I know it's stressful, it's tough with no money and everyone always argues and you have to cope with awful MILs etc....

[PuppyMonkey]

But AIBU to still find this period just before Christmas Day really exciting????

Go on, admit it - you love it.

[irregularegular]

I love Christmas!

I don't find anything stressful about it at all. But then, my mum cooks Xmas dinner!

[Caboodle]

Dan - a really lovely idea

[taffetazatyousantaclaus]

Dan I think thats lovely. When you take it round you could ask them over for a glass of something on Christmas Eve. It being better than Christmas Day.

As for us, I am very excited. We are reading Richard Scarry's the Night Before the Night Before Christmas tonight. And then tomorrow the standard the Night Before Christmas. Tomorrow is DH's first Christmas Eve off since we have had DC. 7 years!

[HecTheHallsWithBoughsOfHolly]

OH yes, I'm very excited

I don't find any of it stressful at all.

I find it hard to sleep on Christmas eve and I wake the kids up at silly o'clock on christmas morning [blush but I'm not stressed at all. What's to be stressed about? It's lovely!

[stickersarecurrency]

DS is 3.5 so this is the first year he's really got into it and excited. Plus, DP's at last got full time work, so having him around is a novelty. And I usually have to work through Christmas but I'm on mat leave. The tree's up, there's tinsel everywhere, DP's been tidying all day and tonight's Love Actually and a takeaway. Tomorrow DP's got an early shift so I'm taking DS to deliver a card to the ladies in the library, and we'll pick up some last minute bits at the shop, then we'll be all set.

I can't wait, this time tomorrow I'll probably be trying to bundle DS into bed around now.

[PuppyMonkey]

Two more sleeps...

[undercovasanta]

Am also worried I've peaked to soon.
Normally work right up to Xmas Eve, so Xmas seems to come quickly IYSWIM.

This year have taken the week off before Xmas as DD is now at school, and we have been snowed in since Friday! Its been hard to maintain the festive atmosphere whilst looking at the same four walls!

Still, am really looking forward to DCs opening their pressies!

[naturalbaby]

any tips on how to get me and hubby into festive spirit when i've got a seriously grotty cough/cold, he's got work to do (but can't do it cause i'm ill and 35weeks pregnant and am loosing the plot with the boys) and we're all going mad cause we've been housebound since saturday with the snow?!

am planning an evening of wrapping presents with nigella on the t.v before i crash back to sleep again. he hit the wine hours ago cause he had a headache! hoping to do a bit of last minute christmas shopping tomorrow dosed up on paracetamol. woohoo!! we're going for the posh shopping centre rather than the local high street.

[floozietoozie]

I'm bfing 12 week old dd in M&S and still have presents to buy... so am a leetle stressed! But as long as I get a decent amount of pressies wrapped tonight (going to mums tomorrow) I'll be happy. Although feel like I could sleep for a week at the moment.

[mugggletoeandwine]

I love it now I've done everything, finished work for the week and can enjoy it.
Before today I was just stressed.