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2020 - Blog


The 2020 Christmas Light count is now 137,956 Lights.



Tuesday December 1, 2020

Show started. 64 controllers connected to the computer. No additional lights went up today. The final corrected light count is now at 137,956.



Monday November 30, 2020

Clean up and had things in place for the start of the show. 64 controllers connected to the computer. No additional lights went up today. The final corrected light count is now at 137,956.



Sunday November 29, 2020

Finished the parking lot and started working on signs. All shows were recorded and will go to YouTube when I get them edited. 64 controllers connected to the computer. No additional lights went up today. The final corrected light count is now at 137,956.



Saturday November 28, 2020

Worked on the parking lot and some clean up. 64 controllers connected to the computer. 2190 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 137,702.



Friday November 27, 2020

Stake lights were finished and the carport tree and decorations were completed. 64 controllers connected to the computer. 3062 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 135,512.



Thursday November 26, 2020

Stake lights were added. 64 controllers connected to the computer. 264 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 132,450.



Wednesday November 25, 2020

Fence top lights were put up and tested. Stake lights were started. 64 controllers connected to the computer. 1867 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 132,186.



Tuesday November 24, 2020

Fence lights were put up and tested. 64 controllers connected to the computer. 12,000 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 130,319.



Monday November 23, 2020

The mega tree was wired and tested. The lights around the base of the tree were laid out and wired. 64 controllers connected to the computer. 1600 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 118,319.



Sunday November 22, 2020

The mega tree went up today. 64 controllers connected to the computer. 12,800 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 116,719.



Saturday November 21, 2020

The leaping arches were finished along with the strobes and top band of lights. 7 additional controllers added. 64 controllers now connected to the computer. 1912 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 103,919.



Thursday November 19, 2020

Light wheels were wired and tested. Lights added to four spiral trees, wired, and tested. 3 additional controllers added. 57 controllers now connected to the computer. 6400 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 96,757.



Wednesday November 18, 2020

Lights on one light wheel were put up today. 3 additional controllers added. 54 controllers now connected to the computer. 9600 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 90,357.



Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Lights on one light wheel were put up today. 9600 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 80,757.



Monday, November 16, 2020

Lights on a mega spiral tree were put up and wired. 4800 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 71,157.



Sunday, November 15, 2020

Four controllers wired into the network, snowmen, buck, and deer in front were put up. 4 additional controllers added. 51 controllers now connected to the computer. 2741 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 66,357.



Saturday, November 14, 2020

Several controllers wired into the network, some additional wiring, and some problem areas corrected. 19 additional controllers added. 47 controllers now connected to the computer. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 63,616.



Friday, November 13, 2020

Several controllers put in place and some wiring done. Light wheels put together and painted. Chicken put in place. Some testing and some items repaired. 1220 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 63,616.



Thursday, November 12, 2020

Clean up from Hurricane Eta. Nothing done with lights. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,396.



Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Hurricane Eta hit. Nothing done with lights. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,396.



Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Things put back in place. The North Pole Sign put up. 10 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,396.



Monday, November 9, 2020

Clean-up from storm and still waiting for hurricane Eta to pass. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,386.



Sunday, November 8, 2020

Certain things taken down and others taken inside until hurricane Eta passes. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,386.



Saturday, November 7, 2020

Leaping arch rods and poles painted. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,386.



Friday, November 6, 2020

No work done waiting on hurricane Eta updates. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,386.



Thursday, November 5, 2020

No work done waiting on hurricane Eta updates. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,386.



Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Two light wheel bases put up. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,386.



Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Worked on bench bases today. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,386.



Monday, November 2, 2020

Worked on bench bases today. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,386.



Sunday, November 1, 2020

Two controller frames put up and worked on fence. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,386.



Saturday, October 31, 2020

No work on light show today. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,386.



Friday, October 30, 2020

Finished building the new light wheels. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,386.



