- Start shopping for gifts before Thanksgiving.
- It's ok to send Christmas cards out after December 25. Friends & family will still be glad to hear from you.
- If gifts don't arrive on time via US mail, it's ok. This just extends the celebration.
- Purchasing gifts for each other (spouse) while shopping together is ok. Just don't wrap your own.
- If you don't get the homemade rolls made for Christmas dinner, Pillsbury croissants work just fine.
- After 3 days of being together 24/7 we could all use a little space.
- When playing board games with a 12 year old there's no reason to read the rules. She already knows them all.
- Watching hours and hours of movies together is a good way to spend an evening.
- After spending days in the kitchen preparing food, it's ok to tell the family they are on their own for dinner. I am not cooking -- no way, no how!
- It's ok to eat more than one slice of pie for dessert. More than once a day.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
My Post-Christmas List
Here's a few things I learned this Christmas.
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7 comments:
I am with you on the everything especially the pie part.
Rechelle
I like your rules
Great lesson!! I got my Christmas photo cards (all 100 of them) out before Christmas Day...however, family and friends are wondering why there's not a family newsletter! I decided that they can call and check up on us instead. :)
Those are great life lessons taught from the holidays :) I agree with them all :)
Awesome list Nancy! We made Pillsbury rolls and the family loved them... why stress myself out?! :)
Great list Nancy! It sounds like you and the family had a great Christmas, and I hope you've gotten some alone time in there too!
Have a wonderful New Year's and I hope 2009 is a great year for you.
Amen to all of them!
Isn't it SO true about the 12 yr old and rules? My 11 yo knows *everything* and I, of course, know nothing. My 16 and 15 year-olds aren't much better. They do grow out of this don't they?
Jill
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