That was our conclusion after driving around our neighborhood this evening. There are a lot of lights and they're very tastefully done. After our failed attempt at hanging icicle lights on our house (the ladder isn't tall enough to get the peak over the garage and the pitch of the roof is too steep to get it from above), we decided to skip the lights on the house this year until we could figure out if we were going to purchase a bigger ladder (we already have 3, no one needs that many ladders), rent one (apparently Home Depot even rents ladders), or develop magical powers between now an then to get them hung.
As we were driving around tonight, my dad said he was embarrassed to be living at a house with so few lights. So tomorrow, we're going to put some more up. I think we'll use the red and white strands from our railings at the last place in the trees out front, other than that we have no plans.
The great polar bear search has ended for the 2005 season in exchange for our 48" lighted wreath. For those of you unfamiliar with my great polar bear obsession, it all started last year when I saw a big and little polar bear in a yard down the street from us. We did find the big one last year, but without a real yard to put it in, it wasn't worth buying. This year, all the polar bears have scarfs -- not what I'm looking for. The hunt for the perfect lighted polar bear will resume next holiday season.
