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Christmas doesn't feel special here...bah humbug!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 570431" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>mwm, I have always had a pretty small family but that doesnt always mean things have to be horrible. I probably sound like the worst one to give advice about having a good Xmas but maybe not. </p><p></p><p>I think I have gone to the midnight mass maybe 5 times in my whole life and that was when I was younger and went with friends who really wanted to go. Or maybe it was when I was up with my dad's family, I cant remember. It was nice though. </p><p></p><p>With just a small family of me and my parents we often had dinner out after I opened my presents. We went to a really nice place just the three of us. Always on Xmas eve we went out to see the lights. When I was older, I did the lights with my friends but I was always home for dinner with my parents and then xmas morning and the dinner out with my parents. Then my friends and I hit the roads to go see what others got...lol. </p><p></p><p>When it was just me and Tony and the 3 boys, well we had to make our own traditions. We also did the lights on Xmas eve with Oyster stew. On Xmas day the kids opened their presents, Tony made them biscuits early and then got dinner going. They played all day long while we watched the rose bowl parade. Oddly we hardly ever had any difficult child behavior on that day. They would be really good. In the later years when we had stuff like VCR's or even DVR's we would get movies to watch that we had wanted to watch but had put off watching until that day. </p><p></p><p>You dont have to have a large family. I get being upset you couldnt get to pastrychef's house. I would be upset too. </p><p></p><p>I think if I were you I would grab jumper and get her to help you make some sort of yummy cookies or something and then watch a ball game on TV. I think there are basketball games on Xmas. She should like that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 570431, member: 1514"] mwm, I have always had a pretty small family but that doesnt always mean things have to be horrible. I probably sound like the worst one to give advice about having a good Xmas but maybe not. I think I have gone to the midnight mass maybe 5 times in my whole life and that was when I was younger and went with friends who really wanted to go. Or maybe it was when I was up with my dad's family, I cant remember. It was nice though. With just a small family of me and my parents we often had dinner out after I opened my presents. We went to a really nice place just the three of us. Always on Xmas eve we went out to see the lights. When I was older, I did the lights with my friends but I was always home for dinner with my parents and then xmas morning and the dinner out with my parents. Then my friends and I hit the roads to go see what others got...lol. When it was just me and Tony and the 3 boys, well we had to make our own traditions. We also did the lights on Xmas eve with Oyster stew. On Xmas day the kids opened their presents, Tony made them biscuits early and then got dinner going. They played all day long while we watched the rose bowl parade. Oddly we hardly ever had any difficult child behavior on that day. They would be really good. In the later years when we had stuff like VCR's or even DVR's we would get movies to watch that we had wanted to watch but had put off watching until that day. You dont have to have a large family. I get being upset you couldnt get to pastrychef's house. I would be upset too. I think if I were you I would grab jumper and get her to help you make some sort of yummy cookies or something and then watch a ball game on TV. I think there are basketball games on Xmas. She should like that. [/QUOTE]
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