...more than 40 small candles, and my wife baked more than 20 loaves of bread...

Great job! You do realize the Martha in me takes this as a direct challenge.

One year I made 13 Irish Fishermen's afghans. It was a lot of hard work, but really worth the time and energy. I had such fun watching my family open their presents.

My ideal Yule would be to make every gift; each beautiful, functional and as individual as the person. Oh, for a perfect world with all the time I need. *sigh*

Keep up the good work, etaoin. You and your family are an inspiration to a slacker like me.