christmas decorations

Working smarter will make decorating next year easier

Anyone else feeling behind because their tree is not up and decorated for Christmas?

Tell us, when is it OK to decorate for Christmas in Wyoming?

Did you take down all your Christmas decorations already? We finally reclaimed our living room over the weekend, packing away all the bulbs, lights and decorations to be stored until next December. Our Christmas tree is artificial, but there were still plenty of fake needles to vacuum.

This Friday and Saturday, you can check out a wonderful event that’ll have your entire family humming the tune “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” as the CFWC Women's Civic League of Cheyenne are proud to present the 45th Annual Christmas House!

Have you noticed the Christmas decorations on the light poles in downtown Cheyenne? City crews have been busy installing the annual lit-up decorations along the Cheyenne Christmas Parade route. There's blue snowflakes, red bells and shining stars. The parade begins at 5:30 p.m. on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 30.

Yes, I admit, when it comes to dragging out the Christmas lights and all the tinsel, I’m probably the last to break them out. I think we got out all the decorations just DAYS before Christmas last year. But now that we’re settling into our new house and unpacking the boxes, instead of putting the decorations away in the shed, only to drag them out again in a few weeks, I’m thinking there’s no time like the present to decorate. My husband, on the other hand, is thinking a bit differently. Now I realize that Thanksgiving hasn’t even arrived yet, but I’m just curious, is it too early to decorate for Christmas?

Yes, I admit, when it comes to dragging out the Christmas lights and all the tinsel, I’m probably the last to break them out. I think we got out all the decorations just DAYS before Christmas last year. But now that we’re settling into our new house and unpacking the boxes, instead of putting the decorations away in the shed, only to drag them out again in a few weeks, I’m thinking there’s no time like the present to decorate. My husband, on the other hand, is thinking a bit differently. Now I realize that Thanksgiving hasn’t even arrived yet, but I’m just curious, is it too early to decorate for Christmas?

They may look like innocent reflections of the festive holiday season but if you’re not careful, you’ll be seeing a lot more red than green at Christmas. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) issued an alarming study that found that accidents caused by holiday decorations went from 10,000 cases in 2007 to more than 13,000 in 2010.