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Subject: Christmas poll Thu 20 Dec 2007, 3:48 am

Answer by ticking your selected choices.
This is multiple choice and is for fun.
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Subject: Re: Christmas poll Thu 20 Dec 2007, 3:51 am

The only one I had trouble with was the last choice because 'I' love Christmas but DH & DS just bear it...lol.
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Well, we open gifts on both Christmas Eve and Morning...we do the stocking things Smile

we eat dinner at home & have an artificial tree...and LOVE Christmas. Allthough, I will be happy when it's over this year as Ty is driving me nuts!!!! LOL

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I ticked that ~we open gifts on Christmas day, we have dinner at home, we fill stockings (but only for the kids, not Mom & Dad) & we have an artificial tree (2 actually, one bigger, pre-lit one in the living room, and a smaller-6 ft. one-in my bedroom, decorated with exclusively Disney ornaments).
I didn't choose whether I love/survive Christmas because I'm in between with that one. It's not so stressful that I feel I need to "survive" it (other than Christmas eve with the in-laws Rolling Eyes

) and yet I don't know if i totally "love" it. I "like" it- Wink

certain parts are better than others...I Love the music & the lights.
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Subject: Re: Christmas poll Thu 20 Dec 2007, 10:02 am

I chose open gifts on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We do fill stockings. We eat at relatives and I chose both love Christmas but do survive it.

I have a whole different attitude towards Christmas this year, and I've really enjoyed the preparations and the days leading up to it. I made up my mind that no one can ruin my holiday except for myself and things can change with a better attitude.

Cheapy - I have Disney ornaments, too. I would like to put up our table top tree and decorate it next year with all the Disney ornaments we have, but I have to figure out where to put the tree.

Subject: Re: Christmas poll Fri 21 Dec 2007, 12:36 am

Christmas Morning - every year we laugh about the times we were putting toys togehter til 5 am and the boys would wake at 5:30 ahhhh. Stockings , we do them - I fill them up
Even one for Daddy. We eat home and have for 32 years , first year we went to My Mil house in Noth GA had dinner got on a plane and had dinner at Daddys in Texas .. then New Years Eve we spent at Daddys and flew back to have New years Day with my MIL I promised myself I would never do that again.
My DH is Mr Christmas he picks out the tree and grooms it every year its the best tree ever . Its really neat to cut your Tree off your own land. We love Christmas .
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Subject: Re: Christmas poll Fri 21 Dec 2007, 11:06 am

Since it is my Mom and myself, we do things very simple and relaxed. We will have a special Christmas dinner at home and yes, we do love Christmas. It was not always this way due to a lot of stressful situations, but we made some changes, and now we celebrate joyfully. I really, really love Christmas music!!!
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MARY

Subject: Re: Christmas poll Fri 21 Dec 2007, 3:30 pm

We open gifts on Christmas day,,,my sons and hubby and I.We have Christmas with his family on a different day that everyone can attend together since my hubby has a sister in a different state,,,such as this Christmas we will be having Christmas on Sunday the 23rd with his side at our home!

Subject: Re: Christmas poll Tue 25 Dec 2007, 1:43 pm

This has been a great Christmas. I was not stressed over gifts and such like in previous years.
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Vicki

Subject: Re: Christmas poll Wed 26 Dec 2007, 3:23 am

I'm glad you found it easier and enjoyed it Vicki, I was more prepared this year and not so stressed either. I plan on being prepared quite early next year also.
I avoided shopping on today's Boxing Day sales, I didn't NEED anything...I got a few packs of Christmas cards for next year for half-price last week! Smile

I believe it's possible to over-prepare...and in a way I reckon that's wasteful too, a few of the 'bargains' I got last year are still sitting here unused Rolling Eyes

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Subject: Re: Christmas poll Wed 26 Dec 2007, 7:40 am

My gift chest (cedar chest) is empty! The items we purchased last year after Christmas were all used! Making this the least expensive Christmas for us ever. Only 2 items were purchased on credit and I will pay them off in January when the bill arrives as they were not expensive. I still have a ton of stick on name tags and wrapping paper so don't need any of that for next year. I do believe I am going out to the sales today though as my Mom gave me $50 and I do believe I can buy some gift for next year with it.
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Vicki

Subject: Re: Christmas poll Wed 26 Dec 2007, 7:58 am

We have 'zero credit debt' from this Christmas, best news ever!
I have surplus wrapping paper (for years to come), cards, tags, etc...
I 'may' or 'may not' check out the sales...I haven't decided as I feel I just need to step back from the Christmas train of thought for a while...lol...even though this was a well organized year for me, my brain still feels a bit fried Smile

There are so many occasions during the year to pick up bargains too, not necessarily Christmas themed.
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Subject: Re: Christmas poll Wed 26 Dec 2007, 9:11 am

I had the best Christmas I've ever had in 17 years. I changed my attitude and really enjoyed it. The best part is - we received very few gifts and we didn't go into debt for the ones we bought for people.

Subject: Re: Christmas poll Wed 26 Dec 2007, 9:53 am

I had to check we do stockings and we donot do stockings as we normally do, but this year we didn't. We have an artifical tree as David fears a Christmas tree fire (he's a retired fireman). I love Christmas, David survives it. This year I let go and went with the flow, presents went out in time for them to get where they were going by Christmas. Cards are still going out as I enjoy hearing from folks anytime and figure they do too. We went away to visit friends the week before Christmas and I visited my cousin Dan and his mother's sister and her daughter on Christmas Eve (Dan's visiting his Auntie from Thailand where he is a RC Priest) I attended a beautiful Mass on Christmas morning (one regret it was by myself, I'd love to get David to attend). We had a delicious and easy to do pork roast with roast vegetables.
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Subject: Re: Christmas poll Wed 26 Dec 2007, 11:49 am

Sounds like you all had a wonderful Christmas!
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Vicki