Not much to it and that's ok!

I am not much of a decorator, nor do I get much enjoyment out of decorating, but I thought I'd jump on this house tour bandwagon that's sweeping the blogosphere and let you peek into the slight minimalist effort I put into Christmas decorating this year.  

Let's begin with the Christmas village that I love.  My dear friend Amanda gave these to me and I think they are quite charming.  

What village wouldn't be complete without Flick sticking his tongue to the flag pole.  This is one of my favorite Christmas movies and now that we live in the Cleveland area it has even more meaning.  
In the corner is my purple mini tree that I used last year for my Christmas cards, but decided to keep it simple this year and just let it be.  I'm so exciting aren't I.  Is anyone still here?  Hello?

On the inside front door is a special hand knit decoration that my mom gave me that belonged to her parents.  I remember this hanging in their house when I was a kid and I would braid the tassels at the bottom.  Some of the braiding is still there.
This is something I created, well, kind of.  I bought the red glittery balls and shoved them in a fake plant I bought from the store.  Hey, I am proud of my work!  That's as crafty as I get.
Santa's watching and listening.  You better watch what you're saying about my decorating style.  He looks pretty serious.
And here's the man again with his reindeer and some balls.  That doesn't sound right, does it.  Sorry Santa.  I'll keep it G rated.
This is the kid's nativity set that they like to play with.  The characters are made out of cloth so nothing is breakable which makes it perfect for my three boys.  Uh, I'm not sure why the angel is straddling the roof.    
Oh yes, the tree.  I love my new tree and it's bright LED lights.  Please excuse the crooked tacky blue and green flashing star.  It was a last minute decision since the star I normally use broke and I couldn't find a decent replacement.  This replacement will be getting replaced again next year.  And pretend you don't see lovely extension cord off to the side.  

And that wraps up the inside of the house tour.  Maybe, if you're lucky, I will post some outside pictures.  It's once again simple, but enough.  Just think when it's time to take it all down, mine will only take a few minutes.