Gotta Loves

Just a few observations from the season :

1.  Gotta love the relatives that ask you for a Christmas list back in October, then the gift is a no show because it gets ordered at the last minute.

2.  Gotta love that relative that brings the same food item that nobody eats, 20 years running.

3.  Gotta love the gift card giving.  Then the gift card swap before the spending spree.

4.  Gotta love the family elder that insists on saving the bows, boxes, and gift wrapping each year.

5.  Gotta love that relative that "re-gifts" stuff received, two years earlier.

6.  Gotta love the relative that says "I just love what you gave Suzie.  How come I didn't get one?"

7.  You gotta love it when a toddler loves playing with the box more than the toy that came in it.

8.  You gotta love the expression on your son's face when he opens a gift or fingernail polish meant for the girlfriend.

9.  You gotta love it when you are the only one that doesn't get cornered by the family's "Mr.  Webster".

10. You gotta love that relative that has to call you at 6:00 in the morning to give you the complete inventory of what they got, and a play by play reenactment of the last two hours.

11.  You gotta love young parents that are up all night doing assembly and are Zombies the rest of the day.

12.  You gotta love a missing part at 3 a.m.

13.  You gotta love discovering that the dog has been eating candy out of stockings all night.

14. You gotta love the sister in law that gives you head scarfs that she didn't use while recovering from cancer.

15.  You gotta love getting the credit card bill for all the stuff you bought that you swore you wouldn't do 12 months ago.

16.  You gotta love finding out you ran out of propane half way through the cooking process.

17.  You gotta love all the silly Christmas traditions you marry into.

18.  You gotta love seeing all your friends in the return line at Walmart with the crazy stuff they were given.

19.  You gotta love finding the one gift that came up missing back behind the tree, two days later.

20.  You gotta love it when the independent appraisal of a gift is less than half of what you paid.

Lastly,  you have gotta love the reason for the season.  God bless you all, each and each and every one!