Christmas poll

[slemslempike]

I hope that you all had nice Christmases if you do Christmas. I quite enjoyed myself. I got to play my new version of Trivial Pursuit (deluxe, where you have an "abbot" that goes round the edge and gets you new skills, and different levels of difficulty for each question), and Bananagrams, which rocks. I am now back in Lancaster being a bit ill and enjoying my Christmas presents. Also I bought a hat.

For people who also do Christmas in the present getting sense:

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I do realise that this poll doesn't allow for people not having had stockings. This is as it should be. I don't want to know of such deprivations.

Comments

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

I've been trying to remember what I was told! My parents are fairly pragmatic types, and I don't think that there was a huge pretence, but I do remember that Father Christmas figured early on. It was complicated by the fact that there were always at least three separate present-opening sessions, where the presents at relatives' houses were more clearly flagged as being from them.

We didn't have stockings! But there was usually a present left by my bed for the early morning - presumably an attempt by my parents to get a few more minutes' sleep...

I'm glad that you had a good time. Boo about being ill, though - I hope you're feeling better soon.

What sort of hat did you get? Now you can be seen in the street without it!

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I'm not too badly ill, nasty cough and bad cold mostly. Unfortunately now my sinuses are getting in on the act, but I'm hopeful that this is the beginning of the end for it.

I can! I got a grey felt sort of 20s ish looking hat from Tesco, mostly because my mother always wants to buy me hats because she thinks I look good in them, and it was only £3.50, so even if I never wear it (and I can't really think of a remotely appropriate occasion), I won't feel too guilty.