A Man Needs Variety..... (What To Leave Out For Father Christmas)

Member Name: millergirl

Product:	What To Leave Out For Father Christmas
Date:	27/11/01 (77 review reads)
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Advantages: Tradirtion is all well and good but a change is as good as a rest!

Disadvantages: none

Hands up if you leave mince pies out for Father Christmas (FC) every Christmas Eve. Wow that is over half of you!

I thought maybe we could stop and think about it a bit this year because I reckon that man must be pig sick of them by now.

When I was growing up I must admit we didn’t leave the poor fella anything but somehow I gained this tradition once I had children, it just seemed a nice thing to do. We began leaving out a biscuit and a glass of juice (well times were hard you know!) and then progressed to mince pies and a glass of sherry as we felt maybe FC’s taste may have matured!

There is something about writing on Dooyoo, I expect most of you will have noticed it too, it makes you consider things you otherwise might have ignored. This is just such a case, for about 25 years I have been happy with the pie and sherry and FC has not complained and he has left some pretty good gifts too! I have however decided this year it will change.

What then will be left out in Millergirl’s house for our rather rotund annual visitor? Maybe something lighter as although he has a lot to do and I feel he would benefit from a light snack keeping his figure in mind! More than that though I think he needs more variety, so I reckon if all we Dooyooers made a pact to leave something different he would be in for a great Christmas eve. So here I am (when really I should be doing many other things!) sitting thinking up ideas of what treat to provide this year.

Now I could leave him some fruit (or a little tart!) that would make a change, or maybe just a fancy yoghurt. But of course he does have one heck of a job to do so perhaps he would like a sandwich or some cheese and biscuits (or a little cracker!).

What about a bowl of cornflakes, my hubby can eat them at any time of day or night!
Hot soup, now there’s an idea, have to put it in a flask or leave the pan on a low heat though, but that would be good
on a cold night.

This is harder than I thought I am beginning to realise why I have stuck to mince pies all these years, but hang on what about some cheese straws, I could even make my own. Or there is always a bit of my banana loaf always popular though I say so myself!

Then what do I leave him to drink? Well I can honestly say he has never left one drop of the sherry that I’ve left out in years gone by so maybe that really is his favourite tipple. I have thought I might leave a glass of Baileys for a change. I had considered a bottle of beer, but I’m sorry the thought of him going into children’s bedrooms stinking of beer is too much for me to even consider.

Time now to make my decision, but just a brief hesitation to say that I think I will stick to the traditional carrot for the reindeers but maybe leave a bit of broccoli with it. I don’t know why I just feel a bit worried that they may have an iron deficiency!!!

Knowing that Doyooers are not stupid I haven’t bothered to mention leaving your stocking out for FC to fill with goodies, now come on would any of you have forgotten?

I have finally made my mind up though I am not leaving mince pies, cake, cereals or any thing else like that. I am just going to leave a bottle of wine, a corkscrew, two glasses and directions to where my stocking is hanging! Ho,ho,ho! Well that should put a smile on his face!

Hope you all have a fantastic Christmas, remember why we celebrate it and have fun too.

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