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>>> Posting number 50865 Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 07:08:05 EST From: Janet Paterson Subject: acceptance / how i learned to gift-wrap ----------------------------------------------------- how i learned to gift-wrap ----------------------------------------------------- with my designer background i've always been a persnickety gift-wrapper no visible tape, patterns matching colour coordination to die for last christmas my sister and i were behind schedule as usual but this was really behind! it was christmas eve and i was still wrapping presents i was indulging in a drink or two which didn't help with the med kick-in but i was also into the dreaded 'hormone-hell-freeze-up' one package took half an hour to complete and i still had 6 presents to wrap my sister was keeping me company while i worked but had her back to me having sworn under oath not to peek while i struggled to cope with paper and tape and ribbon etc. i finished wrapping one more package i then shuffled over to the tree b-b-e-n-n-t-t down, groaning like i was 149 instead of 49 and feebly unsuccessfully tried to position the treasure artistically suddenly, reality hit me [luckily, the shops here are pretty liberal with inner tissue paper and outer decorative boxes and pretty gold elastic ties] so wrapping the next package consisted of: stuff it in the box slap some tissue on it mash the box lid down on that sucker snap the dang elastic on it and throw it at the damn tree now THAT's wrapped! we laughed and laughed and laughed so much for pride! janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/ 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada k0a 1a0