The Light Fairy Returns

I am a light fairy, I own up to it, I embrace it, I am an SPT1 18 gauge cord, zip plug, twinkle light toting fairy. If I could get away with it all year around, my house would be decorated with lanterns, lights, and anything outside that glows, sparkles, or twinkles. This is of course the perfect compliment to my husband who is most definitely a decorating and chotchkie fairy. 

For the past two years, however, I have not done lights on the house over Christmas. Mostly because the girls were too young and took up too much time. Time I needed to spread my...or plug in...my light fairy magic. This year, however, the light fairy in me could be held back any longer. And as the first real Christmas the girls can really comprehend, I was super excited. So I was on a mission to funnel two years of suppressed light fairy magic into a twinkly wonderland for the girls.

I wanted something different and dramatic this year. I found 21" indoor/outdoor Moravian lit stars from Sam's club. Different, interesting, I bought 12 of them, my husband thinks I'm insane...this coming from a man who every year orders me up to the attic to bring down his Christmas stash so he can explode in a giant puff of Christmas fairy dust. At least when the dust settles, it's always to a lovely aftermath...despite the foul language spewing from my less than fairy like mouth as I smack my head and stub my toe in the attic. 

So the day after T-day, the plans floating around my noggin, which included my new 12 very lovely and large Moravian stars, began its magical journey to the front of our house. There were many obstacles involved. Dead lights, lights that didn't connect, having to make my own extension cord, multiple trips to the likes of Target and Home Depot, climbing on the roof and scaring the neighbors and my husband (who were convinced I was going to fall)...oh...and the Squirrel that got in the house Friday night (the day after T-Day) when I was out and about putting light hooks on the house. But that's another post.

Finally, after 3 days, and much to the approval of two little girls, the house was lit, the squirrel had been chased away, and my magic was done for the year!