tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337716260207819289.post7990747527476132275..comments2023-12-31T01:07:51.082-05:00Comments on Little Red Roost: Christmas Conundrum – Does Santa Gift Wrap?Hattiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05863455210154344185noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337716260207819289.post-19109851599326784762009-12-03T21:47:47.225-05:002009-12-03T21:47:47.225-05:00Tracy's dad says that Brad loses on this one! ...Tracy's dad says that Brad loses on this one! Besides, how in the world do you gift wrap Barbie's dream house? Especially after you sat up until 3:00 a.m. assembling it? Whoops, sorry Tracy. I love this debate and actually we have it with Andrew now that he's older and he actually lets us know which way he prefers his gifts each year. He likes having the "big ticket" item out, and then some to unwrap as the morning progresses.<br />Now that I think about it, I usually received a note from Santa thanking me for being a thoughtful little girl and that did mean a lot to me. <br />Well Hattie, looks like you two might have to arm wrestle over this one.Tracy's momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337716260207819289.post-20689584074908133232009-12-03T11:44:30.830-05:002009-12-03T11:44:30.830-05:00Santa wrapped our presents when we were growing up...Santa wrapped our presents when we were growing up, Santa even wrapped the stuff in our stockings, right down to the toothbrush and chap stick. Santa doesn't have that much time these days, and wants the kids in our house to be able to play with their big present right away, so he doesn't wrap, just sets the present by who ever's stocking the present is for. <br /><br />We don't think everything should come from Santa, so he just brings one bigger thing, everything else is from mom and dad. Also we get to open pajamas on Christmas Eve to wear to bed that night.<br /><br />I am laughing out loud at the Strand Family, because Santa writes his notes with mom's left hand at our house too. Thus the crazy serial killer look note.<br /><br />teri2sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052152236223608826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337716260207819289.post-12327331456055897012009-12-03T10:51:15.175-05:002009-12-03T10:51:15.175-05:00Santa wrapped our gifts growing up so we do the sa...Santa wrapped our gifts growing up so we do the same now. But Santa has his own special wrapping paper different from mom's, and he doens't use tags...he just writes your name somewhere on the gift itself.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239650384933831554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337716260207819289.post-14983019849021357192009-12-03T09:57:42.346-05:002009-12-03T09:57:42.346-05:00Santa didn't gift wrap when I was growing up. ...Santa didn't gift wrap when I was growing up. There is something magical about racing to the Christmas tree and seeing presents spread out and set up from Santa. My aunt and uncle do really cool thing with my cousin who is 13 this year. From the time he was little, like maybe two, they has a special notebook where he would write a letter to Santa on Christmas Eve (before he could write he would color a picture) and then Santa would write back when he brought the gifts. It's really cool to look back now at all of the things my cousin wrote to Santa and it's neat because it's all in one notebook!Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457451992754164434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337716260207819289.post-55117856800865872762009-12-03T07:20:15.337-05:002009-12-03T07:20:15.337-05:00I'm sure it's the teacher in me, But I als...I'm sure it's the teacher in me, But I also love the idea of a note from Santa. Thanks for the idea, Strand Family. I'm loving hearing about all of your traditions, keep 'em coming!Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05863455210154344185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337716260207819289.post-60191007112877613782009-12-02T22:16:54.983-05:002009-12-02T22:16:54.983-05:00HAHA!!! We have this conversation every year!! I...HAHA!!! We have this conversation every year!! In my family, most of our gifts were opened Christmas eve, and were from my parents, Christmas morning we got one or two BIG gifts, and they were always gift wrapped. In hubby's family, they opened one gift Christmas Eve, and all other gifts were revealed Christmas morning NOT wrapped. <br /><br />Sooooo, we go with hubby's style. Although we keep my family's tradition of getting one small thing in our stockings every day the week before Christmas:)Cara@HomespunKitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08826561977076006349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337716260207819289.post-23630025283451437412009-12-02T21:24:03.414-05:002009-12-02T21:24:03.414-05:00Oh. My mom wrote the notes with her left hand, whi...Oh. My mom wrote the notes with her left hand, which explains the very shaky serial killer looking santa notes! :)Strand Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385011266343633559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337716260207819289.post-25560179040214772872009-12-02T21:19:36.776-05:002009-12-02T21:19:36.776-05:00Santa totally doesn't have time to gift wrap- ...Santa totally doesn't have time to gift wrap- hello, he's been checking up on children and the elves have been busy making the toys all year- do they have to wrap them for everyone too?! :) Hattie, you are totally correct on this one. Brad, I'm afraid you've been duped. It doesn't sound like Santa came to your house at all, but that your parents have been tricking you all these years. :(<br /><br />I LOVE the idea that the Strand family mentioned where Santa leaves a note about something good that the kids did. That's brilliant!! I always got a note from Santa thanking me for milk and cookies (luckily, I was too naive at the time to make the connection between my mom's handwriting and Santa's... It <i>was</i> awfully pretty cursive to be a man's...) Great discussion!!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160864271469111529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337716260207819289.post-39033421454307298092009-12-02T20:49:26.923-05:002009-12-02T20:49:26.923-05:00Ummm...this is kind of spooky to read because it i...Ummm...this is kind of spooky to read because it is almost exactly what we are dealing with. In my house Santa always left the best present (drum set, 3 story Barbie House, enormous nerf guns) all set up in the living room. Each present had a note from Santa about something good we did that year, which he kept on his list. We all slept in my brother's room and at 3 am would go down to look at these presents. Then the rest of the smaller Santa presents were gift wrapped and would be opened after breakfast with all of us opening them one at a time.<br />For my husband his family opens almost all the presents Christmas Eve and they tear into them all at once so it is over in 5 minutes. Ugh! Then the only presents Christmas morning are wrapped by Santa. Hmmm...I may have to do a blog myself about this. Now that we have a little one I'm very reluctant to give up my childhood traditions!Strand Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385011266343633559noreply@blogger.com