Dec 05
Typist lifts moratorium on Xmas
Cats: slack woman|See my Herald column over here.
I decided to shortened Christmas this year.
It wasn’t allowed to be mentioned in this house until Dec. 1. There was no shopping or planning permitted before that date. (Party invitations were exempted from this rule.)
When Christmas starts in October, you are sick of it by Dec. 1. Last year I reached this conclusion while standing in a hot crowded department store with crazy long line-ups, traffic jams of biblical proportions and screaming babies.
Actually, the screaming babies were the only ones making any sense. We should have all been screaming. .
So, no Christmas here until Dec. 1. Any mention meant down on the floor for 10 push-ups.
I figure twenty-five days is just about right for Christmas.
December 5th, 2008 at 11:38 am
“Heck, you can even call me Stephen Harper if you like. I don’t care.”
Wha, did you petition the Queen just like he did, to have Christmas postponed until January, just as he did with Parliment?
December 5th, 2008 at 11:39 am
BTW, I’ll take the shortbread cookies, just don’t make me do any more push-ups.
December 5th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
I agree. We adopted the same rule here, the tree isn’t allowed to go up before Dec. 1. Three weeks of Christmas, Christmas, Christmas is enough.
December 5th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
We have a similar rule here. We have the lights up and ready outside but they are not turned on until Dec 1st. I’ve noticed people have their tree up already — WTF?? Ours is lucky to be up the week before.
It’s all about the food for me! (and the nog, and the bourbon and the beer and the……)
December 5th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
I don’t care what others do about their Christmas celebration, but at our house, it doesn’t start until after Thanksgiving.
Thank you.
BTW I didn’t say we don’t make fun of those who put up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving because we do!!!!
We call them all kinds of names. Very funny names.
December 5th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
I just do one day of Christmas. 12 Days is even too much. Plus, all those gifts you get during the 12 days suck.
December 6th, 2008 at 9:54 am
My mother would never put the tree up before December 10 or 15th, I can’t remember which, but it made sense to me. It helped build the anticipation at just the right speed.
December 6th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
I’ve never had to implement a pushups rule, but around here Christmas talk is verboten until December as well. Sometimes I even forget to haul out the advent calendar until about the 12th or 13th.
And since we’ve agreed with our sibs and their families that we will no longer exchange crappy presents, it’s so much more fun.
December 8th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Although I fully endorse your desire to putting the ‘fun’ back in Christmas, i feel that your using of push-ups as punishment to be misguided.
Push-ups are an easy and affordable way to achieve fitness. We should make push-ups fun, not punishment.
It’s akin to telling your kid that if he doesn’t stop hitting his sister he will be made fit, healthy, and strong.
Chrismas pretty much starts for me on the 23rd of Dec., when I start buying gifts. I go to the city/zoo and people watch…a Christmas tradition.
December 8th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Why Cormac, I’m impressed with your knowledge of Canadian politics. You know more than most Canadian politicians.
Cormac, you’ve never tasted or seen my shortbread cookies. Be careful what you ask for
Allison, I think they only ever meant it to be three weeks, hence the Advent calendar.
YAM, couldn’t agree more, esp the food and booze. Too bad you weren’t closer.
Cube I’ve seen people with Christmas decorations up before our Thankgiving which is the second weekend in October. We say weird things about them too.
BeckEye, OK, i’ll send back the 11 other gifts I got for you
December 8th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Dale, yes managed anticipation is a beautiful thing
Barbara, love the family agreement. We have one too. Love that word verboten.
Dick, ok, i’ll change the punishment to sticking hot needles in people’s eyes. How’s that for ya?
December 8th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Um, well, that’s actually the official punishment for breaking a promise… you know, “Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye”. How about a knitting needle in the thigh?
December 8th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
“Why Cormac, I’m impressed with your knowledge of Canadian politics. You know more than most Canadian politicians.”
Rachel Maddow explained that one to America last week. Try to catch her show online if you can, she’s funny and informative.
December 10th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Dick, I’ll submit that proposal to the Punishment for Mentioning Xmas Before Dec. 1 Committee and see what they say.
Cormac, will do. Thanks. Still impressed though,