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    • BrianB
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      Ours is Christmas Eve at my wife’s sisters place with their dad and stepmum ( my wife’s family has a really weird family setup)
      Christmas Day at my brothers with his in-laws and then Boxing Day at home alone with the 3 of us which suits me down to the ground
      LEGO building with the ever growing boy I imagine

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      • 68degreesorless6
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        The missus and I drive south every year to see family. A night or two before we go, we put on Xmas tunes, turn on fire place, make holiday cocktails, and wrap all the gifts. I find the wrapping to be a challenge and hers usually look better, but this is consistently my fav night of the holidays. Family time afterward is hit or miss 😝

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        • popvultureP
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          @68degreesorless boy do I understand that last line 😂

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          • Tago MagoT
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            @Matt if you’re home you could invite your neighbour round to the garage to bond

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            • SKTS
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              Bop Bop hangin’ out in Boone’s stocking as the big day approaches

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              • MattM
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                • chrisjohnnickC
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                  Man, I honestly don’t know how y’all that do the elf on the shelf do it! My oldest is 7 and he has said he has friends that do it, and I’ve already explained to him that it’s just parents having fun with him. I have felt like such a grinch, though!

                  "You're under no obligation to be the same person you were five minutes ago."

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                  • chrisjohnnickC
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                    Should also say, Santa still visits us at our house for our kids! I just don’t have the bandwidth or time (or creativity) for the elf on the shelf shit!

                    "You're under no obligation to be the same person you were five minutes ago."

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                    • Tago MagoT
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                      5°C and rain qualifies as a Christmas tradition, right?

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                      • EdHE
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                        @Matt well shucks!

                        I'll be at my brother's with his little ones. I got the nephew a marble run for Xmas and I'm looking forward to setting that up with him.

                        Take the dive...

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                        • OaktaviaO
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                          @Matt that oyster tray would be a great gift idea for my FIL...

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                          • SKTS
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                            @chrisjohnnick ha! I need to admit that I’m not the one doing the relocating every night. And every morning it’s as much a surprise to me as it is to the kids when we find him. I mean my kids are 12 and 10 so I’m 100% positive they know it’s us, but he’s part of the family now

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                            • MattM
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                              @Oaktavia said in Holiday Traditions:

                              @Matt that oyster tray would be a great gift idea for my FIL...

                              It’s cast iron for baking/smoking/grilling etc.

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                              • MattM
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                                My father in laws gfriend just asked me if the “most popular haircut for men these days is a ponytail. Like Kung Fu style. “

                                A curt no was my response.

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                                • MattM
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                                  Now she just warned us all not to touch the food in the Smithsonian cafeteria unless u plan on buying it because the workers will throw it away. It took her 4 different plates of food to figure that out. She was not laughing, she was still confused by the situation.

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    Have fun with Miss Einstein:-)

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                                    • Tago MagoT
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                                      @Matt was the Smithsonian her idea?

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                                      • steelworkerS
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                                        You know @Matt you could have been swilling beer & smoking dope with a buncha online pals but you chose family.
                                        What is wrong with you?

                                        Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                        Well, I have others.

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                                        • MattM
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                                          None of the choices made this week were mine, I assure you.

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                                          • SKTS
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                                            We have a Japanese stroll garden here that does a really nice holiday event called “Gardens Aglow”. I think they string up over 200,000 lights throughout the garden. We take the kids every year and it’s become one of our favorite traditions.

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