I was at Walgreens the other day and couldn’t resist their sales on extension cords and Christmas lights.
You know how when you see one of those houses that’s been covered to the last square inch with Christmas lights and other holiday paraphernalia? Now I know how that happens. Walgreens was selling 80 ft. of extension cord for $15, and you could get 600 Christmas lights for the same amount. That’s over 140 ft. of illuminated holiday spirit!
I managed to contain myself and only got a 40 ft. extension cord and 74 ft. of lights, which was plenty to plaster my bird feeder with tiny bulbs from top to bottom. I think it looks great, and the birds don’t seem to mind it during the day. The best part is the reddish-orange glow the “tree” casts on the snow in the back yard at night.
This weekend we’ll go out and get our tree and other miscellaneous trimmings. Too bad Ava won’t have any memory of this Christmas, unless I manage to burn down the house; that would be memorable.