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December 29, 2011

Christmas decorating at the Tarbet Home

We got a tree the Saturday after Thanksgiving this year and that week we got it decorated along with the rest of the house.  I especially love doing this part and every year seem to have more decor to put out, which I love. 
Our 2011 tree!

Mini trees that I use all year long, with my homemade ornaments

Little village that keeps growing, it's really fun!

West End Banquet

Every year we go to a banquet dinner for all the firemen and their wives and the commissioners.  It's usually really fun since we don't get together often.  This year we met and finished decorating the tree that Saturday for the Caring and Sharing Tree Festival and the guys delivered it as soon as we were done.  Then we decorated the hall for the dinner that night.  Each row of tables were decorated in a different theme that way we could use up some old things that were lying around.  Happy Hour was at 6:00 where everyone visits with a delicious dinner at 7:00 of the best steaks, dutch oven potatoes, shrimp, and various side dishes that the guys cook up.  Sutton always puts on a slide show afterwards of events they have been involved in around the community, fires, and other calls.  It's ALWAYS entertaining since he sneaks in a bunch of candids.  After the show and awards for that year, we hang around to cause a little trouble :)
 
Caught in the act!

These were not all mine, I promise.


Wonderful friends!











Such a good night with great people!