Deck the walls
Of course, maybe encouraging the child to decorate was not the best idea in the world. I mean, we're not picky with our decor. Never have been. We started out decorating our home with an Early American Dorm motif. As we got older, we then left such childish tastes behind and moved up to more of a Colonial Thrift Store style of decor. We certainly appreciate a home that's artistically decorated, but we're too cheap to do likewise. Besides, if someone gives us a wall hanging or knickknack, we want to hang it up. Anyway, home decor took a hit when we came to China. The kids brought a few pictures, but most of our stuff stayed behind. This bothered Ga Dai, the artist, somewhat. She found the bare white walls depressing. So when she asked to add some color, we acquiesced. She painted a few pictures and taped them to the walls. When the year ended, she cut apart the old calendars and taped those pictures to the wall also. The Dorm motif returned. We got into the spirit as well, adding a few local wall hangings and taping some snapshots to the door. (I also really regressed and taped up a few funny drink coasters we picked up in a restaurant in Thailand.)So now Christmas comes, and Ga Dai has injected our decor with new life. Mostly that's been good. I especially like her Wa Nativity Scene:
But some of the other decorations are not so delightful. I know it's my fault that I let her tape up the Death Star "costume" she had made for Halloween, but I wasn't expecting it to get into the Christmas spirit:
And I certainly wasn't expecting Darth Santa, led by Rudolph, the Red-Nosed TIE Fighter:
Ah, well, Christmas only comes once a year... thank goodness.
posted by John @ 10:05 PM
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