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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 562621" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>This year I'm mixing it up. I have declared that this is the last Thanksgiving and the last Christmas at my house. No, I don't expect to be too sick next year etc.......I'm just tired of doing it. For the first time I am having others bring stuff for TDay AND for the first time we will have a Christmas tree up and ready before Thursday.</p><p></p><p>I'm giving the holiday decorations to difficult child#1 for his new house next year. He and his SO are doing the tree Sunday. We have some WWII decorations from when I was a baby and I'm going to divy those up and give to the adult kids. Also some of the sentimental (made in school etc.) decorations. The rest of it will get good use at his new house!</p><p></p><p>I remember when my friends and I got in our 40's and 50's we affectionately talked about how "old people" started giving stuff away long before they were seriously ill. It made alot of people uncomfortable when Gramma's would say "do you want your Great Grandmother's vase?" or whatever. I'm hoping this doesn't make them uneasy but I just plain don't want to have to think about who gets what. </p><p></p><p>I actually think this holiday is going to be fun for everyone and much easier on me than the last fifty or so have been.</p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 562621, member: 35"] This year I'm mixing it up. I have declared that this is the last Thanksgiving and the last Christmas at my house. No, I don't expect to be too sick next year etc.......I'm just tired of doing it. For the first time I am having others bring stuff for TDay AND for the first time we will have a Christmas tree up and ready before Thursday. I'm giving the holiday decorations to difficult child#1 for his new house next year. He and his SO are doing the tree Sunday. We have some WWII decorations from when I was a baby and I'm going to divy those up and give to the adult kids. Also some of the sentimental (made in school etc.) decorations. The rest of it will get good use at his new house! I remember when my friends and I got in our 40's and 50's we affectionately talked about how "old people" started giving stuff away long before they were seriously ill. It made alot of people uncomfortable when Gramma's would say "do you want your Great Grandmother's vase?" or whatever. I'm hoping this doesn't make them uneasy but I just plain don't want to have to think about who gets what. I actually think this holiday is going to be fun for everyone and much easier on me than the last fifty or so have been. :) DDD [/QUOTE]
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