As per tradition (well, forget about the last two years, when we were in France), I put Xmas decorations up the Friday after Thanksgiving. I give the stores crap for pulling out the Xmas decorations around October 1st, so I definitely don't do this any sooner than after Thanksgiving.Of course, also per tradition - Patrick runs for the hills. Well, to the racing auction downtown that thankfully happens each week around Thanksgiving. Unfortunately this time I was a little behind schedule with the dining room table filled with crap (it needed to be inventory controlled, so it took me longer than usual). I wasn't sure if he was just going to turn around and go back to the auction, or just stand in the middle of the front hall with an overwhelming fear of moving.
