Dedemac -- love your Peace banner! I would've left it there all year.
We still put up a tree because hubby is a kid at heart. And he does most of the work, too, so I'm okay with that! (But I remember him saying last year that I can also hang up ornaments on the tree, so I may be in trouble! When I was a kid, I was the one who had to decorate the tree because I was the littlest & it was supposed to be fun! But since I was the youngest, it was my forever job.)