about to start wrapping
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14760)
San Jose, California
December 14, 2022 1:47pm CST
It's my day off and the kids are still at school, so I'm about to tackle some of the Christmas gift wrapping. There are a lot of people here, which means lots of presents. Every year, a few of us end up staying up most of the night on Christmas Eve, trying to finish all the wrapping, and I'm hoping to avoid that this year.
Related to that, the song "Christmas Wrapping" by The Waitresses has been playing in my head for two days (and it keeps making me think of @FourWalls for some reason).
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@TheHorse (220356)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Dec 22
@spiderdust Busted. But he was a musician too! And a poet.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
14 Dec 22
Now, wait... you mentioned a song a few days ago that you approved as a decent rap song. Something by Gil Scott Heron, I think.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
14 Dec 22
Oh, same here. I have a few heavy things in boxes that won't work so well in a gift bag, but I've definitely done that with a couple today.
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@TheHorse (220356)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Dec 22
@spiderdust How do you fit a married couple into a gift bag?
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
16 Dec 22
@TheHorse First, you need a very large and sturdy bag...
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@kaylachan (71918)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Dec 22
Good luck with the wrapping.
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@kaylachan (71918)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Dec 22
@spiderdust At least you got started.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
15 Dec 22
Thanks! I only got the wrapping done for the 2 youngest boys before they got home from school, and now I've had to pause because I don't want to wrap anything for anyone in front of them. Hopefully I'll get more wrapped tomorrow after work.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
16 Dec 22
@spiderdust As now we are only my husband and I for the day of Christmas, Christmas morning looks a lot like a normal day of the week.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
16 Dec 22
What does Christmas morning look like at your home?
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@thislittlepennyearns (62946)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
15 Dec 22
I haven't even put the tree up, nt feelin' Christmassy
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
16 Dec 22
We finally got it up and the decorations out this week. It helps.
@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
16 Dec 22
@thislittlepennyearns I'll bet you feel better once it's up. 
@thislittlepennyearns (62946)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
16 Dec 22
@spiderdust we will put ours up tomrorow hopefully
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
14 Dec 22
Good idea, for Christmas Eve should be merry making.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
15 Dec 22
Yes, that will be our day/evening of putting on new pajamas, decorating cookies, and going to see the neighborhood lights after a dinner of spaghetti and crab bisque.
Growing up, my family had a tradition of eating fish, bread, and grape juice for Christmas Eve dinner, but my kids have never been crazy about seafood. I started serving spaghetti. I still have seafood in some form (shrimp cocktail, clam chowder, etc.) for tradition's sake, but at least no one has to feel like they are forced to eat something they don't like on a holiday.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
17 Dec 22
@oahuwriter I try. Happy Holidays to you too!
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
16 Dec 22
@spiderdust
That's right, we got our dislikes.. you're a kind Mom! Happy Holidays!
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@FourWalls (69101)
• United States
15 Dec 22
A punk Christmas song? Why that would make you think of me is a mystery. 
Thanks for the mention. Happy wrapping!
Thanks for the mention. Happy wrapping!1 person likes this
@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
15 Dec 22
If @teamfreak16 were still around, I'd have tagged him too!
I'm hoping I can get more wrapping done tomorrow. I had to run out and get more tape and didn't get as far as I wanted to.
I'm hoping I can get more wrapping done tomorrow. I had to run out and get more tape and didn't get as far as I wanted to.1 person likes this
@GreatMartin (23671)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
15 Dec 22
You don't have to waste money on wrapping my gift--just send it plain! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
16 Dec 22
Merry Christmas to you too!
I don't think I've purchased Christmas wrapping paper in a few years, and I never pay full price for it. I'm one of those people who gets it during the post-holiday clearance sales.
@Tampa_girl7 (50546)
• United States
15 Dec 22
I hope that you won’t have to stay up late Christmas Eve.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Dec 22
I can relate to that late night wrapping on Christmas Eve but promised myself I would get it all done ahead of time this year. So far I'm doing good
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
14 Dec 22
I didn't get as much done as I had hoped because I had to run out and buy tape! But I at least got everything wrapped for one of the children and most of the gifts wrapped for another. Now I need to figure out when to do everyone else's. 
