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Oculus Spirit [76104]
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Have any of you that lost the elf on the shelf battle, been
Nov 14, 2013, 9:48 AM
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able to stop it yet?
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my 5yo daughter saw the box (clearly labelled)
Nov 14, 2013, 9:50 AM
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up in our closet 2 days ago...AND EFF her school for teaching her how to read! now she knows what it says...and she was like, 'are you going to put that out again around christmas?'
soo.....soon?
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My family is a little bit more traditional
Nov 14, 2013, 9:52 AM
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Clemsonrulez08 Tradition List
-One new Christmas ornament a year per child.
-Go to Boone the Saturday after thanksgiving to cut down a Christmas tree with the family
-Open one gift on Christmas Eve
-Christmas Eve midnight service
-Breakfast before opening gifts
-Nap after presents are open
What in the HELL is this elf of a shelf ####?
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Your christmases sound alot like ours, egg sept you left out
Nov 14, 2013, 9:54 AM
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getting really really drunk.
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I forgot the egg nog and whiskey***
Nov 14, 2013, 10:01 AM
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almost the same (pre/post Elf on shelf addition 2 yrs ago)
Nov 14, 2013, 9:54 AM
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except I'd bold the "nap after" stuff...then bold it again.
oh, and I don't think I've ever gone to cut down a tree...would like to give that a whirl when my son's another 2-3 years older...
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Heisman Winner [106771]
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ALWAYS cut down a tree, even if it is on the neighbors lawn.***
Nov 14, 2013, 9:55 AM
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Looking back, it was a great thing to do
Nov 14, 2013, 10:02 AM
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We always left in the morning really early and went to Daniel Boone in for breakfast (family style servings that never end).
Then went to cut down the tree at a local farm.
Went to the Tanger outlets up in Blowing Rock
Went back to downtown Boone to go to the Mast General Store to get candy, of course.
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Heisman Winner [106771]
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gotta make time in there for the massive
Nov 14, 2013, 10:04 AM
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dump that comes after coffee and family style breakfast.
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That came of age when I reached the age where
Nov 14, 2013, 10:03 AM
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I could wait to open presents without pissing my pants in a fury of anger.
So last year.
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Oculus Spirit [76104]
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I always knew something was off about you.***
Nov 14, 2013, 10:05 AM
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this is a nice thing (in addition to not pissing your pants)
Nov 14, 2013, 10:09 AM
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SheGUARCELLO's fam had a tradition of hanging out in her parents bedroom for coffee & donuts, and general caloric intake prior the cluster-eff that was opening presents....
it makes a ton of sense when you're not batshitkrzy about opening presents (last year for me too)
however, the 'hanging out in your parent-in-law's room' is...weird....to say the least
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Do they stay under the covers?***
Nov 14, 2013, 10:10 AM
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Oculus Spirit [76104]
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This year, wear a jock strap and some drawers. You hide
Nov 14, 2013, 10:12 AM
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your errr...excitement and everybody else can celebrate comfortably.
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well, yeah...there's that
Nov 14, 2013, 10:26 AM
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'lounge pants' aren't terribly effective in that dept.
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Your sails are very visible in lounge pants
Nov 14, 2013, 10:31 AM
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Had THAT problem on Christmas morning when before I found out the "tuck in waistband trick"
(also last year)
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Sounds about like mine...However, I just now got out of
Nov 14, 2013, 10:34 AM
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doing the whole Christmas tree thing. Now that I have a house, I won't be staying over night anymore, either.
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The tree thing stopped when I left for college
Nov 14, 2013, 10:40 AM
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And I miss it dearly. My family is such a cluster of attitudes and personalities that it makes me miss the simplicity of those days going to get the tree and quality time with the family. I currently live the furthest away from my parents (1 hour, compared to my sisters 30 minutes), but for some reason it feels like we are states apart because of work and schedules and things like that.
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Oculus Spirit [79708]
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Now that my sisters are older, we'd probably just all end
Nov 14, 2013, 11:03 AM
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up drunk and unable to drive home. Plus, we'd probably all insist that we drove our own vehicle up there.
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Re: Ours is very similar to that
Nov 14, 2013, 10:53 AM
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We're considering the live tree this year. Just need to figure out if Deputy ####### (my half-retard dog) will think he's outside or not.
We don't do the Christmas Eve present, tho. And some sort of healthy breakfast needs to be eaten before consuming Christmas cookies....
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I did. See below.
Nov 14, 2013, 9:57 AM
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Albeit a little drastic for most, but it worked nonetheless.
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