christmas decorating

It's always fun getting and decorating the Greg "Splashin'" McShea family Christmas tree. (Do I sound like Clark Griswold here)? So, the question is when do you take it down? We have a real tree and put it up early, so we keep it up depending on how dry it gets. When there's more Christmas tree needles on the carpet than on the tree, that's the time to take it down. Apparently, there is

Each year at the Greg "Splashin'" McShea household, we hang the official McShea family wreath on the outside of our home, and it's always an adventure. Over the years, I've hoisted the wreath up through rain, wind, snowstorms, and even fell off the ladder once with wreath in hand...

They may look like innocent reflections of the festive holiday season but if you’re not careful, you’ll be seeing a lot more red than green at Christmas. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) issued an alarming study that found that accidents caused by holiday decorations went from 10,000 cases in 2007 to more than 13,000 in 2010.

We all have our favorite Christmas tree ornaments, unless you let the family decorate the tree and just sit back and say, "Looks nice" when it's done. I always help decorate the tree with the family, and like doing it (except when the lights won't work and you can't find out why).

Yes, another study indicates that the kind of decorations we put on the tree says a lot about our personalities.  If you like colored lights, white lights, angels or stars on top of the tree, your might find this interesting about you!