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Let's make Christmas fun

Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor11 Dec 2017, 9:35 am AEDT

Let's make Christmas fun

Good morning Forum Land,
Just in case you didn't know, it is two weeks until Christmas. I'm super excited!!! Christmas can be SUCH a hard time of the year. As many of you know, I have no family or friends, and consequently I will be spending Christmas day alone, just like I spend every other day of the year alone. However, this will be the twentieth Christmas that I have spent by myself and I kind-of have the hang of it now. It used to be excruciating, but over the years I have developed my own way of navigating the day. I have created family Christmas traditions...just without the family bit.

To all those Forumites who superly duperly struggle with Christmas, I get it. I really do. For many years it was a truly horrendous time of the year for me. But now I've learnt to make it a fun time in my own quirky way.

This is my first Christmas in Forum Land and I am super looking forward to counting down the days to Christmas here. I totally understand that this thread will not suit everyone. There are threads here and here, which focus on the challenging aspects of this time of year. My hope is that this thread can be a space where those of us who want to enjoy the fun parts of Christmas can do so. Christmas can be oh-so-hard...but despite my muddles and my social isolation, I choose to make Christmas fun. I superly duperly hope you will join me.

https://www.jibjab.com/view/make/beginning_to_look_like_christmas/e43c952f-be6e-49de-b9b9-f5d283c90242

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AdgeSenior Contributor14 Dec 2017, 10:25 pm AEDT

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No maybe Santa lost my Big Book @Phoenix_Rising I'm sure that there's lots in it.

Hopefully it's all good stuff...

Adge

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AdgeSenior Contributor14 Dec 2017, 11:04 pm AEDT

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Maybe Santa's Big Book is just too big to carry, & it got left behind...

Adge

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frogSenior Contributor15 Dec 2017, 8:18 am AEDT

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Oh @CheerBear I love it! I can be a (Christmas) tree frog!

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frogSenior Contributor15 Dec 2017, 8:20 am AEDT

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This thread looks like trying to herd cats @Phoenix_Rising

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor15 Dec 2017, 8:51 am AEDT

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@Former-Member yes NellBell and it's not my two front teeth yet!!!!

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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor15 Dec 2017, 8:54 am AEDT

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@frog wrote:
This thread looks like trying to herd cats @Phoenix_Rising
Content/trigger warning

@frog ROFL. It is super funny that you said that, because I have been thinking the same thing each time I watch the videos of Forumites trying to get the Christmas decorations up.

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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor15 Dec 2017, 9:23 am AEDT

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Good morning everybody,

@Adge hmmmm, Santa did send your big book. I tagged you into the post but maybe the tag didn't work. Oh well, here is your big book Adge.

https://www.portablenorthpole.com/en/player/5a31832c40699-5a31832c4073c

And here is @Hope4me's big book again too, in case she missed hers also.

https://www.portablenorthpole.com/en/player/5a323a7bcf7a0-5a323a7bcf843

Just in case anyone else is as slow as me, I only figured out yesterday evening that you can make Santa's console screen full-screen by clicking on the full-screen icon on it. I know, I know, I'm bright aren't I!

@Bunniekins Santa told me that he is in the process of putting together your big book, so I reckon that means you need to be an extra good pea because it seems like it could go either way right now as to whether you will make the naughty or nice list.

FINALLY it seems like all the Christmas decorations are up - thanks mostly to @Former-Member because really, as @frog just mentioned, trying to organise everyone else is very much like herding cats. Did you SEE how much they just fooled around!

Anyway, now that the decorations are up, I figure we can head outdoors and have some fun as a reward for all that er...hard work!

https://www.jibjab.com/view/make/sled_race/a535d97a-ffc5-4ecf-970d-a2339c239be0

https://www.jibjab.com/view/make/sled_race/3c8a9421-a783-42e9-b0a7-e96d5118f3db

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