Thursday, December 8, 2011

not at all happy

I am sitting by the fireplace in my stitching chair working on a sampler, feeling all happy because I am actually finding time to stitch. When I sit down I am looking at the above photo. Then after an hour or so I look up and it is all dark. I ask the kids who turned off the tree. They all look at me like I am nuts and deny even being in the same room with said tree. Then I get up to investigate and the sugre protector is still working. I start trying to figure out which strand of lights is bad. ALL of them are not working. So now I am going to have to pickup lights on the way home from work the next day. My husband was off yesterday so I sent him looking for lights-white as I have blue, silver and white ornaments.He went to Lowe's and Wally-world and said they are sold out of lights. I went to 7, that is SEVEN different stores looking for lights in the very damp and cold night on my way home looking for lights. Miles and miles of colored lights and not a single white light in the place unless you count the 50 boxes of 20 lights they had at Dollar General.So I went from a lovely completely decorated tree with draping silver ribbon topper to this.....
Still lovely because I love the color pallet but no decorated tree.Last year we past on a tree because of the death of my Father just before the holidays and the year before we passed because we were traveling to the mountains to see family.This was my first year to have a tree in my new house with all the pretty lights and glitz and glamour of Christmas. UGH!


So tonight on the way home I will either stalk down a lighted tree hopefully on sale(I hate to pay full price of anything) or go to another area of town looking for lights. I am nothing if not persistent. Probably the most common word used to describe me. 


On a Quest,
Pam 

9 comments:

  1. Oh no!! I hope you find success in your travels!!

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  2. So sorry about your lights.
    Didn't know how hard it is to find lights this time of year.
    Teresa's Heartfelt Stitches

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  3. I got new lights a couple years ago, and it's impossible to match them for replacement - I think the manufacturers plan it this way, lol. Good luck in your searching!

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  4. That is not fair. You had a beautiful tree now you have to do this all over again. Going up and down once a season is more than enough Christmas cheer. Good luck in finding lights or a pre-lit tree.

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  5. What a Bummer! I hope you find your white lights. Love your color pallet.

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  6. If you are near a Hobby Lobby, they have had a sale of 50% off all Christmas things, even Trees. Your tree WAS so pretty before the lights went out in Alabama!!! lol That was a bummer too!! Trying to stitch and the tree goes out... Hope you get it all decorated again!! Sorry...

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  7. That is one thing that makes me crazy with Christmas lights - I hope you find what you are looking for - Enjoy the decorating - Your colors are lovely ;)

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  8. My first visit to your blog, Christmas lights, don't even go there. My husband bought 6 new sets of lights for outside 5 sets do not work. What a pain. Hope you have time to stop by my blog!

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