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<blockquote data-quote="timer lady" data-source="post: 100724" data-attributes="member: 393"><p>Like Loth, neither of the tweedles can handle the anxiety & anticipation of the holidays - we don't decorate until a week before Christmas. </p><p></p><p>Having a dog who can jump the island, I also concur with leaving any food out unattended. And having the end of a rib roast gnawed on before guests had arrived - learn to carve with creativity!</p><p></p><p>If at all possible, shop mid week & miss out on the crowds. It's well worth it to take a personal day from work to get it done in one day with-o fighting hoards of people. Shop early in the day & wrap before kids get home from school. </p><p></p><p>Take one day before the holiday & get together with a good friend, a sibling and/or a parent; whoever & go out to lunch. Have a warm bowl of soup & enjoy one another's company. Make it an annual tradition. You'd be surprised how much you look forward to that annual luncheon & how much you miss it once it's gone.</p><p></p><p>Settle on when to open gifts before Christmas. difficult children struggle - we generally open gifts Christmas Eve night (since Santa is no longer an issue here) & the stress has lessened significantly. husband & I are hiding one gift from kt & wm this year to open when we are all together in one room. They just don't know.</p><p></p><p>Have fun! It doesn't have to be a Martha Stewart day. I look at it more of a red neck kind of day - what happens, happens. Laugh. Enjoy your loved ones. Nothing, not even a dog gnawed roast is enough to ruin an entire holiday!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timer lady, post: 100724, member: 393"] Like Loth, neither of the tweedles can handle the anxiety & anticipation of the holidays - we don't decorate until a week before Christmas. Having a dog who can jump the island, I also concur with leaving any food out unattended. And having the end of a rib roast gnawed on before guests had arrived - learn to carve with creativity! If at all possible, shop mid week & miss out on the crowds. It's well worth it to take a personal day from work to get it done in one day with-o fighting hoards of people. Shop early in the day & wrap before kids get home from school. Take one day before the holiday & get together with a good friend, a sibling and/or a parent; whoever & go out to lunch. Have a warm bowl of soup & enjoy one another's company. Make it an annual tradition. You'd be surprised how much you look forward to that annual luncheon & how much you miss it once it's gone. Settle on when to open gifts before Christmas. difficult children struggle - we generally open gifts Christmas Eve night (since Santa is no longer an issue here) & the stress has lessened significantly. husband & I are hiding one gift from kt & wm this year to open when we are all together in one room. They just don't know. Have fun! It doesn't have to be a Martha Stewart day. I look at it more of a red neck kind of day - what happens, happens. Laugh. Enjoy your loved ones. Nothing, not even a dog gnawed roast is enough to ruin an entire holiday! [/QUOTE]
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