Since when did

[BluesTatoo]

My step-dad is a light fanatic. Every year, he buys a new set of outdoor lights, and every year, they're crazier than the last. Last year's lights were colored chasers that were set to dirrferent speeds for each strand, and played music. I almost had a seizure pulling into their driveway....

My Dad is the same way. They live in one of those gated communities where there are rules for everything. Each year, he pushes those rules to the limit and was actually asked to tone it down a bit last year. One of the neighbors made the comment "My, your house looks so.....festive."

What I don't understand is that when I was a kid, we were the only house in the neighborhood that didn't have lights...Oh, the shame!!

 

[Minout]

I kind of like the 3 wise men as garden gnomes idea. Probably some kid had something to do with it. The thing that bugs me is when people put the baby Jesus in the manger before Christmas morning. My brother used to stuff Jesus up Mary's dress and make her lie down in the manger from December 1 to the 24th then, first thing on Christmas morning, she would "give birth" and Jesus would lie beside Mary in the manger. The three wise men always started out far away from the manger and got closer and closer as Christmas approached.

Of course he also had lions and giraffes in the manger with the cows and the lambs so, what did he know.