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so not my thing

Not wrapping tonight.

All the gifts are hidden and I will throw them all in the hiding place and do it all at once, closer to Christmas. I like wrapping. Beat boxing, too.

Ba doom boom.

Unfortunately, I am a really bad wrapper. I have a problem with it, keeping the folded stuff neat and in perfect little lines. So not my thing.My presents always look like a little kid wrapped them. The tape never works out so well either. I can never find the scotch tape, or it's double sided or green duct tape or clear mailing tape, about two inches thick.

My secret joy is using a gift bag and throwing some tissue paper over the gift. It serves the same purpose, and I have a huge box of gift bags in a bin.

I get creative with it too. One year I gave TJ his presents, and I would go into another room and come back with the present "wrapped" in a blanket. He loved it and so did I.

I have also been known to hide the present behind my back and tell the person to close their eyes. Same concept, right? Just without the pretty, folded, lovely paper.

I am somehow convinced that one year I am going to suddenly be transformed into a fantastic wrapper. I may have delusions. I probably have a better chance of being a good rapper than I do a good wrapper.

Merry Christmas. Now close your eyes.

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