Yep, That's Right, My Christmas Tree Is Still Up, And Here's Why : ) #Uber #FreeThinkers #WendyWilliams #Sparkle!

Yep, That's Right, My Christmas Tree Is Still Up, And Here's Why 
: )

Now it's my Flower Tree, and I LOOVE it!

Here's a better pic I just took, when I walked back through to the living room - and it's still dark enough, even during the day, but especially in the morning when we get up, and in the evening, when it gets so dark, so early, right, so why not have more light in the house?

I love flowers! And lots of lights! So pretty! : )










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Well, this Uber ad made me laugh, because I went in to grab a few good ads for my page I am writing in my head (and now in real life - lol!)(here, on mah' blog! lol!), because I am mad at the pressure I am about to get to take my Christmas Tree Down, even though I always transition my Christmas Tree to a Flower Tree, at this time of year - I will go gets da pics o' mah' "Flower Tree", right now - be right back! lol!

But this Uber ad made me laugh, because, really, it's a "Give Yourself the Gift of Uber", and what is Uber but a service that frees yourself to start using your own car to make you some money, help to make ends meet, or provide a full income for you (A Good Thing, right?), and Uber frees you from the old fashioned ideas of how you ca get from Point A to Point B... and maybe how to get more cuddles in you life - (whoever is or was at Poiint A or Point B - hahaha - you know dat a'make'a me laughs! hahaha!) - AND, of course, Uber has UberKITTENS and UberPUPPIES - but no UberSnakes - you gotta get a plane for that (buh'dum-bum!) Ha! No, that silly! haha!


See how dark it is in the morning? It's too dark! That's one of the many reasons I want to keep my Christmas Tree, magically transformed into a Flower and Butterfly Tree - up as long as I like - I'll be the one to decide when it comes down - me. I makes all mah' own life decisions - lol!

Whaddya mean, these are terrible pictures? Hahaha! Dat otay - me knows! lol! But you get the idea - my camera goes all wonky when there are lights involved!

Oh, and those are my favorite little Crystal Trees that I make - I love them so much - they're pretty, and I love to make them - it would be THE coolest thing to be commissioned to make one of my beautiful Crystal Trees with Gold Wire and Real Gems - oooh, that would be so gorgeous!

And I have a fake tree - an artificial tree, a faux-tree, if you will - lol! But that's how I have no time-line - the real trees only last so long, then you can get them mulched, or give them to a petting zoo for the goats - apparently, goats looove the old Christmas Trees - who knew? lol!

Okay, here we are - my Christmas Tree transformed into my favorite new Flower Tree - so what, who cahes', right? Well, you might be surprised how many people - or, specific people, REALLY care, like what I do in MY home has ANYTHING to do with what they do in their home...

And that's where we get my, errr, intense dislike, sometimes hatred, but mostly annoyance, for an intense Traditionalist.

They're annoying. They're gonna come into my house, and say something mean about everything in my house, I just know it. Too many sparkles, for one. (And, for the record, I think of myself as maybe some sort of giant Sparkle - bah'hahahaha!)

No, but, for real, I do love to sparkle - emotionally, intellectually, physically - are there any other ways? Anyway, I love to sparkle, and I love other people who sparkle, too, or are open to the sparkles.

Here's what me no likes - people who want to shut down the sparkles. Now why do they want to do that? Hmmm? How does it affect their lives? They're angry that you're happy? They're mad that you get to live your own life as you see fit, and be as sparkly as you a'wanna be?

I say, Be a Sparkle! Do it, Girl! Or Guy! You know I'm talkin' to you! lol! Be Free!

You can be a girl, you can be a boy, you can be a little of either or both, sometimes and then not other times - you be you, me be me - isn't that just an easier way to be? (Oh, just had a little wave of sadness for the loss of our beloved David Bowie, who really encompassed living his own life, who led the way and opened the doors for freedom for everyone... seems like a very reasonable door to open, right?) (Human Rights for Everyone - think Macklemore- just wanna pop that in there! A li'l #LGBTQ Love, fo' sho! Love and Freedom for everyone, baby! lol!)
 What if you want to check out people in a better place - bah'hahahahaha! 'Cause you gotta get out of this place? hahaha! Otay, me jus' entertaining mah'self, right now - haha! (Me still laughing! hahaha!)

