Like many, it’s become quite the tradition for J and I to put up the Christmas tree on Thanksgiving night. This year was no exception. For the past 2 years, it’s been a Santa theme because I’m obsessed with those Mercury glass Santa ornaments they have every year at Tuesday Morning, and I always stock up on them after Christmas. In 2006, I racked up on them after the holidays at several places and had enough to do a whole new tree come 2007.
Along the way, I also started collecting those old world Santas that you can get as tree toppers but seem to have sprouted boots these past few years. So, another tradition is for J and I to buy at least one each year, while my mother also usually buys one for me. I write the year on the bottom of them to keep track. So, here’s this year’s Santa tree and its many guards…




The new guy this year is the one on the far right in this above pic.

One other new addition this year is an angel on the top. You guessed it! There’s usually a Santa there…

And just so she doesn’t feel lonely sitting up there being the only woman in the house, there’s another angel adorning the dining room table as a center piece. Ain’t she purty…
