Our neighbors have started putting up their holiday light displays, and some are pretty amazing. We’ve got one neighbor who is a little OCD about his lights, and everything is even, symmetrical, and laid out with a careful plan. We’ve got another neighbor who has 3 lit trees in his yard that are hooked up to music, and the lights on the trees go off and on and change color with the beat of the music. It’s pretty amazing! Our own light situation isn’t so great - in fact, out lights are painfully sad. They’ve fallen down off the roof twice already due to the rain and storms, and I’m sure we’ve broken a few bulbs. I’m ready to toss them all and start off fresh with the new LED holiday lights I’ve seen in the stores. They last longer, use less electricity, and they don’t get hot, so the house won’t burn down. LED lights are encased in a special expoxy plastic bulb that’s virtually indestructible, which is just what we need with the weather we’ve been having.

Until we get our lights hooked up (again), I’ll just enjoy everyone else’s. I’m definitely getting a lot of great ideas on how to take our holiday display to the next level.