Okay reading what I wrote earlier, I can see I could be misunderstood. loI I didn't mean my mother-in-law, but my own mother, which is really sad but can't be helped. Nevertheless, you're absolutely right Kitt and I can see exactly that happen.
I love my sister and brother, their significant others, my niece and nephews, my dad and his other half, (now comes a but) but I have the feeling Kitt's mother in law must somehow be related to mine. So Kitt if you ever want to say something to her in the evil language, just ask, I know some very nice er... phrases.
Anyway, Christmas this year is at my house, next year I'll want to take a time-out.
There is still more than enough to choose from.
Songs:
1. All I want for Christmas is You- Joann414
2. I Saw Daddy/Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
3. There's No Place Like Home For The Holiday - Sasha Distan
4. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year- Winged_Wolf
Literature
5. A Christmas Carol
6. Masters of the Winter Solstice
7. One Candle
8. The Night Before Christmas- Aditus
TV/Movies
9. Elf- Scotty94
10. Black Christmas - Thorn Wilde
11. Charlie Brown's Christmas
12.It's A Wonderful Life- W.L
I think it's because you need to start somewhere and give yourself enough time to make it. Most people feel like they can start fresh with the new year, it's easier this way. You stop feeling bad for the things you didn't manage and just start again. Nobody says you can't start with your resolutions as soon as they come into your mind, just do it.
My resolution for this year were: get a grip on your depressions without meds, done, go to the gym regularly, done, finish the dam re-writes, not done, start a new multi-chapter novel, not done, full-time teacher Yes?No?, not done.
This year? All the not done, I finally want to play 'Für Elise' right (me and her just can't get it on) and I want to do something unexpected just because I can.
I second Thorn and Sasha, but I can understand why he asked. We help each other out here on GA with editing, betaing and in general talking about ideas we have. So for a first try it might be okay, if he'd asked nicely.
Anyway now you know where to go Scotty.
Shouldn't you say 'I will be forever thankful and of course I will mention you in the credits, I might even throw myself at your feet'?
Just kidding, but honestly Scotty you might want to rephrase the above again if you want someone to draw/shop you a cover otherwise you might have to use the face or just the title.
In the past I called Christmas time hiking time. The family couldn't decide which traditions to celebrate, which resulted in each doing their own thing. They expected me to be there nevertheless so I walked around the city until I was finally at home around 11 pm Christmas Eve.
Now we celebrate together, this year it's my turn. As we are the odd mix religion-wise we just do what we/the host likes. Which usually is Christmas Tree, dinner with the family and presents on Christmas Eve. When I'm the host this means vegetarian dinner of course, *snicker* Well I would cook meat/fish/birdies if someone couldn't live without, but so far everyone was okay with it as long as I made feta cheese pizza, fresh bread and tiramisu among other things.
We play music, traditional and not so traditional christmas songs. Then there are the presents, mostly for the kids, after this the family members who want to go to Christmas Mass do that.
Next year I'll dig a den somewhere outside the city and have my private Christmas. I need this once in a while.
I think I tend to look somewhat disgusted when I get something I don't want/hate/abhor? Anyway, they always say 'Or if you don't want it I take it back and you can tell me what you want instead.' I always politely admit I'd rather want something else. If someone gives me a gift I like I don't care if they got it for free or payed for it.