Oh I was such a mover and a shaker when I was a little kid. Of presents that was. I just HAD to know what was in those packages!  My mother would sometimes have to lecture me to not shake them so hard but that falls on deaf ears to an overstimulated 7 year old Christmas-aholic. As I got older (parents don't read this part) I got extra bad and would actually unwrap the gifts while my parents were out. The first years were a little botched as my re-taping wasn't that great (I suck at wrapping) but no one went back and looked at the gifts. Plus I always volunteered to pass out the gifts to everyone so that I could hide my dirty work. I did get more sophisticated though, as I would steam away the tape those last few years and no one was the wiser. The problem of course once Santa stopped coming to my house (perhaps I made the naughty list for peeking at my gifts) the surprise of Christmas goes away. I was left knowing everything I was getting....just like it is when you are an … [Read more...]