I, joy of joys, bliss of all bliss, am in peace and quiet this year! my mother is not nagging me to do all of the stupid christmas decorations she always complains about anyway (and to be truthful, in my parents' house, calling it "putting lipstick on a pig" is hardly approaching the situation), and whining about the whole thing instead of making the obvious decision. if you whine about having to put up some garland, THEN DON'T PUT IT UP, DEAR! if you don't want to do it, DON'T DO IT! for cryin' out loud! smile1 the hardest decision i will have in all of this is which mass to go to---10 pm christ eve, or 8:30 sunday morning. decisions, decisions, decisions......