I'll actually be in town during the extended family Christmas, which I usually get to escape. Is it wrong that I'm delighted that this year we're collecting money to give to charity rather than doing the white elephant exchange?
Riley: Maybe I should just let you rest. Buffy: You sure? I bet if you just lay down with me- Riley: Nothing you are about to say will lead to rest.
'Lessons'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
shrift - Dec 02, 2013 6:24:31 am PST #13514 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
msbelle - Dec 02, 2013 6:33:29 am PST #13515 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
SHENANIGANS!
Jesse - Dec 02, 2013 6:42:12 am PST #13516 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh god, I wish my family were doing anything other than giving a present to every other person! Charity would be perfect.
shrift - Dec 02, 2013 6:48:26 am PST #13517 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
We do that for immediate family, Jesse, but my extended family is too big.
Nobody ever wants what I bring to the exchange, and I always end up with something weird that I either donate or toss in the trash, so I'd rather just skip the exchange and go straight to donating.
msbelle - Dec 02, 2013 6:56:42 am PST #13518 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
It will probably just be 4 of us at Christmas. No one in the family really travels to extended family anymore.
Jesse - Dec 02, 2013 6:58:41 am PST #13519 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
We meant to draw names this year, but too many people refused. Maybe next year! My extended family is just small enough that buying for everyone is doable, but ugh.
Beverly - Dec 02, 2013 7:24:52 am PST #13520 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Has anybody heard from ita? Do we have folks on the ground who can check on her? It's been more than a day since she posted, and that's not like her.
msbelle - Dec 02, 2013 7:30:15 am PST #13521 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
BevDog beat me to it (cause she is awesome).
SuziQ - Dec 02, 2013 7:54:55 am PST #13522 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Work today just feels so wrong after a 5 day break.
Thanksgiving break was disappointing for many reasons and Christmas doesn't look to be much better. At least with Thanksgiving, we were able to spend the day with another family, so it had the illusion of not being lonely. I wish I lived closer to family. I know, minority opinion.
Trudy Booth - Dec 02, 2013 7:57:37 am PST #13523 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Nobody ever wants what I bring to the exchange, and I always end up with something weird that I either donate or toss in the trash, so I'd rather just skip the exchange and go straight to donating.
Maybe you could bring a Heifer.org goat or some other donation. It could start a trend.