It starts the day after Thanksgiving.
No, it isn’t Black Friday.
It’s Christmas Decorating Time. And I think I may have a problem.
No, the problem isn’t my incredibly small storage space. (This is what it looks like when all the Christmas boxes have been pulled out. Before the boxes are pulled out, you can’t see into it.)
And that is the problem. I have TOO MUCH CHRISTMAS STUFF for this house!
Pretty much every square inch of available space is taken over by Christmas. And while I am deeply spiritual about Christmas, a lot of my stuff is about Santa Claus.
I picked up this set of Lennox figurines depicting Saint Nicholas/Santa Claus for very little money at a charity auction one year. I absolutely love it.
Each figurine is beautiful, but I really like the one of Santa and the little girl.
I even have retro Santa in plastic “stained glass” – I found these at a yard sale for a quarter. You can imagine my husband rolling his eyes.
Santa is everywhere in my little Christmas Village.
Santa even makes it to my front yard – with a couple of his reindeer and a sleigh full of toys.
Then there are Boy Scout tins. My son grew up and quit Scouts, but I can’t bring myself to discard the tins that popcorn came in.
(Okay – I store lights and ornaments in the tins)
The snowman has nothing to do with Scouts, but he fit in the corner with the tins.
I like Nativity sets, too. Even tacky ones, like this Eskimo Holy Family. I assume the eagle, the moose and the husky are the Magi and the baby seal is the equivalent of a lamb?
How about an African theme? No Mary or Joseph here, just a miraculous Baby Jesus/Mowgli in a land where lions lay down with zebras, giraffes and elephants.
Another African Nativity, but one that is not so tacky as it is simply stated.
You can’t see it in the photo, but the Babe has no hands.
It was a Nativity that my Grandmother Melrose hand-painted. When I inherited it, Jesus had been broken. I should just toss it, but it has my grandmother’s name etched under each piece.
A friend gifted the two Magi to me last year. I think they sort of round out the whole scene.
I do have a big Nativity scene, but it isn’t up yet. It takes up a lot of room and these days it is relegated to the loft, safe from dogs’ wagging tails.
I will set it up next weekend when we get the tree and put it up.
I really do not have room for everything. I couldn’t photograph it ALL because it is strung out through out the house.
I think I need help. I think maybe I have too much Christmas stuff.
Is that even possible? To have too much Christmas stuff?
(Don’t answer that.)
Jaci Dawn 
At least yours has a theme or two!
It happens to the best of us! Unfortunately, me too, but for a different reason. I downsized from a 2000 sq ft home and large yard to a 1200 sq ft one with a small yard. 😦
But I’ll figure out how to use some and donate a bunch of other stuff. Maybe I’ll even figure out a single theme?
No Jaci, you don’t have enough christmas stuff. I too decorate EVERYWHERE! and I change each year. so one year is German the next year is might do Fun Candyland and the year after that I can do a traditional All white or All Red. So not only do I have enough to decorate the entire house/yard, but I can do it 3 times over depending on my mood and color theme. PLEASE do not try discussing this with Jerry. . . .you know where that will lead.
So my dear, just keep collecting and enjoy every back story to each piece.
I do!
So I WAS going to say, “you FINALLY admit it?”, but then I realized you were talking about your Christmas stuff. Bwaaaaahaaaaaahaaaaaa >.<