With the Christmas holiday fast approaching, Olivia Jenkins is looking forward to a little rest and relaxation, her crazy and eccentric mother, Grandma Helen, however, not so much. So now, in addition to frenetic Christmas planning, and the hassles of everyday life, Olivia is also finding herself having to contend with her mothers foray into the adventitious enterprise of charitable giving. After begrudgingly agreeing to help coordinate the holiday charity drive for her local community theater, Helen quickly comes to the realization that acts of benevolence and munificence may just be a wee bit outside her wheelhouse. Humorously chronicled through the eyes of Addie, the Jenkins 16-year-old daughter, Olivia is finding herself once again having to juggle the indulgences of her family, while at the same time, working hard to keep her own sanity intact. Whether having to suffer through a calamitous Walmart shopping excursion, riotous baking fiasco, or administering damage control over a drunken and disorderly Santa, you had better believe that the Jenkins family will have plenty of wine, laughs, and witty repartee to go along with it.
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