christmas. By that time we are done looking at them!

Nov 2nd, 2009, 02:07 AM	#32
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Nov 2nd, 2009, 06:45 AM	#33
k2sealer Call me K2 Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,033	We decorate usually the weekend after Thanksgiving although we have waited a long as the first week of December to decorate. A lot depends on the weather. If it is pouring down rain, I'm not climbing on the roof to string up lights. I also have to wait for a weekend to do outdoor lights and decorations because DH and I have opposite shifts at work. I can do the ladder work because he is a little nervous about heights, but I prefer if he is there to move the big heavy ladder for me. Inside decorations can happen whenever. I find that I usually put up my nutcrackers (I have dozens) during the week when I have time after work. The tree (fake and pre-lit) goes up on a weekend when DH and DS are around. Sometimes we will invite the step-daughters over for the tree decorating. Depending on their work and social schedules.
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Nov 2nd, 2009, 07:28 AM	#35
KC1984 Member Joined: Mar 2008 Location: In my own little World Posts: 967	1st Dec, my dd is 3 so i do it for her, honest :)
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Nov 2nd, 2009, 02:10 PM	#37
ilovepinkhearts team edward. always. Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 4,390	we start the weekend after thanksgiving. i love this time of year...it's so much fun!! i can't wait to start getting the christmas stuff up!! i have to get all my stuff out for fall/thanksgiving...still have some halloween stuff to take down.
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Nov 2nd, 2009, 05:46 PM	#38
Sarianna Member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3	It's our family tradition to put up our tree on Thanksgiving day. :)
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Nov 2nd, 2009, 07:19 AM	#34
floridasun8 Member Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Under a Palm Tree Posts: 1,878	I usually put up decorations the weekend after Thanksgiving, however dh will be out of town until that Sunday and all my stuff is in the attic. If I get ambitious enough, I might be able to get it down alone, otherwise, it will have to wait til the following weekend. We'd probably get our tree the following weekend anyway, so it will work out. Wondering, does anyone use ONLY a small tree for Christmas? I usually buy a full size and we have a lot of presents to put under, but not only will my dd be gone to her fathers this Christmas, but we are only going to have 2-3 gifts anyway. Wondering if its even worth it to get a full tree. I love real ones, but can never find a tiny tree at tree farms, so I might have to go with a fake one. But, just wondering if anyone else only uses a small tree? Im thinking no higher than about 4 ft or so.

Nov 2nd, 2009, 01:39 PM	#36
kris93 Member Joined: Oct 2008 Location: midwest Posts: 383	ours usually go up around mid november to sometime before thanksgiving

Nov 3rd, 2009, 01:21 AM	#39
xjsbellamias13 Member Joined: Sep 2006 Location: TX Posts: 471	The day after Thanksgiving :) Sometimes we do it on the night of Thanksgiving but usually everything goes up the day after.

Nov 4th, 2009, 05:42 AM	#40
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Nov 4th, 2009, 09:57 AM	#41
sun.shyne live.laugh.love Joined: Aug 2009 Location: dayton.ohio Posts: 156	we usually start the weekend after Thanksgiving
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Nov 4th, 2009, 10:03 AM	#42
NagaJolokia Soft Addictions Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,808	Never. I, however, help my friend(s) decorate their place(s) just a week or less before Christmas. When Halloween is over, it's either a bummer or nothing special to me to have the happy happy-joy joy holiday season come up. People even start talking about/advertising it in September and October, ruining the Halloween/autmum atmosphere a bit!
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Nov 4th, 2009, 10:15 AM	#43
ILuvShopping <3 Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,974	I usually try to get mine up the weekend after thanksgiving, since it's a long weekend. but this year i feel like i want to do it NOW lol but i'll probably wait. my parents are coming next week for a visit and i think i'm going to have my dad help me put up some lights outside of my house. I usually turn lights off after new years and then take stuff down whenever i get time.
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Nov 4th, 2009, 01:31 PM	#44
Bri 333 Member Joined: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego, Bay Area, Houston, San Antonio, Durham Posts: 2,995	The weekend after Thanksgiving. That's way there's a bit of a gap between the Christmas decorations and Thanksgiving. May start this year at Dec 1st since we are so excited to decorate.
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Nov 4th, 2009, 01:37 PM	#45
RWolfeOH Member Joined: Jun 2007 Location: O-H-I-O Posts: 807	We will start very soon. Our Thanksgiving tradition is to turn all of our outside lights on that night. My DH puts lights all the way around the house and we decorate about 50 trees in our yard. We even decorate our pole barn. It is so much work and I know DH would be happy if we scaled back some, but I just love all the lights. It seems that fewer people decorate each year and I find that depressing. I will have my 3 trees I put up inside done before Thanksgiving. Our decorations come down the day after Christmas. By that time we are done looking at them!

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