Well, if we are on our usual schedule, my family is now in hour 4 of Christmas morning present opening.  We take presents VERY SERIOUSLY in our family.  Each person opens one at a time while we all watch, and each person gets about 25.  So it takes quite a while.  To clarify, not all 25 are good presents.  They can range from a blu-ray player (my “big gift” about 7 years ago) to a joke pencil (one of my 4 gifts for my brother-in-law this year, DON’T TELL HIM!!!!).  But no matter the value/quality of the gift, they are always wrapped, with a note including a clue that must be read out loud and debated and appreciated before the gift is unwrapped.  So the time adds up.

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