Well today I had another setback.  The soundtrack I ordered from Disney.. Believe in holiday Magic  is no longer available so the beginning of my animated sequences will need to be reconfigured.  It was to be one of the most important pieces of audio track for my display.   Not giving up hope yet  will try to see if I can find a used copy on ebay or amazon.com.

My LOR boards arrived  adding one more 16 channel  and the NEW showtime director with MP3 player.  This player will be attached to my fm transmitter syncing my music and amimation sequences together and will pipe it out of my FM transmitter.  So we are on our way getting going for 06.

I have ordered some printable transparency paper for my computer. I will use the tranparency paper to copy pictures that can be blown up on an overhead projector and will make CUTOUTS. Yeah!! 
(one more piece of the homemade christmas display)

Another note to pass along. While sick with a bad cold I was up all night on Thursday morning 8/17.  I was pondering some posts that I had read on www.planetchristmas.com.  The discussion was how to make an ice skating pond similar to the dept 56 village type pond. Well i got out some paper and began to design an ice skating pond  and the mechanics needed to make it work.  Well I may or may not get it done this season  but it is an elaborate plan with pulleys and a belt or chain drive system.   more detials  as it comes together.

more posts to come

Well Its finally August. Today begins the beginning of preparations for Christmas. With just over 3 months left until the display turns on, the extensive work begins. I started looking for just the right music for the display and the right narratives to go with the display. I have decided to use the narrative opening from Disneylands Holiday fireworks display ITS AWESOME!! I also have secured the rights to use the christmas story narrative from the charlie brown christmas. This year we will plug in a narrative from Nat King Cole to promote TOYS FOR TOTS! and the Childrens Hospital of Denver.

A dissapointment has happened for this season. I won't be able to complete the train this year due to some unforseen financial issues. I will continue to develop the plan in an attempt to build it for christmas 2007.

With a lot of the blow molds sold my yard may look a little bare this year. I am still looking for christmas coloring books so that I can begin to make wood and coroplast cutouts in time for the season. The pressure is on to get it just right.
I have been given a lot of coroguated plastic which I will use to make cutouts and turn my home into a gingerbread house theme. and will work to make this season Awesome.

The Mega Flagpole tree is getting a design touch up so that it is easier to unassemble and store. I am also looking at resale shops to find used artificial trees. I will be using the trees in my display instaed of wierfram trees. I like the natural holiday tree look better and uses less lights. 3 and 6 ft trees are what I will be looking for

I have just recieved my shipment of 500 ft of 16ga spt-2 wire and will be using the wire to channelize my new lighted candy canes. and I have a buch of globe ornament for my ash tree which will also be hooked to LOR control.

the plans are now in the work and it looks to be an exciting CHRISTMAS 2006 GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST!!