I'm over Christmas.

[Spanky]

I haven't heard of the HGM mat, is that what you got Maddie.

Georgia wanted an Ipod, so that is what she got, (well a cheap one).

Everybody be prepared to give me instructions of how to load songs onto it.

It's not that hard. You should be fine.

[MP]

fwiw it went by pretty quick for me.

i like christmas overall.  some part of it bug me though. 

[PaunchyBald]

Thanks, you guys are right, I'm just letting off steam...(it's nice to know I can do that, with you lot. ).

Everything will be fine.

Aren't you glad you can pick your friends.

[Seamus]

Firstly Georgia now knows that Santa isn't real, so it has lost that bit of magic.

I'm looking at my daughters and wife open presents today, a 45 year old woman, and two daughters near 20, and I'm the one that "lost the magic" 35 years ago.

Try not to let Georgia (or anyone who reads this rambling) lose too much of the magic, when it gets to a point that you can't get it back this time of year really becomes a struggle.

It's ok to know that there is no such thing as a fat man that literally comes down a chimney, but I think that it's ok to also know that he is real, I think that Santa is a special place in your heart, don't let that place grow dark, in her or in you.