Well, I am putting one part of my plan into action - I have booked a house to stay in.
The kitchen in it is small, but I am intending bringing baking ingredients with me to do some cookies and mince pies, as we have decided to go there from the Saturday (Xmas is Wed this year) when we start paying for it, rather than possibly going into work for Mon/Tues and then travelling.
I am going to suggest that my siblings do our Kris Kringle draw and agree the present protocol OURSELVES (as in, not my mother deciding for us) as we are all together at my Bro's wedding in 2 weeks and possibly all together next weekend for DNephew birthday (one Bro may not get home until wedding weekend - but we can hope, creatinly 5 of us are together at the birthday).
The kitchen in it is small, but I am intending bringing baking ingredients with me to do some cookies and mince pies, as we have decided to go there from the Saturday (Xmas is Wed this year) when we start paying for it, rather than possibly going into work for Mon/Tues and then travelling.
I am going to suggest that my siblings do our Kris Kringle draw and agree the present protocol OURSELVES (as in, not my mother deciding for us) as we are all together at my Bro's wedding in 2 weeks and possibly all together next weekend for DNephew birthday (one Bro may not get home until wedding weekend - but we can hope, creatinly 5 of us are together at the birthday).