Christmas Rules.....according to me

1. Thou Shalt always wrap gifts in beautiful paper and put a huge bow on top.. No bags.

2. Thou Shalt always have more desserts than normal food.

3. Thou Shalt put ribbon on the tree

4. Thou Shalt eat sugar from the moment you get up until you go to bed on Christmas Day.

5. Thou Shalt watch A Christmas Story as many times as possible. One of those times must be on Christmas day

6. Thou Shalt watch Elf as much as possible

7. Thou shalt eat sugar cookies with Hot chocolate

8. Thou Shalt go "ooing and awwing"

9. Thou Shalt have a beautiful Christmas table cloth

10. Thou Shalt be JOLLY

11. Thou Shalt always have beautiful sparkly wrapping paper (refer to rule #1)

12. Thou Shalt have yummy candles going at all times

13. Thou shalt make sugar cookies with kids (ok, I don't do this because I don't have the patience, but SOMEONE should)

14. Thou Shalt hit the stores Dec 26th for the 1/2 price Christmas decor for next year (Dec 26th is MY Black Friday)

and last but not least:

15. Thou Shalt sing Christmas songs the whole month of December