I am the kind of person who always shakes the presents under my parents' Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. I should take heart and learn from the Grinch that the holiday season isn't about presents, but why kid myself? I like getting presents, and even though I like the anticipation of opening them, inevitably I spoil the surprise for myself. Of course, this makes me a good candidate to sneak a peek at Tripod members' holiday Web pages before the holiday season really gets under way. And so I present to you the 12 Days of Tripod (feel free to sing along):

On my first trip to Tripod, the member page I found was full of holiday coloring pages for kids!

On my second trip to Tripod, the member pages I found were a bunch of festive fonts, and some holiday coloring pages for kids!

On my third trip to Tripod, the member pages I found were cool Kwanzaa resources, a bunch of festive fonts, and some holiday coloring pages for kids!

On my fourth trip to Tripod, the member pages I found were heartfelt Diwali messages, cool Kwanzaa resources, a bunch of festive fonts, and some holiday coloring pages for kids!

On my fifth trip to Tripod, the member pages I found were eager letters to Santa, heartfelt Diwali messages, cool Kwanzaa resources, a bunch of festive fonts, and some holiday coloring pages for kids!

On my sixth trip to Tripod, the member pages I found were old-fashioned Christmas stories, eager letters to Santa, heartfelt Diwali messages, cool Kwanzaa resources, a bunch of festive fonts, and some holiday coloring pages for kids!

On my seventh trip to Tripod, the member pages I found were the origins of Yuletide, old-fashioned Christmas stories, eager letters to Santa, heartfelt Diwali messages, cool Kwanzaa resources, a bunch of festive fonts, and some holiday coloring pages for kids!

On my eighth trip to Tripod, the member pages I found were joyous Christmas wishes, the origins of Yuletide, old-fashioned Christmas stories, eager letters to Santa, heartfelt Diwali messages, cool Kwanzaa resources, a bunch of festive fonts, and some holiday coloring pages for kids!

On my ninth trip to Tripod, the member pages I found were sweet homemade angels, joyous Christmas wishes, the origins of Yuletide, old-fashioned Christmas stories, eager letters to Santa, heartfelt Diwali messages, cool Kwanzaa resources, a bunch of festive fonts, and some holiday coloring pages for kids!

On my tenth trip to Tripod, I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus (under the cyber-mistletoe), sweet homemade angels, joyous Christmas wishes, the origins of Yuletide, old-fashioned Christmas stories, eager letters to Santa, heartfelt Diwali messages, cool Kwanzaa resources, a bunch of festive fonts, and some holiday coloring pages for kids!

On my eleventh trip to Tripod, the member pages I found were delicious vegetarian holiday recipes, some cyber-mistletoe, sweet homemade angels, joyous Christmas wishes, the origins of Yuletide, old-fashioned Christmas stories, eager letters to Santa, heartfelt Diwali messages, cool Kwanzaa resources, a bunch of festive fonts, and some holiday coloring pages for kids!

On my twelfth trip to Tripod, the member pages I found were a Hanukkah festival of lights, delicious vegetarian recipes, some cyber-mistletoe, sweet homemade angels, joyous Christmas wishes, the origins of Yuletide, old-fashioned Christmas stories, eager letters to Santa, heartfelt Diwali messages, cool Kwanzaa resources, a bunch of festive fonts, and some holiday coloring pages for kids!
Phew!
So, deck your halls, light your lights, and remember that the holidays don't come pre-packaged in ribbons and bows — they come from Tripod!

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Assistant Editor Maria Trimarchiis a former Tripod member content queen.