Well the cold weather has hit us fast and as usual I had to wait for the coldest day of the year to put up my Christmas Lights.  I always tell myself that next year I’ll climb the roof and create a display that Griswald himself would be jealous of!  And then I  see the giant ball of tangled lights in the box from the attic.  Oh well maybe next year.

So let me be the first  to say thank you to all the nieghbors who have braved the cold weather and decorated for the holdiay  season!   The neighborhood looks wonderful!

And for those of you still planning to decorate,  put on your long johns and get out there in the weather soon because the association will be judging and awarding prizes.

Decorations will be judge in four categories

• Best All around
• Most Traditional
• Most colorful
• Most Animated

And yes I did mention CASH Prizes!

But even more exciting is the prestigious winners sign that will be posted in your yard.

Good luck everybody and if you need inspiration, the movie Family Vacation is being played over and over on station TBS.