Christmas Lights

Nothing better that nice clear simple lights.

(This isn't the greatest picture either.)

Watch out Clark Griswold! 

(You have got to enlarge this picture to get the full effect.)

 

 There is some pretty tough competition out there!

Kalen's friend took us past this house the other night. 

It's too bad you can't see the Carousel and the Merry Go Round and 

the Teeter Totter with elves and Mr. and Mrs Clause riding on them.

  There was also Christmas music playing

not so softly in the background.

Did I mention the huge snowman on the side of 

the driveway and the lines of lights on the roof?

What do the neighbors say?

Do the neighbors like the bright flashy lights and loud

Christmas music?

Do they feel like they are in Las Vegas?

Do they like the extra traffic that has been driving

up and down their street for the last month?

Is it soothing to fall asleep to?

or

Do they want to unplug all the lights and tip over the

Merry Go Round when the neighbors are sleeping?

I guess I have quite a few hang ups about Christmas lights.

The worst are the icicle lights.  They are always tangled up and

never hang right.

The multi-colored have never been a favorite.

And all the lawn ornaments are soo not a favorite.

Lights that are stapled to the fence...not a good idea.

Plastic Santa in a sled on top of the roof...really not a good idea.

The only thing that could make any of these worse is to add 

blinking lights to any of them!  I HATE blinking lights!!!!

They give me a headache!

Lights should be clear and very simple.

 ( You could alternate clear with red or green.)

  Straight and not saggy.

And definitely not blinking!

It is pretty funny to see all the crazy lights and decorations

that go up at Christmas.  Some people go just a little bit

overboard.