So, this is just a quick one. We had a nice Christmas, but there are things I would do differently next year:
1. I will take my own advice (see earlier post entitled "Christmas is Murder....").
2. I won't give Comet so many gifts at once. It's too much for a kid to absorb, let alone appreciate. Some of his current haul could leave the house right now and he'd never miss it. Next year, a few presents on Christmas day and "gift certificates" for a couple of toys later in the year.
3. Comet's stocking was too stuffed, so less stuff next year.
4. It will be a gift card Christmas for people who don't live in my house. I tried to cool it down this year, but I still ran around too much.
5. I will buy gifts that are nearly weightless for my mother-in-law and those who live far away and wouldn't appreciate a gift card. Then I can mail the gifts from my very own mailbox. Also, the gifts will be small and easier to wrap.
6. I will try e-cards, except for my older friends and relatives who are not on the internet. I am not an e-card fan, but I'm going to try it. All that writing and stamping. Oy. It was a bit much this year.
7. I am scheduling a trip during the loooooooong holiday off from school. We can visit the mother-in-law in Florida, go to Spain. I don't care. Mama Gusta is wore out from all the kid time and play date scheduling. Gameguy to the rescue!
8. I will stick to my rule to only bake the important cookies: Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread cookies and Fruit and Nut Cookies. The other cookies I made this year (macaroons, chocolate shortbread, anise drops) were good, but no one needs five kinds of cookies in the house and I'll also save time on clean up.
9. I will sell my very soul not to get snowed in! We had about two feet of snow and it really threw off my holiday game, which is easily thrown off in any case.
10. Most importantly, I will take more naps and go to bed earlier all year long so that I will be fresh when the Festive Holiday Season rolls around once more.
That about sums it up. Peace out.
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Enjoyed your list -- glad it didn't include a resolution to compose an annual generic letter as an enclosure to your cards!!! My thoughts on those annoying diatribes? -- -- if the recipients aren't already familiar with what you and your family did all year, they shouldn't be on your mailing list in the first place.
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