Comments on: Christmas

By: Laura McIntyre

Laura McIntyre — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:10:53 +0000

I think its a wonderful idea, we buy for the children really (mine and my niece). My parents , sister and hubby will get a small thing but that is that. I do like the idea of baking something, but for the moment my baking still sucks Laura McIntyres last blog post..Silly Video

By: jen

jen — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:20:15 +0000

I wish I was just buying for my son. Mind you there's not a lot of people for me to get presents for but I still find it stressful because I never know what to get people. jens last blog post..First baby tooth gone

By: Kelley

Kelley — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:07:32 +0000

Be careful girl. Those truffle making sessions can become addictive and then you have bucketloads of them and realise that you have spent WAAAAAAAAY more than you intended. AND people hear of the wonderous truffles and then start ASKING for them! Dammit! Good luck babe. I would much prefer something baked by someone I love than some trinket. Unless it was a new MacBook of course! Kelleys last blog post..What was that? Did you see something?

By: Just a mom

Just a mom — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:35:12 +0000

Did you need my address for some of that good sutff? it is hard to "change" things like that. Just a moms last blog post..OK FINE,,,,,,

By: Cat

Cat — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:25:00 +0000

Hello there! I think that’s a great way to do it. In my family us siblings don’t “do” birthday presents so Christmas is always big. However Mum and Dad have asked for charity donations in their names (I’ll still get them something small each – handmade soaps and a book respectively). My siblings are a mix between cash (for the traveller), items picked up from small businesses and owners, and books/games for the young’uns. Peter’s family gets calendars that my Rotaract club is producing for charity (they are lovely and feature the work of local artists) whilst Peter gets a house.

For me Christmas is a religious event and that’s where the focus is. From there the focus moves outward to family and community. Definitely not pressies only.

Cats last blog post..The House!

By: Trish

Trish — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:06:06 +0000

I am with you too ...handmade is much more special than more clutter and the expense too. For my family we doing Kris Kringle but doing our own partners - so we get exactly what we want *wink* Trishs last blog post..Wordless Wednesday - my favourite toy

By: Sarcastic Mom

Sarcastic Mom — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:26:18 +0000

You are doing more than anyone should worry themselves over – making good treats for them is grand. We are doing near the same thing – we’re only buying things for Braden, really. (Bought some things per the Blogher/JCP review, but that was not our money, eh, even then the biggest thing went to the little stinker.)

We are squeezing blood from a stone to travel to each side of our family this season, and if they don’t consider that a gift they can suck it.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:20:41 +0000

I think homemade gifts are the best, because they’re not just a gift FROM you, they’re a gift OF you. Know what I mean? And anyone that isn’t satisfied with a Christmas gift they’ve received really doesn’t GET Christmas.

By: Jennie

Jennie — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:50:35 +0000

I have this conflict as well, particularly this year. Being 9 months pregnant, having already spent a lot on baby necessities, and with me not working, I don’t have a lot of energy or money left to blow on Christmas. Growing up, my parents always commented how this Christmas wasn’t going to be big, and yet they were always fabulous to me. With my sister, my parents, and me all having our own budgets now, it seems like there’s more money to go around, meaning bigger and bigger Christmases. This year, I’m spending more than I wish, but I refuse to feel guilty about not splurging on huge or numerous gifts. I feel like if someone else is sizing up gifts and feels like they got shafted, that’s their problem. Christmas should amount to more than that. And I’m baking too, unless Baby gets here before I can do it!

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:45:27 +0000

Since moving back to the mainland, I have been going to Christmas dinner at my brothers. This has meant buying gifts for family that are “obligation” more than anything else, as they are there. This year, we agreed everyone is going to spend a set amount on scratch tickets, and they will be handed out at dinner. Much cheaper, much less stress for sure! The only gifts I worry about are my daughter and granddaughter, and those are bought because I want to, not because I have too, what a difference that makes!