Christmas 2011 Decorations

It was so sad to have to take them down...this year was my favorite..my house was so cozy & cute.

Later we added a few more lit trees & new stockings:

I had a few issues with all the lights we use for outdoors.  Half of each strand was burnt out.  In frustration I threw the lights into a ball and plugged them in...and an idea formed.  I got a flower planter and stuck it on the deck....this is how "Ghetto Ball" came to be: