1)     Gather presents, boxes, paper, etc. in middle

        of living room floor.

2)     Get tape back from Raider.

3)     Remove scissors from the Linus’s mouth.

4)     Open box.

5)     Take Raider out of the box.

6)     Remove tape from Linus’s mouth.

7)     Take scissors away from Raider.

8)     Put present in box.

9)     Remove present from Linus’s mouth.

10)   Put back in box after removing Raider from

         box.

11)   Take scissors from Linus and sit on them.

12)   Remove Raider from the box and put on lid.

13)   Take tape away from Linus.

14)   Unroll paper.

15)   Take Raider OFF box.

16)   Cut paper being careful not to cut Raider’s

         and Linus's foot or nose that is getting in the

         way as they "help."

17)    Let Raider and Linus tear remaining paper.

18)    Take Raider off the box.

19)    Wrap paper around the box.

20)    Remove Raider from the box & take

          wrapping paper from his mouth.

21)   Tell Linus to fetch the tape so he will stop 

         stealing it.

22)   Take scissors away from Raider.

23)   Take the tape that Linus is holding.

24)   Quickly tape one spot before taking scissors

         from Linus & sitting on them again.

25)   Fend off Raider trying to steal tape & 

         tape another spot.

26)   Take bow from Linus.

27)   Go get roll of wrapping paper Raider ran off

         with.

28)   Take scissors from Linus who took them

         when you got up.

29)   Give pen to Linus to hold so he stops licking

         your face.

30)   Remove Raider from present & hurriedly slap 

         tape on to hold the paper on.

31)  Take now soggy bow from Raider & tape on

        since the sticky stuff no longer sticks.

32)  Take pen from Linus, address tag & affix

        while Raider plays with the pen.

33)  Grab present before the boys open it & put it

        away.

34)  Clean up mess Raider and Linus made playing

        tug-of-war with remnants of wrapping paper.

35)  Put away rest of wrapping supplies & tell 

        Linus and Raider what good little helpers they

        are :)

 ~ I Love You Linus and Raider Very Much ~