You are AMAZING. So much work, for gifts people are going to rip open in no time at all! ♥ (And your Mom is badass indeed. I would NOT want to watch veins stripped out of MY legs. Yikes.

. . . but the tights, bb. Put 'em on one leg at a time, until you get to the knees, THEN pull the whole thing up. No wonder you had issues. :D