Haha! That make'a me laughs! I'm all about the Freedom. Freedom to choose whatever you want - and, of course, that means the freedom to be a Traditionalist, too, but that does not extend to any one person being able to say to any other person, You don't get to do that, because of my TRADITION. That's where I have a problemo... if someone else loooves their traditions, so be it, tradition away, by all means, but when I either adapt your/our traditions so they fit my own life, don't get all bent outta shape... what difference does it make? I think it makes it better, soooo.... hm.

Wow, that a lot to come out of, I don't want to take my Tree down until I feel like it - it's too dark in the morning - it's still pitch black out, when I get up, and it makes it much nicer and easier, to have a lot of pretty twinkles around me, all day, all night, if that's what I want. Maybe January and February would be easier months if we would stop thinking in terms of the Traditionalist, who want that Christmas Tree down, asap, right after Christmas.

Frankly, I don't think the heavily lit tree has as much to do with Christmas as it does from quelling a human need for more light during what are, literally and figuratively, the darkest days of the year' - especially in the North - we need the light! More lights! lol! More Sparkly Lights! (Yay!!?)

Anyway, there's my little "pop-off" for the day - lol!

And I do like lots of Traditions, I just like to be more flexible with them, adapt them to my own life, and want everyone else to be able to have their own traditions - we should all just be free to be whoever we want to be - in a nice way, o' course! lol!


I love that Uber is coming to more and more towns and cities... I don't really get what the whole thing is where Taxi Drivers have to have a medallion from the city, or something? It sounds like it costs the cab drivers a lot of money, so, what, the city is the one who really gets the money, and not the cab drivers? I'm not clear on that... I would want to make sure cab drivers don't lose any money,either...

But what I AM clear on, is, we need to be able to move into the future, embrace new idea and business models - if it works so much better than the old model, or can easily work in conjunction with the old model, then, great - let's do it, let more people have access to an easy way to make money, when it's harder and harder to make ends meet, or even get a job - a traditional job - these days...it's frustrating for a lot of people, so anything that gives people an opportunity, without a mile of red tape, that's a Great Thing, right?

Options, baby, it's all about the possibilities! lol! I want you to have the BEST life, ever, any way you likes! : )

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Look how pretty! Now why would I take this down, when I clearly love it so much - day and night - lol! 

Whatevs, I hate being #SociallyCompliant - For what? Approval? 

I don't have that person's approval on any other aspect of my life, why should I have to worry about my pretty little Flower Tree, too? No. Forget it - it's my Flower Tree, and I'll leave it up as long as I want to - lol! 

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Okay, I took the Tree down - lol! Spring Cleaning, Baby! And the place really does look nice and spacious, now - is always funny, when you first take your tree down, the space looks gigantic, you can't believe how much space you had! haha! 

Hm, that IS a lot clearer and tidier... will have to balance that idea alongside my great love of lights, color, and sparkle, baby! lol! ; )

Can you see the Love Hearts hanging from the bottom of my Christmas Tree? I was just sitting in my favorite spot on the settee (couch - lol!), and it dawned on me, is like Love dripping from our Christmas Tree - like that? haha! Made me laugh, enough to go take teh pic! lol!)

  Oooh, I'm looving the gorgeous HSN Dress Wendy Williams is wearing, today - and every day! lol! I loove me some Wendy Williams, and I loove, her dresses!

Wendy Williams has an amazing HSN Collection! Yay!! : )

 Sooo pretty!! And the dress is nice, too - haha! These dress styles are very flattering on everyone who loves a great dress! : )

And I watch The Wendy Williams Show on KCPQ - I'm in Victoria, BC, Canada, but I think KCPQ is out of Seattle - I'll go check that out! lol! (Yep - just checked it - KCPQ is out of Seattle : )

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Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Whatever you're celebrating, I hope you have the BEST time, with lots of Love, Laughter and tons of Joy! : )

Oh, and this is the House that I want to build, again - I think I'd like to put the whole West Wing (haha!) up over the Garage - would that be a great idea?  I love a good use of space! It's just a matter of figuring out when and where....trickier than you might think - lol!)

