sounds nice, unless your family is dysfunctional. :P

Happy Thanksgiving Elsha. No it only gets that way when presents are involved swhy I reckon Thanksgiving is the way to go. (you do not give presents do you at Thanksgiving?)

no, but we are thinking about them, exchanging Christmas lists, browsing Black Friday ads, and planning. If presents are the source of dysfunction, give everyone a gift card or some money, or a tin of homemade cookies and tell them to get over themselves. :P

So true. Christmas often takes the happiness and spontaneity out of gift-giving. It makes you feel very loved when the present is out of the blue. ( and I would prefer homemade cookies Any day)