thoughtful thursday

i'll be away the remainder of the week so here's the rest of this week's posts early......

this year the house has the most christmas decorations ever.  and all of them have been given to me by others.  first came the table top tree a few years ago.  it's about two feet tall and all the decorations, save lights, were in the box with the tree (it never did get any lights added).  it stayed in the box until the first year the grandchildren were able to visit the day after christmas.  they decorated the tree. for the last few years they have taken care of decorating this little tree.  the tree stood alone until this year when a plethora of decorations came my way.  a friend had a live wreath sent as well as an amaryllis, however, at the rate the amaryllis is growing it might more accurately be called an easter decoration!  no sooner had the wreath been hung and the amaryllis watered, another friend gifted to me a charlie brown christmas tree, complete with a single red ornament on a sagging branch. then the neighbor arrived with a tree to put outside on the screened porch.  when plugged in, the bright lights shine all the way to the road.  wow!  an outdoor christmas decoration. the best part of having these christmas decorations about is that all of them are thoughtful offerings by special people who just didn't think my house should be devoid of outward signs of holiday spirit.  these decorations bring a smile and a silent thank you to all who contributed to merry christmas here!  (and family were very impressed when they arrived to more than just the table top tree!)