Holiday Lights Part 2

Christmas Tree:
Now you might be saying the BAH! Humbug term.
Well, don't despair the repair guy is there, Yeah, right!
By now you should have Thanksgiving cleaned up and had that additional snack.
I have a simple way to get it up and ready. We already know about the untangling thing, so I hope you read my last post for this. Think of it as your pop quiz on lights.
1st: Get the tree, real, fake we'll do each one. I get the fake, my wife handles the candles for the smell. KEEP them away from the tree!
I also put a small open eye hook in the wall behind the tree so the cats won't bring down the whole thing. Put it at the top where the tree will be tallest in the wall, and loop fishing line around it, then put the same line (other end) at the top of the tree, loop around the top about 2' down. Dog? Real tree? Watch them they like trees too! But not for knocking down!!
Fake, 1st put it together, easy enough, if you remember the way you did it last year. 1st year of fake? How come you didn't buy it last year when they were 1/2 price after x-mas? You did, great, your learning. Follow the instructions and save the twist ties! They also sell w/ the lights already on, sometimes life is to easy! Proper storage is invaluable. Now get those lights out and test them. They work, (See last post on this). I string them by the way the tree will be presented, meaning in the corner a half wrap works. Start by going to the top of the tree, do you have a tree topper? put it up! plug it into the 1st string, (they sell outlets that let you put the outlet in the middle of the tree). Attach your lights to this, or use the old method of hiding the cord in the tree. Begin by going up from the inside to get the end of the string, bring the lights out from here. Use the half wrap method of going around the tree until the string runs out. Attach string 2, again the same way. Do this for about 2 strings (depending on the amount of lights per string. When you get about 2-3' down, start using the half wrap. W/O going all the way around, (cover the front good, and the back loop towards the back around to the front around to the other side). Check outside the window for appearance. Continue until your out of lights (now would be a good time to get more) or the tree is wrapped. Center of room total wrap. Start the same way but instead of half wrap, totally wrap the tree around until the same result, (no more lights) or your done.
Next the ornaments, get the kids! Have them put up the unbreakable ones. Now that the lower half is done, continue up the tree placing them where there are gaps. Step back take a look, do you see a gap still? Fill it! Look again, don't forget the back, we have a name for the heavy ornaments, we call them "sinkers" we all have them, but they sag the branch upon hanging. Put these on the branch that is thicker than most of the others.
Real: Get a bag, Home Depot™, Walmart™ they sell them and are disposable,(your call) that you put at the bottom of the tree for later removal of the tree.
Now for the tinsel, (ugh)! I don't use this on fake trees because it's a mess next year. trust me, been there! Better to use garland, popcorn, beads, ribbon etc. Some use feathers, or something exotic. Something removable, Wrap as lights, half, total wrap etc.
Now get some pine cones and add them for scent. Now the tree skirt, come on you really don't need help on this do you? they also sell timers and on/off switches for indoor use, Hmm... At this point. I hope you don't have a cat, they love trees! If you do, have fun putting up the ornaments, garland, pine cones, lights, etc again. How does it look? Great, send me a picture! Have a Merry one this year! See Ya'