Dec 24 2007
Gift Wrapping
One unattainable goal I set each year is not to be wrapping gifts on Christmas Eve. I have the gifts, wrapping paper, scissors, and gift tags ready. I have to search the house for each of the three rolls of sticky tape that my children have left in various locations. When I find it, I’m all set…if only I’d actually wrap the gifts. At this point gift bag people would try to win me to their gift bag cause, but I’m someone who likes the look of wrapped gifts. If they are wrapped as pretty as my sister in law Michelle wraps them, even better. My gifts don’t look anywhere near as good as Michelle’s, but I give it a go. This year I once again made the unfortunate decision to buy the cheap wrapping paper. It is so cheap, the coloring actually rubs off. I wrapped my brother Howie’s gift in that cheap paper and I’m sure by the time he received it, it was colorless and ripped. He was probably thinking it would be best if I moved on to gift bags. So, I kept telling everyone I was almost ready for Christmas, I just needed to wrap gifts before Christmas Eve. I really dislike spending Christmas Eve wrapping gifts. Procrastinate…Procrastinate…Procrastinate. Well, I started last night, but since I finished at 0130 this morning, I was technically wrapping gifts on Christmas Eve. Oh well, I’ll try again next year.
Hey Mugs…
Don’t be so hard on yourself. At least you have your christmas gifts wrapped. You are a single mom right now and I am amazed at all that you do get done! You are unreal. I am totally impressed on how you can handle life without your dear hubby. I am praying for you!!! I am always keeping you in my prayers, too, Dale! Thanks for thinking about this idea of having the website. It is awesome to keep up on all that is happening in your life and in the lives of your family!
Please pray for me, too… I am at home and I couldn’t go to the Christmas Eve service at church, cause I have another double ear-infection. I just got over the antibotics and now I have it back again. It must be the good old allergies causing the rukus. Hannah, Leah and Bekah went to church without their dad, cause he is working and without their mom, too. Oh well… they got to ride in Hannah’s car that she just bought. A 1997 Geo Prism LSI. She loves it! They are all doing well!
I want to send my love to you and the family. Have a blessed christmas, worshipping the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. May your upcoming new year bring you much hope and joy! I know that it’s getting to be a long time to be away from your love. I just pray that God will strengthen you and Dale and the kids and give you what you need to get through these next 7 1/2 months. Love You and Miss you,
Laura Louise
Hello to all of the Meloch’s and Wiita’s! Merry Christmas!
Yep…mine was ripped, and I was wondering why my hands were red afterwards. Ok, I’m off to church and then back to wrap presents!
Love ya,
Howie
Doesn’t everyone wrap on Christmas Eve? I thought that was why people spread the Jolly Fat Man rumour, so the kids were in bed before the main wrapping event. This year, I spent from 7:30pm-9:30pm looking for a Shrek DVD for Lisa, I would trapse into store after store only to be told “we sold out a month ago, and will you please leave so we can go home before Christmas morning.” In the end I settled on The Simpsons movie and went home to help Jewels finish the wrapping.
It is a Meloch family tradition to open one gift on Christmas Eve. My sister-in-law Karin and I and the Meloch and Manry children were gathered around the tree to open our Christmas Eve gifts. My brother Mike walked in and noticed that Karin had no gift to open. At this point, he remembered that he had not yet wrapped it. He dashed upstairs and we all waited.
Fortunately, he hadn’t forgotten to actually buy the gift!