My oldest son is in a WAR..

[SoCalDem]

The "war" of the snazziest yard ornaments.. His neighborhood is going all-out, and while we were up there for Xmas, we drove around the neighborhood, and actually heard our son utter". Oh my GOD Leslie(his wife), Tony has the Kneeling deer, AND the 2 foot candy cane..DAMN!".. about 3 hours later, the friend stopped by to tell them how "nice" their yard looked, and then asked when they were "putting up the REST" of the lights & decorations...

My husband and I were rolling.. This is our "over achieving yuppie son", and now it's moved beyond restored mustangs and BIG trucks...into the realm of Christmas...The competition..

When most people were out looking for after christmas exchanges & bargains, we were scouring the stores for the 7 1/4 diameter, 150-light super spheres, and the 10" glass iridescent hanging orbs....

We told him to be sure and send us a copy of his electric bill :P