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Where'd the edit button go? On second thought, taking the tree down was definitely sad for me. But it's done. :( We actually get one additional day off in January and nothing for February. It's leap year though so that should be interesting. Definitely taking a nice long summer break this year thoug...

Man, I would hate the neighborhood telling me what I can and can't decorate with. The more I hear about this stuff, the more glad I am that we live out in the country. I think with the exception of occasional temporary burn bans (and for good reason, we live in the middle of a forest) we can pretty ...

I hope you all have a blessed New Year's Eve and a Happy New Year.
May it be chill and relaxing.

That's not a bad idea at all. For now I'm going to focus on the next holiday, New Year's. :) Which is coming up fast. But I see it as Christmas Part II, but I think it's partly because it's in close proximity to each other and people still like to get together for that holiday as well. We'll be gett...

You know, I can totally see the parallels between Rudolph and The Lion King. Both are animal stories that deal with facing your fears and growing up. Unlike Donner though, Mufasa was typically supportive of Simba unless he misbehaved. Rudolph just wanted the freedom to be himself. But Rudolph didn't...

My boyfriend got me some of the holiday classics on DVD and we watched Rudolph on Christmas Eve. :) It was so much fun to watch it. I have to say though watching as an adult definitely gives it a different vibe than watching it as a kid does. For instance, literally everyone except Clarice and Rudol...

I could make another thread for this, but I'm curious when everyone takes their Christmas stuff down. I heard it's bad luck to take the tree down before New Year's. But I might take a few things down leading up to New Year's seeing how I have to go back to work on January 3rd. But the tree itself I'...

I feel a little let down after Christmas, I think mostly because I spend the entire month of December excited about it and then when all the anticipation is over, I feel sad. But then I have to remind myself that New Years is around the corner, and I got some great gifts I can enjoy now. I don't qui...

Just in case I am busy for the rest of today and tomorrow, I hope you all have a blessed and wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!
May you all enjoy the spirit of Christmas and have a wonderful holiday season.
Feel free to share how you all's Christmas Eves and Christmas Day went here.

Honestly, I can understand the argument for and against teaching kids about Santa. Speaking from my own experience, it was my dad who finally broke the news to me that Santa wasn't real. I was absolutely crushed. I later learned the Tooth Fairy wasn't real either when I found my baby teeth in an env...

I guess Boxing Day started around 1663, at least many sources say it dates back that early. I could have sworn it started much earlier than that, but maybe I'm wrong. Historians are unsure when it started exactly. I think it's a nice sentiment, really. You're correct that the US has a looser caste s...

Older built things seem to last longer for some reason. I can't help but be amazed that some of these old TVs were built to look so fancy. There might be a market for older TVs for those who enjoy the retro gaming experience. Unless a game has been repurposed in HD, the pixelated graphics of the ata...

Office potlucks are nice. I was introduced to Chicken Wing Dip, AKA Buffalo Chicken Dip in one of my previous "office" type jobs. They don't do this sort of thing as much in retail or service type jobs, but you may be lucky enough to be invited to a Christmas party. I like that they droppe...

Oh my decorations tend to be a bit random too, although "cats" are typically my main thing for both Christmas and Halloween. And maybe a few gamer related things. I have gamer themed ornaments for the tree and cats. You can make Christmas ornaments out of recycled stuff too. There's tons o...

Being compared to Fezziwig definitely is a compliment! My workplace isn't really doing much this year. They were going to have a staff dinner tonight, but being in the middle of the week I decided not to go. The drive to the proposed restaurant would have been 45 minutes away, and on a work night wo...