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i have a candle holder that spins when the candles are lit - the heat from the candles makes the angels fly through the trees. i'm going to have two or three of them, with pillar candles (that smell like peppermint chocolate) in between them. we have our food on another table so that eating isn't too crowded ! lol
our train is a big one that goes around the base of the tree
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Oh that sounds lovely BG no candles here with the kids lol that's why we have the food on table or else i have to get up and down and up and down lol
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we have candlews every year even with bro's kids
never a drama
feeb, make dh do it. your ds will be into christmas this year
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I am so pedantic at how things get put away that he wouldnt do it right!!!! and wont listen!!
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parents? neighbours? ds? lol
DH has to help me - 10 150L tubs, 2 or 3 of the 50L ones, a tree i can't pick up myself... ooops
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I will probably ask 1 or both of my brothers as they will put things away exactly where I want them.
I need to see if I can borrow a play pen to put tree in!!!!!!
very exciting!! trying to work out if I should work chrissy this year at 37 weeks and then be still on leave next year! or to have it off and not be so crazy!!
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dont be crazy hun
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everything shakes in this old house i have had things fly off the wall through vibrations
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we have a nice sturdy house, and candles out all the time (DD loves the holders on the wall) - because it's a common thing here, the kids don't see it as something to play with kwim? the holders for the table will take tealights, which wouldn't move with shaking of a house - and the pillars will be in holders too heavy to be knocked over easily. i don't use taper candles - they are unstable and messy! give me a chunky candle (some of my candles weight a couple of kilos!) or a votive/tealight in a holder and i'm a happy girl
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I'm very excited and I knew I could share it with you girls cause you are all Christmas tragics like me LOL!
I've worked out the beginnings of the table decor for the big day!! I bought some cool striped table runners at Freedom a while ago and some red cloth napkins. And TODAY I found some super cheap table cloths ($6.99 each!) from Dimmeys. I've decided to go for a twist on the theme on the cover of "Real Living" magazine (the twist being the introduction of a few more primary colours cause I think the blue and red alone would look too stylised IYKWIM?) I found some cheap paper lanterns for decorations and I have enough MATCHING glasses, wine glasses, plates and cutlery for my 14 adult guests. I am SOOOOO excited!!
And the best bit - I have go the tables themselves sorted! You know how its always a stress cobbling together enough table space for the whole clan? Well K-Mart were selling folding tables for $69 and we bought one for a recent camping trip. I have convinced DH that we should buy 2 more for Christmas and parties. So even the TABLES will be the same/right size!
woohoo!!
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i'm still trying to work out tablecloths but i think we've got the tables and deco's done! woot - and my mum was given some malamime christmas cutlery a few years back, so we'll likely use that.
it's awesome feeling organised isn't it?
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