The theme of this post is decorations! Don’t forget to include this type of thing in your budget because a tree here, some lights there and a poinsettia or two and before you know it, $200 is out of your wallet!

I suppose it’s like anything else and you get what you pay for. What this means for you is that if you intend on using the decorations year after year, it’s worth spending a little more so they last.

I have very, very clear memories of opening the mandarin orange boxes and retrieving the tree lights, tree decorations, figurines and other ornaments that have been part of our holiday celebrations for as long as I remember. Remarkably, very few have broken and so, I look forward to seeing them again and can recall when particular items were added to the collection. The fresh pieces each year are wreaths made from fir or cedar bows, shaped and tied with red ribbon. Gorgeous.

It’s all part of the fun!