Thursday, October 29, 2020

Built new shelves to hold Christmas lights in shed. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,386.



Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Worked painting the controller stands and some other odds and ends. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,386.



Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Worked on fence. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,386.



Monday, October 26, 2020

Front mini trees and bells were wired. 2180 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 62,386.



Sunday, October 25, 2020

Computer work was done today along with some testing and communicating with LOR about issues. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 60,206.



Saturday, October 24, 2020

Four controllers were set up but not connected to the network. Net light trees were checked and set up under the carport. Did some testing and fixing of issues. 2400 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 60,206.



Friday, October 23, 2020

Finished the new spiral trees being used under the fig tree. Did some testing and fixing of issues. 600 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 57,806.



Thursday, October 22, 2020

Worked on new spiral trees being used under the fig tree. 2600 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 57,206.



Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Net light trees under tree, geese, and the purple people eater all went up today. 3663 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 54,606.



Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Lights on tree roots finished. 11,000 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 50,943. I have spent 159.5 hours putting up lights so far.



Monday, October 19, 2020

Lights on tree roots continued. 2600 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 39,943.



Sunday, October 18, 2020

Lights on tree roots started today. 5000 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 37,343.



Saturday, October 17, 2020

Wire and net for fig tree roots along with the top band was put up today. 1200 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 32,343.



Friday, October 16, 2020

Work was done on controllers and wiring today. 11 controllers were put into place. 28 controllers now connected to the computer. 0 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 31,143.



Thursday, October 15, 2020

The floods in the fig tree were put up along with some wiring. 4 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 31,143.



Wednesday, October 14, 2020

The back beds were finished by putting up the nativity scene, the candy canes, plus other items. The back net light trees were put up and the fire stick in front were put up. 5254 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 31,139.



Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Two benches were repainted and put into place in the back, front mini trees were put into place, the floods for front walkway and donation box were put up, the snow machine was repaired, computer setting were conpleted, signs were put up, the four new additional speakers were put in place and wired, and testing was made. 4004 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 25,885.



Monday, October 12, 2020

The donation box was moved and decorated and one mega spiral tree was wired to the controller. 240 additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 21,881.



Sunday, October 11, 2020

Work was finished with the computer. Additional work was done with the wiring and CAT5. 17 controllers now connected to the computer. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 21,641.



Saturday, October 10, 2020

Work was started on the computer set-up including wiring and CAT5. No additional lights went up today. The total light count is now at 21,641.



Friday, October 9, 2020

Work was finished on the roof of the storage building. Candy canes were put up and some other work was done in yard. Inside the house was finished. 2500 lights went up today. The total light count is now at 21,641.



Thursday, October 8, 2020

Work was done to the roof of the storage building including floods and C9s. The house roof was finished along with the speakers and other yard work. 76 lights went up today. The total light count is now at 19,141.



Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Work was done to the roof of house and some to the storage building. 81 lights went up today. The total light count is now at 19,065.



Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Work was done to the roof including the roof stars, wiring, and C9 lights. 3421 lights went up today. The total light count is now at 18,984.



Monday, October 5, 2020

Five trees set up in bed behind the house. Work done to get ready for more roof work. 1500 lights went up today. The total light count is now at 15,563.



Sunday, October 4, 2020

Work started on the roof of the house and inside the house. 1481 lights went up today. The total light count is now at 14,063.



Saturday, October 3, 2020

Work continued in the beds behind the house with assorted lights including the lights on one mega spiral tree. 8050 lights went up today. The total light count is now at 12,582.



Friday, October 2, 2020

Work continued in the beds behind the house with assorted lights and controllers. 4332 lights went up today. The total light count is now at 4532.



Thursday, October 1, 2020

Today I got things organized and planned out, the wreaths all went up, and the workbench was set up. The Mega spiral trees were repainted and put into place and the spiral trees were all repainted and made ready for later use. The total light count is now at 200.



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