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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can give you a long list of what not to do.

1. Do not bring sparklers and fire works to entertain the kids. My FIL almost burned down the neighborhood. It was very dry that year and he caught some of the brush on fire. It was not appreciated.

2. Do not bring a gingerbread kit and make yourself at home setting it up for the kids in the all white living room. My cousin is still pissed off about this one.

3. Do not bring a purse dog and let it sit on the table next to you eating off your plate.

4. You are not there to write a NYT food critic review. Do not sample every item and then comment on whether it is a dry, salty, needs seasoning, needs a splash of acid etc. No one wants to hear your review.

5. Do not open the oven on the turkey every freakin 5 minutes leaving it open while you chatter to someone about something dropping the temp and then complain that dinner is being served too late.

6. Do not rewrap the gifts because your DIL did not wrap them with paper that you prefer. My MIL thought it would look so much better if all the gifts were wrapped with the same extremely expensive paper and ribbon that she brought. In the middle of the night, she rewrapped everything AND removed one or two gifts because she really did not think the recipient would enjoy it. Luckily, she said she had a few extras in her bag and swapped those in.

7. If you need to get up a 4 am do not wake the children up, let them see the Santa gifts and then try to get them to lie to their parents that they have not been up yet. [/quote]

I agree with you on everything but #7. My siblings and I would hide flashlights and make a plan of attack that required extensive knowledge of advanced battlefield ops to get a peak of the santa gifts. If my grandma indulged that, I would think she was the greatest thing since my much hoped for easy-bake oven.[/quote]

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