The Waving Santa

I apologize in advance for anyone who does these things.  Sorry 100 times.  Amen.

Truthfully, I have never liked some holiday decorations.  I don't like the flashing ones.  Too distracting.  Give me solid lights any day.  I don't like overdone-just an outline of the roof 'otta do.  Maybe a pine roping or two. Bright red bows with it please.

Then I had children and had to change my opinion.

My rugrats have showed me that all the above listed things are truly beautiful to young kids and add to the excitement of the holiday season.  So I caved a couple of years ago and bought one of those inflatables.  Up until that point I had an opinion of take-it-or-leave-it about these types of decorations.  The frugal side of me wondered who on earth would spend up to $100 on one holiday decoration.  Some are corny-like the Santa riding a Harley.  Enough for a giggle, but really, do you want that in your yard?

But here I am two years later with THE WAVING SANTA and his sidekick Freezie, the penguin.  Buzz, my littlest, is so infatuated with THE WAVING SANTA that he asks questions about him for twelve months.  Seriously, he asks if he is sleeping "or that bibernating thing where they go into a cave" in March.   He asks on a clear summer day if we can put him up to check for tears.  He starts being relentless somewhere around the start of school and does not give up until THE WAVING SANTA is dis-boxed and inflated for the first time of the season.  While some of it is annoying, I am enthralled at his love for the huge inflatable red-man.  Why is this the object that he focuses on?  Why not the stocking that delivers him wonderful goodies?  Why not the box of ornaments that he made in preschool (really only last year)?

This year, we have had a warm spell the weekend before thanksgiving.  I decided that the holiday decorations were to be put up before Turkey day because it was so flippin' warm.  Who would want to put up lights when it is cold enough to freeze your digits?  Not me.   So five days before Thanksgiving, THE WAVING SANTA is proudly anchored into our front yard.

Now herein lies the problem.  I choose to celebrate one holiday at a time.  Right now, it is time to be thankful for the multitude of blessings our fine Lord has rained down on us.  It is not yet time to sing Christmas carols.  I know, hey you-don't you swear by getting all your holiday shopping done before the last Thursday in November?  Why, Yes.  Yes I do because I am then in a better holiday spirit without having to go into any retail establishment and fighting the grumpy crowds looking for "that special gift".  But I refuse to decorate for Christmas until after Thanksgiving.  The boys do not understand this nuance in my personality.  They just want to inflate THE WAVING SANTA and turn on the lights (which, for the record, are flashing).

So, for the last four days we have had our lights going and our inflatables inflated.  Quite a turn around, wouldn't you say?

But not one indoor decoration has been  unboxed much to the dismay of LegoMaster and Buzz.   Here I stand my ground.