Holiday Traditions

[endo]

is it ok to have both, the alcohol and the sweets?

[goosehd]

@endo that's how I put on a few (many) kilo's every holiday season

[WhiskeySandwich]

@endo Thats also how you get a mondo hangover

[endo]

a little yo-yo is fine @goosehd, and don't tell me about hangovers @WhiskeySandwich I'm an expert

[Brian]

We have a rose

And the tree up

[Brian]

Pales in comparison to some but the boy and wife are happy which is all that matters for someone who doesn’t really do Christmas or birthdays for that matter

[SKT]

Bop Bop zip lining today. This is all my wife’s doing. She gets really creative by the 24th!

[chrisjohnnick]

Elf on the shelf is something we never got into in our household. The kids don't know about it, and we don't feel like worrying about remembering to set it up.

[SKT]

@chrisjohnnick yeah I get this. We’re basically prisoners to the elf for a month. But once you start there’s no going back. Kinda like IH

[chrisjohnnick]

I remember my sister telling me about it when they started doing it for my nephews 10 or so years ago, and I just thought "Nah, that ain't for me"

[Mizmazzle]

@SKT love it!! Almost makes me want to have a kid just to torture em…I mean mess with their heads a bit. Well done my man!!

[Matt]

I don’t know of any of you do this with your elf but for one day she shows up in an empty plastic container, like for peanuts or something, so the kids can carry her around. Usually on a day we do something out like looking at lights or whatever.

One year she made a surprise visit on St Patrick’s day when the kids try to catch a leprechaun. She was in the trap dressed in green. The kids freaked all the way out.

[goosehd]

@Matt Love it and the innocence of youth is magical and shouldn’t be rushed.

Some of us refuse to grow up…

[SKT]

@Matt this is all amazing and I’m definitely borrowing these ideas from you. Kids will love it.

[Matt]

Every Dec 1 I get a bottle of port and drink a glass a night. One of my favorite Xmas traditions.

[ROman]

One of my quirky Holiday Traditions is Maestro Mouse.

[Matt]

Does it play music?

[ROman]

@Matt Yes

[chrisjohnnick]

Had to google it. I love it.

[chrisjohnnick]

Is there a thread for everyone's wishlists for this season? Haven't seen one, but curious what everyone is hoping for this year.