DH works 5-6 days a week, school hols, etc. He gets about an hour and a half total with the kids-if that- on a normal day, and they're the "mad hours", ie, getting ready for school, bedtime, etc, so no time just to really chill.
We therefore look forward to him breaking up from work for Christmas for weeks beforehand. He's off for almost a fortnight this time.
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We have a Christmas Eve hamper (lame, I know!) with a DVD, bubble bath, all the usual stuff. WIBU to change the tradition of the hamper to a "Christmas Starts Here" hamper- ie, when DH finishes work and the holidays can really start? We usually have family over on Christmas Eve, and we do the whole carrot/mince pie left out etc- so there will still be something to look forward to.
I hope this lot makes sense...