I will post mine later when I get time.

We live far away from family in another state and have always gone "home" for Christmas. It's a 9 hour drive, but I couldn't imagine Christmas without being surrounded by family. The kids have very fond memories of all of our trips to Nebraska. So, I guess for us, the perfect Christmas is being home with family and everyone enjoying each other's company ( and everyone getting along!)

A few snowflakes is a nice bonus!

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I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it!

Having my Dad here to spend Christmas, (His Birthday ) just one last time, and being healthy!

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"Madison AnnMarie " 6/13/2008

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For the whole family to be together with no arguing or nitpicking. For my daughter to have some miracle cure found and no more hospital stays.

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Home with my family. I'm a nurse and working Christmas is part of the norm. I was on for this year and our director said we had too many on and I was drawn to have it off!!! She called me off the 24 & 25 but I told her I'd work the 24 to give another person a shot at getting it off. She drew a single mom that had her son on that day and her ex has him the 25. Worked out perfect!

I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy to be home this Christmas!! We don't open presents until after church on the 24th so I'll be home in time for all that. I get off at 7, church is at 7:30.

I feel SOOOOOOOO blessed!

My family together.....but this year I will just settle for the kids and I, and knowing that DH is at least safe, and knows he his loved and missed.

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Wayne Woodrow “Woody” Hayes

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Sleeping in.

One where the kids don't say "is that all?" when they get done unwrapping their gifts

Dh and I are so far alway from our Family over 2,000 mile plus,Last year my mom and Dad one of my sister came to vistor us.So this year it will be Dh and I....Family mean so much to us,So next year we will visit our family for 2 week in Dec,Dh will get that vacation time off,

My perfect Christmas is to sit around on Christmas morning and open presents with my kids and DH. We will have hot chocolate and cinnamon rolls. Later for "brunch" we will have egg bake and fruit salad. Later on in the day we will go the Grandparents house and spend time with them That sounds perfect to me!

I want to personally thank everyone in your profession for working during these Holidays. As you know my DD spends a lot of time in the Hospital and the nurses are who really give her the time and affection she sometimes really needs. Thanks and I hope you have a great holiday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS: DD wants to be a nurse

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One where I get to be the kid again. I'm tired of being a grown up!

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I was walking home one night and a guy hammering on a roof called me a paranoid little weirdo. In morse code. -Emo Phillips

Sleeping in sounds like a good one....Or not having the kids wake me up at 3:30 in the morning to inform me that "Santa" has come when I went to bed at 2:30 b/c of helping "Santa." Our family got together every Christmas Eve up until 2 years ago. It was loud and noisy and I wish I had it again...my mom just can't do it anymore (shes 79) so we don't get together like we use too....and everyone of us live within 3 miles of each other, but we see each other everyday and often several of us (there's 7) gets together at the local store (2 of us work there) for coffee and gossip Actually I'm just glad to know that they are close.

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Proud Single Mother to 18 year old Twins Ashley/Davey, 14 year old Shawna, 5 year old Emma, and my Boo Bear, "Angel Hope" (1996-1997) RIP Boo.