Thanks, uR (and others) for this thread.

This holiday stuff is hard...and there are lots of good things here to help us along.

I've been feeling very "Bah Humbug"....my birthday is also next week... and I just don't want to celebrate ANY of it.

HOWEVER, this thread reminded me that I need to put my big girl panties on and deal with it for my kids and for ME!

There are LOTS of things to be thankful for and lots of good/fun things to enjoy about the holidays!