Anyone else still have their Christmas tree up?

[fairgambit]

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That is neat. One of the reasons I had trains as a kid was my Dad had a small store and he sold toys, and Lionel trains, at Christmas. I don't even recall what he did with ours, but I am determined to have one next year.

 

[fairgambit]

Our tree is still up. It's artificial, but when your one year old plays with the train below it for a solid 30 minutes without incident you tend to let the tree and train up as long as possible.

For sure. I guess, even at that age, trees and trains are magical.

 

[TheGLOV]

No fire. We put on a ton of multi-colored lights, and lots of ornaments, so it's just magical. If I could I would leave it up all year.

You definitely are SOFT fair.

I'm sure your dog will WATER IT in the coming weeks ahead!

 

[fairgambit]

You definitely are SOFT fair.

I'm sure your dog will WATER IT in the coming weeks ahead!

I'm just a kid at heart GLOV, and I know, deep down, you are too.

 

[TheGLOV]

I'm just a kid at heart GLOV, and I know, deep down, you are too.

Yep!!

 

[john4psu]

After the new year, my Christmas tree becomes a Steelers playoff tree. It's now time for it to come down. It has been up into February in the past.

 

[fairgambit]

After the new year, my Christmas tree becomes a Steelers playoff tree. It's now time for it to come down. It has been up into February in the past.

Ah. Then taking it down is doubly sad.

 

[john4psu]

Sad but true.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

After the new year, my Christmas tree becomes a Steelers playoff tree. It's now time for it to come down. It has been up into February in the past.

Turn it into PLAN B: A National LOI Day tree.....that at least gets you to keep it up until Feb 3!

 

[slwlion]

We cut our own tree every year and put it up a week before Christmas. It stays up until the end of January and, because it was so fresh, generally has good needle retention. Right now it is glowing and warming my heart.

Jan 7th.. We are Orthodox Catholic..

 

[doublehaul]

That's what I hope to do but mine will be mostly small carved items. I'm not very talented in that regard, so I have a large learning curve. I really enjoy gifts I received that were hand made by the giver. My wife is very good at things like quilting, knitting, and crocheting. She has made many gifts for friends and family through the years and they are always well received.

Hey, just go for it. My Dad was untrained, but would see something and say I can do that. He started making knick-knacks and stamp
dispensers, then got into doing small tables and stools. The woods free, if you make a mistake ,so what.

 

[psu00]

I say keep it up until Super Bowl. If the stores can start to put Christmas stuff out at the end of September then I say keep the stuff up at home until late January. (It's too bleak in winter otherwise).