Want my Christmas tree up NOW

angel_wings

Well as the title says..... I am itching to put my Christmas tree up for the last few days I know its too early. This time next week I MIGHT get away with it but with all the christmas talk, trees up in the shops, songs playing in the supermarket and ads on the telly ..... I WANT MY CHRISTMAS TREE UP NOW:P :P :P

orchidsrpretty

Me too!! I am dying to put the tree up as I have most of my christmas presents bought and can't wait to put them under the tree:). I realised today though that there is over a month till christmas so will be intresting to see how long I can wait!

washiskin

Was feeling a tad weasely last Thursday night so decided a bag of Chips might be in order - off to the Chipper and about four miles in I look out the passenger window at a particualrly nice bungalow as it seemed very brighty lit.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: THEY HAD A HUGE CHRISTMAS TREE ALL LIT UP IN THE CORNER OF THE SITTINGROOM!!! Well all weasly thoughts were banished immediately!

Hurrah for the souls brave enough to whip out the decs and trim away this early! :pac::pac:

star-pants

A house up the road from us has a tree in their porch already, fully lit, was nice to see out walking the dogs and whilst I do love Christmas I was genuinely a little surprised cuz I don't normally see them up this early in houses.

MyKeyG

If you want to put it up I say lash it up! It's not like you run the risk of arrest or anything like that. A single mother on our road put hers up for her son the first Christmas in the house and they left it up until they moved out 6 years later.

Posy

I get to decorate my workplace around mid November so I've already gotten the detangling of lights etc out of my system!!

I'll probably put my tree at home up the last weekend in November. I love getting to December 1st and having all my decorations sorted, tree up and presents bought.. I feel much more relaxed and festive!

Birdie086

I saw a fabulous tree for sale in shop window in town today.(limerick)

It SNOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only for the fact I already have two massive trees - one for sittingroom and one for the kitchen/living room I would buy it.

Posy

Birdie086 wrote: »

I saw a fabulous tree for sale in shop window in town today.(limerick)

It SNOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT??? WHERE EXACTLY WAS IT?? :eek:
I want!! I want!!

Birdie086

Posy wrote: »

WHAT??? WHERE EXACTLY WAS IT?? :eek:
I want!! I want!!

On O Connell street in limerick, where Empire Music used to be, its fab, I think it said about 120 euro, I was talking to the guy that owns the shop today and he said there were people visiting Limerick from northhampton last week and they wanted to buy the tree and fly it over to england!

hdowney

MyKeyG wrote: »

If you want to put it up I say lash it up! It's not like you run the risk of arrest or anything like that. A single mother on our road put hers up for her son the first Christmas in the house and they left it up until they moved out 6 years later.

:eek::eek::eek:

when mine goes up there will be like ONE present under it. have bought only one, some are hard to comeby and then the mother is beyond skint (so am i but...) so whether there be anything under for me?

angel_wings

Would love to be brave and throw it up but I know the kids would go in to school and tell their teachers and friends that their Mammy put the Christmas tree up ........ know their friends would probably think they are sooooo lucky and Im the best but I'm quite sure their parents wouldnt think the same LOL .......... but then it is MY house and MY tree should be able to do what I like and what business is it of the neighbours ........... NO STOP, ITS TOO EARLY. HAVE TO STOP CONVINCING MYSELF

washiskin

angel_wings wrote: »

Would love to be brave and throw it up but I know the kids would go in to school and tell their teachers and friends that their Mammy put the Christmas tree up ........ know their friends would probably think they are sooooo lucky and Im the best but I'm quite sure their parents wouldnt think the same LOL .......... but then it is MY house and MY tree should be able to do what I like and what business is it of the neighbours ........... NO STOP, ITS TOO EARLY. HAVE TO STOP CONVINCING MYSELF

That's a good point..you'd be doing it for your kids......

Posy

It's only 5 weeks away.. that's not too early!!

Posy

Christmas FM is launching on November 29th, think I have selected my date for putting my tree up, eeeeeeek!

hdowney

Posy wrote: »

Christmas FM is launching on November 29th, think I have selected my date for putting my tree up, eeeeeeek!

do tell?

Posy

Erm.. there's no more to tell, apart from that I'm putting up the tree on the 29th.
Christmas fm will be starting at 8am that morning, eep!

All the frequencies and details are listed in the 'Christmas fm' thread.

Sharpshooter

Birdie086 wrote: »

I saw a fabulous tree for sale in shop window in town today.(limerick)

It SNOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only for the fact I already have two massive trees - one for sittingroom and one for the kitchen/living room I would buy it.

