December is here

[Kevin86]

I posted this in the wrong place before, my mistake.

December is here so I know lots of people will be planning and shopping and saving and preparing for the holiday feasts and dinners.
Before everyone starts having to ask for ideas I thought maybe we had some tips to help through the season.

One thing I do is I know my sister is busy with all her kids so I do some baking. Apple cinnamon is seasonal and a favourite for me. But I make loaf breads, etc. simple easy to batch out and freeze without taking up too much space. Then when she has a crowd just pop in over the holidays that she’s not expecting she can just pull it out and warm it up to serve. Saves her some work and stress.

Dollar store Christmas tins with cookies do the same job.

 

[caseydog]

My sister and I decided we would not do family Christmas with my mom, and I would come down in January to celebrate Christmas and my sister's birthday with Mom.

I've spent three out of the least eight weeks down there, and my Mom doesn't even remember I came down, and that we all ate Thanksgiving together.

Why fight Christmas travel when I can come down few weeks later, for less money and without a lot less stress.

We did it a few years ago when I had surgery right before Christmas. Everyone was fine with it.

CD

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

Armenians celebrate Christmas on January 6th. Go with it.

 

[dragnlaw]

Epiphany is celebrated in many, many countries around the world.

 

[Kevin86]

We travel between provinces my brother and old work over Christmas so that his coworkers that had kids could be home for Christmas with their family and then they would take new years and other days so he could go home a bit later. If it let’s family get together then it’s all good that’s what say

 

[dragnlaw]

My ex had a choice of Christmas or New Years off. Most of the family guys opted for Christmas with families and left the New Years for the young'uns to go out.