Today is the day that many of us are trying to figure out what to do with all of those boxes, and wondering how long it will be before those Hefty bags filled with foil and ribbons are finally hauled away. Not all of us are lucky enough to be drowning in gifts, but that's not the worst thing in the world.
Gifts are nice, of course.
But when many of us look back on our most memorable holidays, the presents are usually an afterthought. Sharing the day with family and friends and feeling the joy of the season is a lot more special than a sweater, which probably has to be returned anyway. The first story actually made me laugh out loud. And if you've ever given a child an expensive toy and watched him spend more time playing with the box, you'll probably get a kick out of it, too. The second story comes from a woman who told me that she didn't have any particular memories of her childhood Christmases until she and her sisters sat down and talked about the holidays.