Thursday Thirteen #11

Things I Learned This Christmas

I meant to post this last week, but had a different one keep coming up on me. So, though it’s a bit late, here is my post-Christmas review.

1. Christmas isn’t the same for everyone.

2. Snow helps a lot for Christmas spirit, but it’s not so good for trees.

3. Family makes all the difference.

4. It’s better for the whole family to make a big adjustment than for one person to be left out.

5. You can’t expect everyone to say “I lurve you” all the time.

6. Don’t eat too many of those Mint Meltaways at once. They’ll make you nauseous.

7. Self imposed deadlines don’t hold up under the weight of peer pressure.

8. Too many no-school days in a row without planned activities will bore the kids.

9. Bored kids are hard to live with.

10. A photograph of a gift you gave each other, even if it’s a big one, isn’t as fun to put under the Christmas tree.

11. A ten year old CAN live without Santa.

12. But you can’t replace Santa gifts with sox and underwear and expect her to be happy.

13. A joke about “purple bloomers” can become a tradition if you aren’t careful.

I had a little blog code melt down today. Pardon me if things are wonky.  It won’t let me put Mr. Linky back up or even add links manually to this post.  I’ll try to link to you in a follow up.  Leave a comment with your URL.

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