Several of our lights strands are starting to die on us with a couple of the strands half off. Part of me wants to take the time to figure out which lights are good and salvage them. The other part of me knows that I don't want to use up precious time in such an effort. Still, it's frustrating to have several strands with only half of the lights on. Unfortunately, there was a shortage of lights that match ours this year due to reduced shipments and more people decorating.
I like having the lights up. They make the house more cheerful both inside and when driving up to it. Thankfully, our sunlight is on the returning trend, bringing its own cheerfulness with it.