Since this year we're doing both families at Christmas instead of one at Thanksgiving, it'll probably be just us for Thanksgiving. We'll have to figure out how to do Thanksgiving dinner for two plus one finicky nibbler.

This is why Baby Jesus created the cornish game hen, dear.

I know I've stated my views on Christmas sneaking into October, so I won't subject folks to that rant again.

On what planet is it still October?

Target has had their Christmas stuff out since September.

I know I've stated my views on Christmas sneaking into October

Damn, I shouldn't have volunteered for the Church's Christmas in October program, I'm enabling the conspiracy.

We change what we do most years. The constants are: Christmas breakfast, then opening the stockings and playing with the Legos Mom always puts in there, until she gets bored and says we have to act our age, and then we open presents.

I am never going to get any work done today. Not only is it the last day before my vacation starts, but the DVD playing on the big! shiny! media center near my desk is Phantom of the Opera. I don't want to edit error messages. I want to watch the stupid pretty movie!

I don't want to edit error messages. I want to watch the stupid pretty movie!

Edit the error messages into lines from Phantom .

I am sure things will shake out and I/we will be able to reclaim the holidays as our own... I think we are in transition... I'm definitely a LOT less dark and angry about it all than I used to be... I'm hoping that we are moving toward our own traditions.

(I don't mean to be all self indulgent talky meat about it though. I hope I am not inspiring TOO much eyerolling.)

I guess maybe I'm more sad, at this point in my life, that I don't have those connections and good memories that others seem to have. But, you know, I'll get over it. In fact, I'm practically over it already!

Edit the error messages into lines from Phantom .

Oh, that's tempting. You have no IDEA how tempting.

The constants are: Christmas breakfast, then opening the stockings and playing with the Legos Mom always puts in there, until she gets bored and says we have to act our age, and then we open presents.

Stockings, then breakfast, then presents. This year we have to wedge church in there somewhere, too. (Usually we go to the late night xmas eve, but this year we have to be there on the day of for a baptism.)

Also, the Packers play on xmas this year, so we'll be either watching or hauling ass to Green Bay after church. Brrr.

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Thank you, Jessica. And I bet the PMs wouldn't even notice the changes!