Okay, here's my new thing - I can't believe I didn't know this, before, so, maybe this'l be new-to-you information, too - you know how I am obsessed with fixing my Christmas Lights, right? They're soo expensive, and I feel like they are now designed, like TVs, to only last a short time, not like how they used to be made, since, frankly, the older the set of lights, the more likey they are to work - same thing for the 'new' lightbulbs - we juuust bought another box of the regualr 60 watt Lightbulbs, the fancy ones, and some lasted a wee - a WEEK! That's crazy - and some lasted a dew weeks - that's insane... it says on the box, and so we're told, that they're 'long lasting' - uh, no, the old ones were long lasting, and the price skyrocketed, where, before, lightbulbs were 4 for $1.59, or so, and now they're 4 for $19.99 - or $34.99 - that's insanity, and the don't last...

Anyway, so i'm fed up with having to constantly replace all our Christmas Lights...

So her's the new-to-me info:

 So, did you know the plug in part of the plug, the bit you would plug into the socket, has a teensy tiny little fuse in there? Yep. You just slide it open - you'll see it as soon as you look at the plug - so that little slidey bar comes open, and you can use something little, like a pen or small scissors, or something (unplugged, of course - lol!) 

See how these two fuses are gold? Some are gold, some are silver... just the color - or, maybe that's why our Christmas Lights cost an arm and a leg - lol! 

So not only can you replace these tiny fuses - there will most likely be one fuse, or two fuses... but I hadn't realized that the new replacement fuses come in that little bag of spare light bulbs that is attached to your Christmas Lights... 

  See the tiny fuses? 

And I used the edge of my Dental Floss container to easily remove any of the light bulbs that had burnt out - and why do they burn out so quickly? That seems unreasonable, too..

I had used a set of pliers, first, broke a bulb, then switched over to the much safer, and much easier, dental floss container - lol!

 So then we went to Lowes, the new one in Victoria, BC - is gooorgeous! Oh, My God,  loove a beautiful Hardware Store! haha! I'm a Construction Girl, first! : ) 

But they didn't ahve any packages of new fuses, like I thought I would find, beside the replacement bulbs for the Christmas Lights - and even then, the replacement bulbs came in the tiniest little pack of about 5 or 6 replacement bulbs, so, pointless, given the 20 or 30 strands of lights that I've been holding onto, trying, each year, to bring new life back into them - haha! 

So this very nice woman at Lowes gave us 2 little bags with the fuses in them - so nice! Now that's great Customer Service, right? Thanks, Lowes! : )

 So then I went to look at all the strands of lights, to see if I could find some more of the fuses, and wouldn't you know it - not always, but quite often, the tiny fuses are right in the little bag attached to your Christmas Lights, usually right down by the plug. 

 See that? Usually I snip that off the plug before I plug it in, and you might, too, so maybe they're all in a drawer, somewhere, in your kitchen - lol! 

 The tiny fuses come out very easily, no worries.

And you can just use your nail, or maybe a coin, or something, to easily open the sliding box on the plug.

 And I held the lights up to the light, to see which lights had burnt out, then I decided to just remove them all, put them on a white sheet of paper, so I could easily compare them all, see which light bulbs were okay, and which ones had burnt out. 

And I did that in front of the TV, so, it can be just a fun little thing for you to try, but, really, wouldn't this be a good business? Fixing peoples' Christmas Lights? Something to think about! : )

And, now, back to what I had written, before! ******************** : )

You know what? I think you could start a little business, with this very cool LightKeeper Pro... you could offer to fix people's lights, in the lobby of their apartment building or complex, or at school or at Church... people could bring their lights, if you had a little booth, or you could go to their homes... I know I have at least 10 strands of Christmas Lights that aren't working, and they were all about $20 each - that's a huuge waste of money, or, a huge savings, if you can just fix the lights you already have, so why not fix them, right? I am so excited about this very cool tool, the LightKeeper Pro - can't wait to get mine, too! lol! 

