Decorating at Home for the Holidays

This guest post from Doris Dillon

Our family takes a decidedly old fashioned approach to home decorating at Christmas. Unlike many of our neighbors, we do without all the blinking lights, tinsel and blow up yard statues.

Our tree is decorated with traditional ornaments, many of them handmade, and all of them have a special meaning to our family. Red bows, popcorn strands, hand painted ceramics and holiday candles round out the rest of the room.

Decorating is a family affair, with everyone gathering on the weekend after Thanksgiving to get the job done. My daughter is always in charge of making the popcorn strands and serving hot cocoa to everyone. I tend to enjoy hanging the ornaments, putting together handmade wreaths and wrapping the gifts. My nieces are always good for setting up the manger, and of course my brother helps hang all the outdoor decorations, including a painted reindeer we made years ago.

When we are done digging through boxes and reminiscing about past Christmases, it's time to relax. We enjoy curling up with some yummy eggnog and watching a movie on our satellite tv hd dvr. There is nothing like having the family around during the holidays!