I saw one of those, it had something like an upturned umbrella underneath to catch the snow!:pac:

I left the shop without it for the same reason you did,too many trees already.

Posy wrote: »

WHAT??? WHERE EXACTLY WAS IT?? :eek:
I want!! I want!!

I found it in Raheny, in a hardware shop, bit pricey though at 95 Euro.
Having 2 indoor cats, all that snow falling was another reason I didn't buy it.:eek::D

hdowney

Posy wrote: »

Erm.. there's no more to tell, apart from that I'm putting up the tree on the 29th.
Christmas fm will be starting at 8am that morning, eep!

All the frequencies and details are listed in the 'Christmas fm' thread.

i don't have an exact date for mine going up yet (complete overhaul and re-arrangement of living room commences this afternoon. as SOOON as that is done the decs are coming down and by god they are going up. so i can pretty safely bet they shall be up in the next week or two, before december anyway. eeep happy me

off to check the christmas fm thread. hmmm now is there a radio in this house anywhere - i think i may have forgotten what such a contraption looks like :D

Posy

Seen the 'snowing' trees on youtube to see what they're like, they do seem a bit messy alright.. and I want my presents under it, not a big pit of fake snow!

Sharpshooter

Another thing that put me off was, what if something happened in the mechanism that made the snow fall.
The tree itself without the snow wouldn't look the best.

Posy

No, it'd just look a bit weird alright!
Also, having a cat too, I'd be worried he'd try and eat the snow and choke.. or think it was a fancy new litter box!

Sharpshooter

Owning cats re this tree, the scenarios are endless,tbh!:D

washiskin

Hot Lips wrote: »

Owning cats re this tree, the scenarios are endless,tbh!:D

I thought I was going to have Cat v Tree ructions too, but surprisingly mine are pretty well behaved - except Gru, who kept attacking a certain line of snowballs in the bottom branches. Swift removal to their cat house outdoors a few times solved that.

tittle mouse

i love real christmas trees so as soon as i see them for sale ill put my tree up

Posy

Years ago, a cat that was friends with my cat (she actually belonged to next door..) decided to sit under my tree and wee on one of the presents!!
It caused some last minute panic re-purchasing in my house that Christmas! :eek:

washiskin

Posy wrote: »

Years ago, a cat that was friends with my cat (she actually belonged to next door..) decided to sit under my tree and wee on one of the presents!!
It caused some last minute panic re-purchasing in my house that Christmas! :eek:

That reminds me of my old neighbour's evil little b of a dog, Bimbo, who followed her everywhere including into our house - one St Stephens day she arrived up and the little monster mutt cocked his leg on my just-received Stylophone and ruined it. Of course I got a clip on the ear instead of my mother having the guts to say something to the neighbour.:mad::rolleyes:

Posy

What?! If someone's pet did that to one of my child's Christmas presents I would at least demand that they pay for it!

washiskin

Posy wrote: »

What?! If someone's pet did that to one of my child's Christmas presents I would at least demand that they pay for it!

Me too, but that's just the way with some people.

A happier memory is of the year I bought my little bro (14yr age difference)a Tonka Truck (great things, lasted for YEARS) and tucked it right in under the tree. He got up and did the usual post-Santa rampage and I left him to it as he was having a ball. After dinner I asked him to make sure he'd got everything out from under the tree. He dug it out and ripped it open and proceeded to bawl his eyes out, saying he's always wanted it.
Felt like Santa himself that year........

Posy

Ah, that's lovely!
Sometimes the giving is so much better that the receiving!

aquarian_fire

I know I really don't like putting up christmas decorations before December... but I still like looking at the things I could be decorating my house with. It's kind of a weird position to be in.

Cherrycola

With all the talk of cats and christmas trees, i had to post this. I have two indoor cats too, nightmare at christmas! :rolleyes:

SAN123

Hot Lips wrote: »

I saw one of those, it had something like an upturned umbrella underneath to catch the snow!:pac:

I left the shop without it for the same reason you did,too many trees already.