 Oh, man, this is by far my favorite new product - I love a good tool! (Insert joke here) (That was for you - haha! There's only a teensy tiny handful o' da peoples out there, not making the same joke, right now, sooo... me pretty sure you're in the group who is makin' da same li'l joke! lol!)

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Anyway, it's called the Light Keeper Pro, or Light Pro... looks like this fun little tool has a number of names, so I got some different examples for you - my favorite one is the package of two Light Keeper Pros... so, one for each hand? One for you, one for the other person in the room, so you can go through your million strands of old Christmas Lights, the ones you check every year, 'just in case' they're magically working, this year? lol!

I literally have bags and bags of strands of Christmas Lights... some of them work 100%, some, oddly enough, maybe work 50 % to 60% (now, why would THAT happen?) But you know those light strands, you plug them in, they work, you put them on the Christmas Tree, they stop working, or part fo the strand doesn't light up - why would it do that? Makes no sense, but now you don't have to think about that little quandary, here's the fancy new Light Keeper Pro to solve all your Lighting Issues, make putting up the Christmas Tree and decorating your house for the holidays that much easier, and far less expensive - yahooo!!!


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Okay, here it is! Use this link to have a wee look at the Christmas Light-Saver, if you will (sounds like StarWars, right? lol!)... I loove it - it's almost that time of year, again, when we get out out Christmas Lights, and you go to plug them in, and they're not working, and now that Christmas Lights are soo expensive, like, crazy-expensive, this little device is a huge money-saver, and will make decorating your home for Christmas all that much easier, faster, and far less expensive - you're welcome! (Me helps you save some monies! lol!) 

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Oh, and here's a little something I did, last year - see how high the tree is? It's a 6 1/2 foot Tree, I think... maybe 7 1/2? Anyway, it's not a giant tree, but what I did to raise it up is I elevated the whole tree.

I wrote about this, last night, but now I have no idea what all I lost, when the screen went all wonky, so, if you've already read this, keep on a'scrollin'.. lol! But I had bought this GIANT TV Media Center, when we first moved here, and I thought ti would've been peerfect for our new apartment, and then that apartment fell through, but i had already paid for the Entertainment Unit...anyway, i ended up dividing the entertainment Unit into at least 3 pieces - three huuge pieces... one large section in my room, two huge sections in my son's room, some of it is in the dining room and in the fireplace (it's a faux mantel - something you can easily use to decorate your home, will make you house very 'homey' - like, 'homey don't play that', except, well, a li'l different... lol!)

So I had yet another shelf, unused, hidden behind a chair, a large square shelf, so I turned a smaller little shelf so it was flat (I had a lot of the little sparkly crystal trees that I love to make in that shelving unit, so I took those little sparkly trees, and jammed them right into the Christmas Tree - gorgeous! They really caught all the lights - so pretty!)...anyway, I turned that small shelf on it's side, put the square wooden shelf on top of that, put the Christmas Tree on that elevated stand, then covered the elevated base with a couple of Tree Skirts - was soo pretty! And we looved what the Tree looked like, so close to the ceiling : )

See how much taller the Christmas Tree is than me? lol!

I have no idea how many strands of lights I put on our Christmas Tree - last year, I added in the new blue lights - sooo pretty! Me yuv! 

And then I always add extra strands of Clear white Lights and strands of Multi-Color Lights, on top of the pre-lit lights, since we love a pre-lit Christmas Tree...and I love a Faux Tree, if you will ... we just call it a fake Christmas Tree, but maybe you're supposed to say another word, now? lol! Anyway, I love it, is good for the environment, is safer (fire safety, children pulling the needles out..) and once all the lights and gorgeous ornaments are on the tree, we're all set, and it looks stunningly beautiful : ) Yahoo, more sparkles in our lives! lol! 

