My boys and I have been doing Christmas Puzzles for years...we would start the day after Thanksgiving and would complete the puzzle by Christmas Eve......we would just work on it at our leisure...sometimes for hours or just a few minutes. It was always great to meet our deadline. This year it is very different, both my sons are now young adults and live in different states, one does not have time off over the holidays so my other son and I are spending the holidays with him in California. It means that I am doing the puzzle alone this year so I chose a 500 piece this year...I am 50% completed and enjoying "our" tradition.