Christmas is so hard.  You see wrapped gifts under the tree, and all you can do is peek at the wrapping, shake the package.

As children, we used to sneak under the tree with a flashlight, whispering together thinking mom and dad couldn't possibly know what we were doing (they were watching from their bedroom, unknown to us).

The waiting is soooo hard.  Patience is a virtue that must be developed and Christmas time is not the time to pursue it.

I get the same feeling when I am working on a large project. I recently made

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