Stuffing!

Putting a Christmas Tree back into its original box is much like trying to put a fat girl into a size 6 pair of pants... (No wonder most of the lights don't work anymore.)

Where To Put It All?

I love me some presents but once the glow of all the gift giving has subsided I'm left with the task of finding a place to put all the new Stuff!

Compound that by 4 people and that's a lot of Stuff!

Maybe my post-Christmas wish will involve an addition on the house.

A Special Treat for Santa...

Yesterday, the local paper featured kids letters to Santa. In some cases reading the wish lists of little ones can be heartwarming. Other letters bring to mind two little words 'WRETCHED EXCESS'... But the letter I found most disturbing this year closed with the following promise.

"...And Santa, I promise to leave you some deer jerky and milk."

Not only does deer jerky seem like a BAD idea as an enjoyable treat for Santa, but... It's honestly gotta taste pretty nasty with MILK!

Here's another thought... What if Santa takes a real fancy to 'Deer Jerky'? The result could mean a lack of transportation for the old guy come next Christmas.

***Watch yer back Blitzen, Santa's got a gun and a hankerin' for some jerky!

Just get this whole thing Wrapped up, will ya?

$65 at WalMart for wrapping paper, tissue, ribbons and bows.

An estimated 4-5 hrs. of gift wrapping lay ahead of me. (Once all the gifts are shopped for, that is.)

Once the wrapping is completed ALL gifts MUST be hidden away in a closet or appropriate hidey-hole until Christmas. Then and ONLY then may the gifts be placed under the tree, according to husbands glorious plan.

1/2 hr. to hand out each carefully adorned, expensively wrapped gift and roughly 20 seconds to tear each package open.

For this I should have my head examined.