My sister-in-law is very much into Christmas and especially into the art of present wrapping. Every year she puts me to shame and, I will admit, that since my nickname is “The Mad Taper”, it’s probably not too hard a task. This year, however, I decided to try a little harder and had extra things to put on the packages to dress them up, pretty paper and coordinating paper. I think I came up with presents that were really pretty.
I told Mr. Maura that his sister had thrown down the wrapping gauntlet last year and this year I was responding in kind. He gave me a very odd looked and asked if his sister and I had entered The Martha Stuart Christmas Throwdown without his knowledge. It cracked me up.
Then today we got to my sister-in-law’s gorgeous house and started putting our presents under her lovely tree and I was shown up — bad…. My presents didn’t look bad or anything but I think my sister-in-law outshone me.
I think I have to declare her the winner this year. I’ll be back to compete again next year, though!
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I think that should be an actual contest. LOL Merry Christmas Maura :)
by Erin the Innocent December 24th, 2009 at 6:34 pm