Rookie error - stockings. Have you ever been caught?!

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DC2 was feeling a bit freaked out by Santa's visit so is snuggled up asleep next to me in my bed. I need to get up and do stockings but the contents are stashed away in a carrier bag at the back of my wardrobe and in some boxes on top that I need a chair to reach.

I'm waiting for him to be in a deeper sleep and trying not to fall asleep myself.

How old ?

Husband to take them into own room to settle in a bit ?

Been there so many times
It could be a long night for you and then you have to stealthily move like a ninja

It's ok, if caught... Santa was in a rush so dropped everything in the hall/garden and you said you'd put it away for him to help out!

I'm lucky, DD sleeps like the actual dead, this year she wants to turn into a mermaid for Christmas, so we're going to try to wake up before her and slide her legs into one of those knitted tail blankets 😂

Me and my brother tried to stay awake for years to catch out parents (we knew the presents must be in the loft), but we never managed it.

Good luck OP.

we have 2 of the same stockings. One is pre stuffed and we just sneak in and do a swap for the empty one.

@Glentheredbeakbattleostrich

we have 2 of the same stockings. One is pre stuffed and we just sneak in and do a swap for the empty one.

That's genius.

We have the rule that stockings are hung downstairs on the fireplace. No sneaking required.

I was a bit hasty in my panic. Both DC asleep, stockings filled and gin poured. DC2 didn't want Santa coming upstairs so the stockings are to be hung in the downstairs hallway so actually less sneaking around than usual.

Good luck with the plan @Frlrlrubert!

@Glentheredbeakbattleostrich

we have 2 of the same stockings. One is pre stuffed and we just sneak in and do a swap for the empty one.

@Glentheredbeakbattleostrich Omg.....! You are an actual GENIUS.....

My kids are coming out the other side of all this now...,. But I should've done that years ago!

@Glentheredbeakbattleostrich

we have 2 of the same stockings. One is pre stuffed and we just sneak in and do a swap for the empty one.

I think that's the cleverest thing I've ever heard! 👏🎅

@Glentheredbeakbattleostrich

we have 2 of the same stockings. One is pre stuffed and we just sneak in and do a swap for the empty one.

Wish I had thought of this 20 years ago ! We stupidly had stockings with bells on too - it was so stressful over the years trying to be silent.

Yep, two stockings is the play! Works a treat.

@Glentheredbeakbattleostrich

we have 2 of the same stockings. One is pre stuffed and we just sneak in and do a swap for the empty one.

Omg.

Why have I never thought of this

@Glentheredbeakbattleostrich What a genius idea!! I'm stealing that for next year

Mine was always a swap when I was a kid! I'm a child of the 70s... my Christmas stocking was one of my dad's red football socks I was an only child for ages so the one I hung at the end of the bed was always replaced with the other one ready stuffed

Glad it went ok OP!

Yep, duplicate stockings here too.

@Glentheredbeakbattleostrich

we have 2 of the same stockings. One is pre stuffed and we just sneak in and do a swap for the empty one.

Yup. This is the only way to do it!