My Christmas List of Things that Must Go

I say this not to offend, but to help you!!

• Wreaths on the fronts of cars
• Holiday gift baskets from vendors (I love being spoiled by them, don't get me wrong! But a team can only handle so many chocolates, breads, popcorn, caramel corn, nuts, crackers, and yogurt covered pretzels.)
• Christmas letters full of sappy religion and no family updates
• Being lonely
• Overkill of snow
• Gift expecting
• Working during the few days leading up to and following Christmas
• Mean People
• Office potlucks

I really don't want to be completely negative, so here is my list of things about Christmas that must stay:

• Tasteful Wreaths on front doors or windows (I say tasteful because in my last neighborhood, there was a house with a wreath that was so big, you had to step through it to get to the front door. The word hideous doesn't aptly describe. Made us laugh, at least.)
• Clementines
• Bob's soft peppermint balls
• The spirit of generosity
• Christmas lights
• Christmas cards that include a family photo... even better if they contain updates on what everyone has been up to in the past year (My friends Grant and Teri always have the best Christmas letters!)
• Advent Calendars (especially the ones with the little windows containing chocolate!)
• Using the rest of my PTO for the year
• Haikus
• Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (My daughters think he's so cool!)

I hope that everyone is having a fantastic season!