This is So. Adorable.

I don't find the inflatable yard decoration thingies to be particularly Christian, pagan, Jewish, or any other religious group that might celebrate a winter holiday.

I truly don't want to start a fight here, and I realize I'm making the statement that I'm about to make from a perspective of having grown up Catholic in the heartland, but -- with every passing year, the holiday of "Christmas" seems to be less and less Christian. So I tend to not look at a big inflatable tree or Santa or reindeer or palm tree wrapped in tinfoil and associate it with the baby J.

How about a big inflatable baby Jesus?

Or maybe an inflatable Jesus whacking an inflatable Charles Darwin with a stick?

I wish I had a yard, because I could totally put up stuff to confuse my neighbors....

Happy birthday, Daisy! Your trip sounded like it was awesome. I love you being world traveler girl.

Eh, the big church next to the house I grew up in had a big inflatable baby Jesus. Actually a big plastic light-up manger scene.

And I'm having to try to teach my son that Christmas != The Grinch and The Grinch != Christmas. (When he says "I want Christmas" he means he wants to want TGWSC.) So we're at the store and I am pointing to non-grinchy things: "Look! Christmas stockings! Christmas bows! Christmas trees!"

Later, when there are a number of people around, he points and yells, "Christmas Ho's!"

You usually don't have to walk too far in my neighborhood to find Santa kneeling in a creche.

Or maybe an inflatable Jesus whacking an inflatable Charles Darwin with a stick?

I wish I had a yard, because I could totally put up stuff to confuse my neighbors....

I wish I were tommyrot's neighbor.

Happy birthday, Daisy Jane!

Punctuation of various sorts to those who can use it.

Wanna know how much cleaning at the old place I got done today? None. None more cleaning.

I did take a bath in my new to me bathtub, though, and it was glorious.

Picture a fake palm tree with that garlandy fuzzy stuff. Now picture one with metallic silver palm fronds and an electric green trunk.

With twinkling lights.

I kind of dig those.

I'm prepared for the shunning.

Though proud to be part of the moving triumvirate with Sparky and Steph. Pre-shunning.

Random word usage question, what does "underage woman" mean, is there a specific journalistic reason to use that phrase?

Eta: I'm hoping to get my porch light up before Christmas. Does that count as decorating?

Later, when there are a number of people around, he points and yells, "Christmas Ho's!"

bwah!

we have a very special place in our hearts for the grinch. it comes of a certain 'hoos drinking game, maybe. also, our dog can double for the grinch's dog.

I like the traditional, with a trend to victorian. but the lights are pretty, on a city street. If they don't blink.

Also, we have a good stash of those spinny wooden candle driven thingamajigs that you get at the Christmas Markets.... we tend to set them on fire. But they're pretty.

Later, when there are a number of people around, he points and yells, "Christmas Ho's!"

Okay, I have to know--what's Mal's version of a Christmas Ho?