I found it in Raheny, in a hardware shop, bit pricey though at 95 Euro.
Having 2 indoor cats, all that snow falling was another reason I didn't buy it.:eek::D

Hey Hot Lips where abouts is the hardware in Raheny

Alicat

Two indoor cats here too. No pretty glass baubles on our tree Everything is shatterproof or made of fabric. The fat one (part Maine Coon so he weighs a tonne) tried to climb the inside of my lovely tree from Woodies and broke the very first branch he put his weight on! Have to keep that side turned into the corner now!

hdowney

Alicat wrote: »

Two indoor cats here too. No pretty glass baubles on our tree Everything is shatterproof or made of fabric. The fat one (part Maine Coon so he weighs a tonne) tried to climb the inside of my lovely tree from Woodies and broke the very first branch he put his weight on! Have to keep that side turned into the corner now!

three cats two dogs cause havoc, but over the years i have accumulated about 4 trees worth of pretty glass baubles, and the set of 'catproof' ones has deminished to about half a plastic bag full

Alicat

I honestly couldn't even justify spending money on glass ones with these two around :pac:

However, it's not only cats that cause havoc with Christmas trees!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDMwO6axHag

hdowney

Alicat wrote: »

I honestly couldn't even justify spending money on glass ones with these two around :pac:

However, it's not only cats that cause havoc with Christmas trees!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDMwO6axHag

poor dog looks so sorry

Posy

I drew a Christmas tree on my calendar tonight, to mark my decorating date, can't wait now!

Sharpshooter

Off topic posts/quoted posts have been deleted.

This is not the forum for discussion on cats and dogs in general, and who is right and who is wrong.

Carry on Christmas!:)

angel_wings

BACK TO CHRISTMAS TREES :rolleyes:

Have decided that next Friday I am DEFINATLEY putting my tree up
Only 1 week to go ....... Whoop Whoop :P :P

hdowney

angel_wings wrote: »

BACK TO CHRISTMAS TREES :rolleyes:

Have decided that next Friday I am DEFINATLEY putting my tree up
Only 1 week to go ....... Whoop Whoop :P :P

i most deffo hope to join you, re-arrangement permitting. said re-arranging has suffered a setback in that the mother has banjaxed her back. now i shall continue on my own, but with her mooching, always looking to sit, unable to step over piles of boardgames that i 'temporarily' stick in the middle of the floor :pac: it shall be 'interesting'

Posy

I think there can be a lot of 'what would people think' mentality about decorations sometimes.. If you want to decorate for Christmas, just do it when you want!
There will always be someone who thinks any day before Christmas eve is too early, you can't please everyone!

Cannot wait until next week!

Sharpshooter

SAN123 wrote: »

Hey Hot Lips where abouts is the hardware in Raheny

It's in Raheny Village, between the Library and the original Post Office (now moved to inside Super Value).

Posy

I'm still getting people saying to me "You're putting your tree up a day before December 1st!? You already have your presents bought?! But it's soooo early!!"

1. It's NOT early, it'll be barely four weeks away by then.

2. I'll have the last laugh when you're racing around crowded shops Christmas week looking for presents, trying to find a decent Christmas tree and looking for replacement lights because you've discovered the ones you just got down from the attic don't work- and I'm at home admiring my tree and eating mince pies.
Mwa ha ha.

cats.life

angel_wings wrote: »

Well as the title says..... I am itching to put my Christmas tree up for the last few days I know its too early. This time next week I MIGHT get away with it but with all the christmas talk, trees up in the shops, songs playing in the supermarket and ads on the telly ..... I WANT MY CHRISTMAS TREE UP NOW:P :P :P

saw my first xmas tree up 10 days ago in galway, lovely blue shinny lits:eek::eek:..

chucken1

I have 3 trees but last year was a disaster. We had just got a new cat (well he got us ) He went insane pulling the trees down.(Hes an indoor cat)
Bearing in mind that it was my 1st time putting up decorations for maybe 15 years,I was dissapointed. I really wanted twinkley!!

So this year Im putting 2 trees outside and also putting lights on the real trees in the garden. Ive been buying them all year

I really really want the snowing tree but they are pricey
If I do get it I'll put in the bay window in the front bedroom,that way insane cat cant get to it

Im sorting out all my stuff tomorrow and hope to be ready to switch on by Dec 8th

milli milli

Finally got my tree up at the weekend.Really delighted with it. Have some lovely lights in the window that I got in IKEA. They're snowballs and in the daytime when not lit they look like snow!!!



I'll put up some pics when I get a chance.
Oh it's so cosy having the house (almost) Christmassy - still have other rooms to decorate yet!

hdowney

i'm a bit behind due to being sick. hope to have it sorted by tuesday/wednesday latest tho

Cherrycola

Friday, before the toy show, thats when mine is going up! Can wait!!

Azureus

December 1st is Christmas tree day-so excited
Although no idea where Im gonna fit it in my apartment.

AshAdele

Cant wait to put up my tree, Just moving into our new home and the box full of christmas stuff is in the corner ready to be the first box unpacked this friday!

leahyl

Putting mine up at the weekend! All excited!!:D It's Toy Show weekend also! EEEEK!