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2011 New Homemade Decorations

There are 106 new homemade decorations for 2011 bringing our overall total to 603. The new homemade items include:

Candy Cane
 

400 Amp Service
400 amp Service

50 Breakers
50 Breakers Total

100 Outlets
100 Outlets Total

120,000 Candy Canes
12,000 Candy Canes
120,000 Candy Canes
Candy Canes By The Case

- Hot Cocoa Stand
- Snowmen
- Decorating Family
- Snoopy
- Charlie Brown
- Lucy
- Woodstock
- Mrs. Claus
- Snowflakes
- New Roof Star
- String Trees
- Ornaments
- M&M's
- Train Station
- Water Tower
- Railroad Crossing Signal
- Glen Allen Village
- Scrooge
- Bob Crathit & Tiny Tim
- Ghost of Christmas Past
- Ghost of Christmas Present
- Ghost of Christmas Future
- Dogs attacking Christmas Tree
- Flying Santa & Reindeer

2011

172,298 lights, 603 homemade items, 475 hours up, 188 hours down, 10,670 candy canes, 1,518 dog biscuits and 2,015 flyers given out, 11,806 kilowatt hours used, 2 nights rained out.

2010

170,511 lights, 510 homemade items, 426 hours up. 174 hours down, 6,413 candy canes and 918 dog biscuits
given out, 11,858 kilowatt hours used, 3 nights rained out.

2009

162,179 lights, 382 homemade items, 420 hours up, 176 hours down, 5,514 candy canes and 619 dog biscuits given out, 8,076 kilowatt hours used. 12 nights rained or snowed out.

2008

172,285 lights, 294 homemade items, 403 hours up, 155 hours down, 6,636 candy canes and 303 dog biscuits given out, 10,275 kilowatt hours used. 3 nights rained out.

2007

171,167 lights, 209 homemade items, 425 hours up, 168 hours down, 6,256 candy canes given out, 11,520 kilowatt hours used. 3 nights rained out.

2006

170,166 lights, 149 homemade items, 414 hours up, 165 hours down, 4,940 candy canes given out, 11,748 kilowatt hours used. 1 night rained out.

2005

155,025 lights, 118 homemade items, 303 hours up, 120 hours down, 4,000 candy canes given out, 10,443 kilowatt hours used. 3 nights rained out.

2004

93,000 lights, 79 homemade items, 200 hours up, 80 hours down, 3,000 candy canes given out, 8,056 kilowatt hours used. 1 night rained out.

Additional Info

400 amp service, 4 breaker boxes, 50 breakers, 100 outlets, 500 extension cords, if you put all the light strings and extension cords end to end it would stretch over 10 miles