It starts innocently enough. At Cracker Barrel usually. You stop in for biscuits and sweet tea in early October and you notice the nativity scene display.
Okay.
Then Target joins in. Halfway through October they clear all of the masks and plastic daggers out of a back aisle to make room for twinkling lights and giant scarf-clad skiing polar bears.
Eh.
Thanksgiving creeps closer and you head to Michaels in search of a cornucopia for your dining room table. You walk through the doors when what to your wondering ears do you hear, but the sound of Jingle Bells spreading premature Christmas cheer.
Whatever.
Oh friends. I wish I could leave it that. But I can’t. Not by a long shot.
Because do you know what I saw yesterday, when I rounded a corner to head into our cul-de-sac?
I saw a wreath. With lights.
And a freakin’ reindeer.
Kid. you. not.
I mean really. C’mon people.
It’s one thing if you live in snowy Michigan or frigid Wisconsin.
But we don’t.
We live in the desert. Where the temperature just barely dipped below 80 this week.
And suddenly reindeer pop up on the rockscape lawns of the neighbors?
Not to mention the ceiling dangling and window cling-on paper snowflakes at Target. Which, by the way, put me in the exact opposite of the Christmas spirit when they appeared two weeks ago. The day after Halloween mind you.
But at least they have motive. You know, to sell stuff.
Our neighbors?
No motive.
They may just have earned themselves a door prize though.
Because a couple of weeks ago I listed some Christmas yard art on Craigslist.
Namely a giant scarf-clad, skiing polar bear. And a slightly less obnoxious ice skating snowman.
Craigslisters aren’t interested apparently.
Can’t blame them.
We never would have bought them in the first place had our girls not guilted us into it.
But that guilt has run its course my friends.
And my husband is tired of housing those perennially festive friends in our garage.
So he’s proposed a good deed. {A long shot if you ask me}.
He wants to “gift” our festive friends to an unsuspecting neighbor. Sort of like signed, sealed, delivered – they’re yours. Only with out the signed and sealed part.
He thinks it’d be amusing to sneak in under the cover of night and set them up – plugged in and everything.
I tend to agree.
What?
You know that’d be funny.
And, based on our neighbor’s enthusiasm for the season, he thinks they’re prime candidates.
I’d prefer someone who didn’t live, well, the next house over. Two streets down is more my style.
Although the early November reindeer propped on their lawn sways me.
So. Whatdya think?
Should we dare?
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Totally.
I’m with Jeff. Totally do it.
Go for it!
Great idea! I say it is all in the spirit of giving…
I agree with Cindy. It’s all about giving.
Go for it. Just don’t do it to our house (fortunately, we’re more than a couple streets away from you).
My 15yo daughter has been freaking out about Christmas ads for the past month. Oh, they make her mad. She’s very into equal treatment for all holidays, and the way the retail world snubs Thanksgiving really frosts her fanny. So, yeah, if giant inflatable Christmas figures showed up in our rockscape right now, things could get ugly.
Totally! :) And post pictures, please!
I am so with Jeff. Those inflatable yard art ornaments are the perfect punishment for those decorating before Thanksgiving. What’s worse is they’ll probably like it.
This weekend I too saw people out decorating their houses. I was so annoyed. :)
Oh and yes. Do it!
I agree! Do it!
Ha ha ha! I’d do it, as long as you know they aren’t the type to call the cops or press charges. Just looking out for your record…
Seriously, I went to several stores weeks ago looking for Thanksgiving decor, and all they had was discounted Halloween stuff and tons of Christmas stuff! What in the world is going on?!
I agree! I was looking for Thanksgiving stuff the other day too and it was nowhere to be found.
I say go for it!
Do it, Do it, might I know to which house we are referring??
Go for it! We have seen Christmas lights on several houses now, much to my dismay. Oh well. I think your delivery would be funny. There is a house nearby that has so many inflatables in the yard that you can’t even see the yard. Sickening.
ONLY IF YOU TAKE ME WITH YOU!!
I think that it is a genious idea. And a pic to prove you did it would be fantastic. Dare you!
All I have to say is I’m glad I don’t live next door to you, because OUR Christmas junk was out LAST WEEKEND.
And you KNOW I’m not kidding.
You put it out there… now you have to do it!
Do it! Do it!
Fine. But when I got tossed in the slammer I’m blaming it on all of you enablers.
Absolutely!
And – I started decorating last weekend also. But in my defense, I will be out of town the next few weekends so it was this or Dec, which is entirely too little time to enjoy the decor. And I didn’t do anything outside, just inside.
And – I’m a good sport. If you sprung that on me, I’d think it was a nice gesture, like getting booed. I’d say go for it!
I think you should go for it….and I can say that now that I live 3000 miles away.
LOL! Go for it…as long as it isn’t on my yard, but that would require airfare and a visit!
do eet! And take sneaky pictures of their reaction!