2025 - 18th Year of Synchronized Light Show - todo's and done list

Todo:

☐ 00-Put new bait in trailer mouse traps.
☐ 00-Check/verify any broken jacks on remaining RS485 signal cables
☐ 04-Get the rest of the eve boards down and test lights and place on eves.
☐ 04-Plug in South side roof eve lights.
☐ 04-Plug in North side roof eve lights.
☐ 04-place dancing tree rebars in line with tune to sign starting at 4' and every 3' thereafter towards driveway
☐ 04-Power cords to future arches.
☐ 04-Power cords to mini tree controllers.
☐ 04-Power cords to felix singing tree.
☐ 04-place christmas presents rebar 6' from tune to sign (ie. half way between tuneto and dancing trees)
☐ 10-Modify Felix 2 x 4 support post with 4x4 post sizing.
☐ 01-Replace oak/walnut tree paracords
☐ 03-level after weed whipping and place spiral tree ring.
☐ 10-Get nervous with wind storms so I bought some new black parachute cord to anchor candy cane frame.
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Day 5 -

☐ 05-Power cords to mega tree controllers.
☐ 05-Put up 4x4 post for Felix
☐ 05-Put out Green candy canes harness.
☐ 05-Put out Red candy cane harness.
☐ 05-repair Lake Victoria Sign.
☐ 05-Put out Green candy canes harness.
☐ 05-RS485 signal cable from #4 to #0A - led flood controller.
☐ 05-RS485 signal cable from #0A to mini tree controllers.
☐ RS485 signal cable from #14 to Future arches.
☐ 05-RS485 signal cable from ##7/#8 to #32/#33 spiral tree.
☐ 05-Power cords to donation/candycane.
☐ 05-Power cords to south border lights.
☐ 05-Power cords to future pine tree.
☐ Put 4x4 post for RGB flood lights controller. (should be done from halloween)
☐ 04-Put out white icycles.
☐ 18-Replace red rope light on north pole.

Day 6 -

☐ 06-Put spiral tree hoops around base of pole.
☐ Felix singing tree is functional and just need to incorportate into more songs now.
☐ Raise the oak trees tower lights. ☐ Raise the walnut trees tower lights.

Day 7 -

☐ 06-Plug in x-10 controller for south r/g eve lights.
☐ 06-Get mini trees wiring harnesses down from garage rafters and layout to mini trees.

Day 8 -

☐ 08-Assembled the Spiral Tree legs.
☐ 08-Put up spiral tree blue led strobes.
☐ 08-Put out lollipop candy lights and placed in front of "dancing trees".
☐ 08-Unboxed and test the 4 new stobe lights for the front bedroom / garage.
☐ 08-During strobe light replacement discovered that two of the blue snowflakes are non-functional. ☐ 08-Pulled the black candy cane posts out of trailer and put them in their usual typical locations.
☐ 08-Pulled the Santa / Snowflake light down from garage rafters and placeed in front entryway.
☐ 08-Pulled the box of Candy Lollipops.
☐ 08-Pulled the Christmas Present box lights out and placed on post.
☐ 08-Pulled the reindeer down from garage rafters and assembled and placed in their usual typical location.
☐ 08-Pulled Felix from trailer only to discover the 2x4 support post is yet to be found.
☐ 08-Pulled penguins down rom garage rafters and placed in their usual typical location.
☐ 08-Put mailbox cover on.

Day 9 -

☐ Get light pole out for white singing frosty.
☐ 05-Hang entry way snowflakes
☐ 05-Hang garage snowflakes
☐ 05-Put out garage snow flakes.
☐ 05-Put out entryway snow flakes.

Day 10 -

☐ 10-Get nervous with wind storms so I used a rope anchored to ground to help support Felix frame.
☐ 10-Put up Felix - Singing christmas pixel tree. Need to mount controller and connect power/signal cables
☐ 10-Plugin reindeer. ☐ 10-Put the Red / Green pathway led lights in and annual glass clean.

Day 11 -

☐ 11-Hook up border light supply cords, dancing tree cords, make and label some misc cables.
☐ 11-Hook up Candy Cane twirler wires to controller. ☐ 11-Put out Green candy canes wire supports.
☐ 11-Put out Red candy canes wire supports
☐ 11-Put out white singing frosty.

Day 12 -

☐ 12-Blow leaves one more time.
☐ 12-Put out border light support stakes.
☐ 12-Put out Green candy canes.
☐ 12-Put out Red candy canes.
☐ 12-Get mini trees down from garage rafters.
☐ 12-Put out mini trees without connecting them.
☐ 12-Assemble and place dancing trees on rebars.
☐ 12-Assemble and place dancing trees on rebars.
☐ 12-Put out border light support stakes.
☐ 12-Put up electrical pole webcam support cabinet.
☐ 12-Layout and mark with stakes frosty snowman location.
☐ 12-Layout and put up snowman lollipops.
☐ 12-add corkscrew saftey anchors for megatree stakes.

