After my panic-mode Christmas prep drained my husband and me for years, I learned the most important preparation step for a peaceful Christmas. Simple is best for me. I’ve included an easy but delicious dessert recipe at the end of the post. Enjoy! Clean and Christmas go together, don’t they? We clean so that we can decorate. Then we put away containers. We clean off counters, bake, and cook delicious meals. Then we wash the pots and pans until our fingertips look like raisins. We clean before company comes and then vacuum and straighten the house when they leave.…