This year, we're really gonna try to streamline our Christmas Presents - wish me luck on that! But when the kids are little, it is a lot of fun to just wrap up any little things - socks, candies, little toys from the Dollar Store - anything at all, it's all about the kids unwrapping the presents, almost as much as what's in the presents - lol! 

And it's always hilarious how much the kids love the boxes the gifts come in just as much (and sometimes even more) than the actual present - if you ever had a Refrigerator Box when you were a kid, and were able to build things with boxes, you'll remember how much fun that is for children - and great for their little imaginations... you cold probably go to your local Home Depot, or Best Buy, ask if they have any big boxes... worth a try! Fun for teachers to do that, too : ) 

It's 'freezing' to us, now that we're all spoiled with the many years in California, so when we go for a walk at the Butchart Gardens to see the Christmas Light Display, we bundle up like crazy - is sorta funny, sice I'm always sweltering by the end of the walk, but in no way do I ever want to take a chance on being a bit chilly - lol! Better to be bundled (like a package deal! lol!).

There are soo many amazing photo-ops all around the Butchart Gardens, at Christmas. Usually, the Winter Lights Display goes from Dec. 1st to January 6th, so, lots of time to get in to see them - so incredible : ) 

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Can you spot Cara?? hahaha! So cute! When your children are soo funny, they make you laugh - now, that's the Parenting Mecca, for me1 lol! 

Hahaha! Can you see my lovely and hilarious daughter, Cara, hiding behind the giant Poinsettia? hahaha! So funny! 

My son, Aidan, walking along the path at Butchart Gardens at Christmas - their Christmas Light display is incredible - beautiful and funny - you'll oooh and aaawww your way through the gardens, and laugh at all their hilarious little jokes!

See this Cascading Light? Oh, man, I loove that light - soo gorgeous - they have the cascading lights in a lot of the trees at Butchart Gardens, in their Christmas Light Display - so gorgeous, like a Fairyland!

 Haha, do you love the "Light Flurries"? So funny! The forecast calls for... Light Flurries...hahaha! Makes me laugh! This light makes it look like it's snowing outside - how cool is that?? So cool!

Okay, so, clearly, I looove lots of lights on lots of Trees, and anywhere else you could put or project some lights, right? But here's what I did NOT know, before - I really thought they ahd somehow managed to cast netting with lights, high up into the trees, at the Butchart Gardens light display, at Christmastime, right? But, no, my brilliant son says to me, the last time we were there, on New Years Day, and we happened to get there earlier than we normally would, for the light display... anyway, you could clearly see the Projection Lights in the ground and strapped to the tree trunks, so the milions of tiny lights were cast up into the trees, and all over the plants on the ground - omg, is beyond spectacular - is my favorite part of the gardens, even with all of all the other incredible light displays, I just can't get enough of these tiny lights up in the trees, and like little shiny gems on the plants.. wow, is breathtaking...

Can you see the Projection Light strapped to the tree? Wow. How easy is that? Your house is gonna look amazing - and you can put the projection lights in the ground, have them directed at any plants, any trees, you'll get the same effect - and January is a great time to buy the Projection Lights, because they're on sale, often at 75% off, for the After Christmas/New Year Sales  - yippee! I would have them on, year round, because they're just so pretty - and they had a mix of colors, too - mostly green, with some red and blue lights thrown in there, too - looks like the incredible night skies in the South Seas! Let me know if you try it - send me some pics! : )

Oh, and be aware of any lights going too high, you would never want to interfere with any planes or pilots, if you are in a flight path : )

Aaawww, I can't believe all the writing I did, last night, in the middle of the night - 4 am - really, I should stop writing in da middle o' da night! lol!), but I lost it all when a box came up in the middle of my screen, that I couldn't get rid of... booo! But, that's okay, I'll just write some new stuff - problem solved! : )

I love, love, love the Gemmy Lights - that is BRILLIANT! You just put that light, like a Strobe Light, outside, in front of your house, so that thousands of little lights dance on your house - and then the "Light Flurries" light, that makes it look like it's snowing in front of your house - this will be crazy-amazing, in warm climates, where the kids don't get to see any snow - or the adults - lol!

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