Days later...I am finally starting to feel better.  So here are the pictures of our decorated home that someone asked for.  =)  I wasn't sure whether to post these or not.  Then I decided it would be helpful to me to take all the pictures and come back to them in a year to remember where to put everything. When I was growing up, we always got the house decorated in one day.  I always knew where everything went.  Since getting married, we are either moving, or changing up the house in some way, so that I never remember where to put things.  Then when dh does his remodels, or if we get a new piece of furniture, I have to rethink the decorating. =)  This does not mean I'll definitely keep these items in these same places this year, because I know a lot of these things could be in better places.  But at least I'll have a road map to begin with, and I might get the decorating done in one weekend!  =0 

First, our school room, or loft.  I have a teddy bear collection up here, as well as Texas items and darker decor.  The main accent color here is red...to energize our thoughts in school!  =)

This was a last minute shift a few days before Christmas Eve.  These were where our gingerbread village is now located.  I liked them better down there, but dh insisted that was the only spot for the village, and I think he was right about that.  I like the nativity set, I'm afraid it's hard to see.  I got these as tiny ornaments from Hobby Lobby and the NOEL I got at the after Christmas clearance at one of the Christian bookstores.

 I love these teddy bears.  The little figurines I got at Hobby Lobby years ago.  The stuffed ones came from MIL.  And the nativity plaque was made for me by a great aunt and uncle when I was little.  They gave me a matching card.

DH made this arrangement for his first apartment when we first met.  I try to emphasize the nativity, instead of santa.  But dh is very proud of this.

I bought this tree, light set and set of ornaments at Hobby Lobby several years ago when dh was in Korea.  He got to decorate his own little tree in his dorm room.  DS gave me the little snow globe nativity for Christmas last year.

Our garland and Christmas cards.  The ficus tree you see in back has "Adornaments" and ornaments dd made years ago that represent the salvation message.

I love this moose!

Pillows, I forgot to get these out until Christmas Eve!

Dining room.  I am liking the kissing balls a lot.  I never did get this one hung in the doorway.  The ribbon on the chair back is left from our medieval feast.

The rest of the dining room.

I love these bird houses.

This has been our newest corner to decorate, since dh remodeled the kitchen last year.  I did have the pointsettias with the NOEL and nativity here on the countertop.

Close up...

Candy cane placemats and jingle bell napkin holders.

We got these candlesticks free when we bought some furniture.

Another pillow.

And another pillow.

My precious moments nativity was supposed to be my real nativity set, bought in sections each year.  But I can't get anymore pieces to this. 

I made these stockings our first Christmas...dh wanted 2 children.  We had just enough kids for the stockings.

Cozy candles and poetry books...

The tree.

One of my favorite decorations.  I always remember where this one goes, in the doorway between the kitchen and pantry!

Another snowglobe that I got to have a nativity scene.  It plays one of the Christmas Carols.

These were all taken in the dark, which now seems to have been a bad idea.  I was exhausted, and the rest of the family was finishing up the Take Off game.  We were about to start our special Christmas Eve....that will be next.