re: As a kid, when did you open presents?

First thing Christmas morning on the farm.

Before bed on Christmas Eve, dad would always tell us he was sleeping in the living room with his shotgun and if Santa tried breaking in the chimney he would shoot him in the arse. Always relieved to see presents under the tree. He claimed he would fall asleep and Santa snuck in, but he thought he hit Rudolph from the yard as Santa was taking off.

He had a different sense of humor..