Day 13 -

☐ 13-Blow leaves (again).
☐ 13-Setup RGB controller and spot lights.

Day 14 -

☐ 14-Rained all day.

Day 16 -

☐ 15-Put up the North border lights.
☐ Hang Felix and his LightoRama controller.

Day 17 -

☐ 16-Put out East road border lights.
☐ 16-Put out South and road border lights.
☐ 16-Put out penguins.
☐ 16-Verify that all light controller power cords and rs-485 cat5 signal cables are connected for testing.

Day 18 -

☐ 17-Hang and plug in 64 Mega tree lights plugs.
☐ 17-Hang and plug in 64 Mini tree lights plugs.
☐ 17-Complete the setup of mini trees by wrapping mini shock cord around wires and pulling up inside of tree to keep off ground - help keep GFCI from tripping.
☐ 17-Re-Test all lights.

Day 19 -

☐ 18-Put out north pole.
☐ 18-Hang spiral tree lights, wire them up and test and test strobes.
☐ 18-Finish assembling Dancing trees.
☐ 18-Setup blowup 10' Frosty - including new weather enclosure and modified electrical connections.
☐ 18-Test and hang garage door lights - note that left side - far right of both red / green stopped working. Found that these were the cheapo rusted lights. Brought them back to life but need to replace them for 2025.
☐ 18-Test "ALL" lights.
☐ 18-Picked up Large PVC Candy Cane from Lons Barn.
☐ 18-Created new labels for north tune to and blowup Frosty.

Day 20 -

☐ Put out donation candy cane, red light string, and put up solar arrow light.
☐ Put out Donation sign spot lights.

Day 20-27 -

☐ Put heater in Blowup Frosty housing.
☐ Put up entryway Let it Snow light.
☐ Replace the two strobe/snowflakes on bedroom wall.
☐ find a working X-10 module for snowflake light in front entryway.
☐ Hang the red/blue led lights on dancing trees.

Done: Day 1

11/01/2025 - Saturday

☐ 97% of Halloween deco has been taken down and that which I didn't take into the garage last night is in the garage drying out after the dew and light rain that has occasionally fallen.
☑ 05-RS485 signal cable from mini to mega tree controllers. (should be done from halloween)
☑ 05-RS485 signal cable from mega to Felix singing tree. (should be done from halloween)
☑ 05-RS485 signal cable from Felix to #13. (should be done from halloween)
☑ 05-RS485 signal cable from #13 to #14. (should be done from halloween)
☑ 05-RS485 signal cable from #2 to #7/#8. (should be done from halloween)


Day 2

11/01/2025 - Sunday

☐ 100% of Halloween teardown and storage is complete.
☑ 00-South Tune to sign (should be in right location from halloween).
☑ 00-North Tune to sign needs fixing (should be in right location from halloween).
☑ 00-Put new bait in trailer mouse traps.
☑ 01-Replace any broken jacks on RS485 signal cables

☑ 00-Pull halloween tombstone stakes
☑ 00-Pull all halloween rerod stakes - label any of those not used for Christmas show. ie. ghost lights, scarecrow,
☑ 03-Erect the Spiral tree pole. (might be done from Halloween)
☑ 03-weed whipping around the spiral tree ring.
☑ 03-Get the mega tree componenets out of trailer.
☑ 03-mow lawn one more time before placing all cables.
☑ 04-Get north pole post out of trailer and place in post hole.
☑ 04-Get road sign post out of trailer and place in post hole. (should be already done from halloween
☑ 03-Get the spiral tree componenets out of trailer. (might be done from Halloween)
☑ 05-Hammer in the mega tree controller post support on #15-#16-#17-#18 and put the controllers in. (should be done from halloween)
☑ 05-Hammer in the mini tree controller post support on #14. (should be done from halloween)
☑ 05-Hammer in the spiral tree controller post support on #32-#33-#34. (should be done from halloween)
☑ 05-RS485 signal cable from #5 to #4. (should be done from halloween)
☑ 08-Brought some more of the storage containers out of trailer.


Day 3 - Monday

☑ 00-Get mega tree ropes and anchors from trailer.
☑ 00-Take hay bales to Brad.
☑ 00-Replace the halloween orange/green eve led bulbs with xmas red/blue bulbs.
☑ 04-Pull the wreath down from garage storage and test and hang.
☑ 03-Lay out the utility flags for marking mini trees locations.
☑ 03-Lay out the utility flags for marking mega tree anchors.
☑ 08-Brought some more of the storage containers out of trailer.
Day 4 - Tuesday

☑ 03-Recalculate mega tree support rope locations for raising mega tree.
☑ 03-Mega tree star / strobe lights tested.
☑ 03-Mega tree star plugged in before raising.
☑ 03-Mega tree pole refurbishing / painting.
☑ 03-Mega tree raise center pole using "right" oak tree
☑ 04-Garage vertical lights.
☑ 04-Hammer in and hang the Candy Cane twirller fence post support.
☑ 04-Put up Candy cane twiller.