So today, I was out on a non-Holiday errand, and the person working with me asked me cheerily, “Are you ready for Christmas?” I replied the way I have a hundred times over the years to the same question we all often hear: “I’m always ready for Christmas. I’m ready for next year’s Christmas the day after Christmas. It’s because every year TLOML does all the work to make our celebration great – all the thinking, all the planning, all the cooking, all the preparing. I stay out of her way.”
Although your household may allocate Holiday preparation responsibilities more evenly than we do – although in our household’s case, our celebrations are always festive and thoughtful because TLOML does it all, and I stay out of her way – there is frequently one person, often but not always Mom or Grandma, who is primarily responsible for the warmth of a Holiday gathering. If you are that person, WE ALL THANK YOU. If you’re not that person – and we all know who we are 😉 — make sure that you let the family member or friend who has done the lion’s share of the work to make your Holiday gathering special know that you appreciate what s/he has done.
Have a wonderful time.
McCoy's Noise 