Christmas Decorating

We tend to go to extremes during the Christmas season at the Munro House Bed and Breakfast in Jonesville, Michigan. About a third of our basement is reserved for Christmas decorations and it usually takes 3-4 weeks to fully decorate the house. Our goal is to be finished by Thanksgiving, but this year I fell behind and was nowhere near finished on turkey day.

I had already spent 2 days putting up the 12 foot tree in the parlor. It has about 3,000 lights and over 1,500 ornaments. I had also spent a bunch of time setting up our 40 piece Nativity, the Christmas Moose Family, the Christmas Ducks, the Christmas Bears, and some Santa Clauses. Thanksgiving was behind us and I had had enough decorating.

A family from Arizona was in for the weekend and they had a little time to kill and offered to decorate. Of course I said yes. Many busy hands had two trees completely done in just a few hours. For me, this would have been a chore. For them, it was fun.
We have now completed our soap opera tree (done up in solid gold), the original Frosty the Snowman Tree, and our family tree which chronicles our travels, achievements, and experiences. Each is a work of art in itself.
Our inn is decorated for Christmas. We look forward to hosting a lot of couples looking for a holiday getaway, small groups that want us to host their private party, and families who want to enjoy our ambiance and hospitality.
Mike Venturini – Innkeeper
“Life is good in Jonesville”