tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336989841750577523.post5189017210776584387..comments2023-10-25T05:35:06.537-07:00Comments on day in the life...: I&$#%*&#$(&@#($&#(@Q$&(@#*Tamis Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16478543041875155264noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336989841750577523.post-43202402180617653692010-05-24T18:48:46.601-07:002010-05-24T18:48:46.601-07:00it was sooo awesome when he called to tell eveyone...it was sooo awesome when he called to tell eveyone in the family what happened. <br /><a href="http://www.adpress.in" rel="nofollow"> post free classifieds </a>kanishkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13651620533023202224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336989841750577523.post-34934761766154826972009-11-02T05:21:44.340-08:002009-11-02T05:21:44.340-08:00Hunting down the best "cut your own" Chr...Hunting down the best "cut your own" Christmas tree, then going to Hot Dog Johnnies for lunch with our tree tied to the top of my husband's truck.<a href="http://www.workfromhomeindia.biz" rel="nofollow"> Work From Home </a>kanishkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13651620533023202224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336989841750577523.post-63528112385374504722009-10-20T15:12:50.175-07:002009-10-20T15:12:50.175-07:00We only gave our kids 3 gifts...
1) something they...We only gave our kids 3 gifts...<br />1) something they needed<br />2) something they wanted<br />3) and a surprise<br />We told them that baby Jesus only got 3 gifts (gold, frankensence and myrrh), so that's all they get too. We found that it helped curb the great American excess and put the focus back where it belongs!!!<br />Love & Light~<br />OM girlBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11288245990832705329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336989841750577523.post-45562446868830318692009-10-11T16:05:28.799-07:002009-10-11T16:05:28.799-07:00I agree with the Good Cook and Pat.
Our kids don...I agree with the Good Cook and Pat. <br />Our kids dont want any toys just hay, catnip and hog bone. LOL so Critter and I don't have to worry about getting the latest gadget. <br />I maily focus on the reason for the season and having my family near.DKG aka Scrappy Doohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06614974219487708243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336989841750577523.post-76654347485853036932009-10-11T13:44:07.092-07:002009-10-11T13:44:07.092-07:00You can always watch for sales and put things on l...You can always watch for sales and put things on lay-away; then pay a little each week or couple of weeks. I always went overboard with my kids; my sister-in-law always had a number - 5 gifts per child. I guess when they were little they knew Santa brought 5. Whether they were big gifts or little, it was still 5 gifts. I like some of the other suggestions like bringing food to a food bank. We always picked a name off of a Christmas tree for a needy child and bought presents for him/her.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756564685282866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336989841750577523.post-376214290920172302009-10-11T12:23:19.328-07:002009-10-11T12:23:19.328-07:00Christmas is always magical at my house. I have t...Christmas is always magical at my house. I have two trees! I have my "traditional" tree downstairs and I have my "glam" tree upstairs. I'll have to snap pictures once the holidays roll around. I wrap a lighted garland up the staircase and hang the Christmas cards we get. Our cheap tradition, we each get a new ornament for the "traditional" tree every year. I re-use just about everything every year. The first year I splurged and bought a Tinker Bell tree topper! So yea . . . um . . . got off track . . . Make cookies! Curl up with hot chocolate with marshmallows in it. My favorite tradition that just makes it Christmas . . . We watch The Polar Express. :)Meeko Fabuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195050578794818204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336989841750577523.post-85956717974943402442009-10-11T09:09:40.417-07:002009-10-11T09:09:40.417-07:00I have no clue about our 11 yr old. He'll prob...I have no clue about our 11 yr old. He'll probably just ask for video games. Our 3 yr old will be happy with anything - she asks for everything she sees on TV! LOL. But, our kids know the drill: they're allowed to ask for 3 things from us and 3 from Santa. Other relatives send stuff, so they get plenty.Evil Twin's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05947080160500549248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336989841750577523.post-63578607605060706242009-10-11T07:35:39.081-07:002009-10-11T07:35:39.081-07:00The magic, at least in my house when my littles we...The magic, at least in my house when my littles were "believers" has always been in our rituals. Now that they are "grown" we still do all of those things... it means so much to us:<br /><br />Hunting down the best "cut your own" Christmas tree, then going to Hot Dog Johnnies for lunch with our tree tied to the top of my husband's truck. Even the dog gets to go AND gets a hot dog. <br />Baking cookies together. <br />Decorating the tree.<br />Hanging lights outside. <br />Playing and singing Christmas carols the day after Thanksgiving - not a day before. <br />Hot chocolate. <br />Rain Deer poop (oatmeal and sparkles on the front lawn)... one year we left a jingle bell on the front stoop - and our youngest found it... magic<br /><br />Last year we sent a jingle bell to our 8 year old nephew - with a note that said "believe"... . OMG it was sooo awesome when he called to tell eveyone in the family what happened. <br /><br />Tracking Santa on the internet - I'll find the website for you... <br /><br />Christmas eve mass. Then Prime Rib dinner (late) and we let them drink sparkling juice out of our best champagne glasses - with candles as the only light on the table, set with my best linen... <br /><br />We always gave one "big" family gift - something they could all use together - Guitar Hero one year - a computer a few years ago... then smaller, more personal gifts... <br /><br />We also choose one charity that we all agree on and "adopt" it... one day of giving. We also shop together for food and as a family take it to the food bank.. try to make your kids realize that lots of people (kids like them) have it really, really hard...<br /><br />Gifts are great - but they will be forgotten over the years. Make the memories count.The Good Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01249986191289837440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336989841750577523.post-21441814641730880212009-10-11T05:50:15.637-07:002009-10-11T05:50:15.637-07:00Sometimes you gotta' tell it like it is. Real...Sometimes you gotta' tell it like it is. Reality is character building. When times were tight (which as a single mom, they often were), I leveled with my kids.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336989841750577523.post-32091580384930867982009-10-11T00:46:55.875-07:002009-10-11T00:46:55.875-07:00worse then counting the weeks, is counting the pay...worse then counting the weeks, is counting the paychecks between now..and then..hmmmmm.The Pink Geranium or Jan's Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198239040764060238noreply@blogger.com