tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935544022414305976.post6452785790089773800..comments2023-03-29T06:08:35.626-04:00Comments on This Life: Only 58 days until Christmas!Shelbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13184742797059205076noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935544022414305976.post-48258813933813852562010-11-12T21:59:09.408-05:002010-11-12T21:59:09.408-05:00You are WAAAAAAY ahead of me, and kudos to you for...You are WAAAAAAY ahead of me, and kudos to you for it! You'll have a much more relaxing December than I will, unless I get my butt in gear over the next two weeks.<br /><br />I will admit that I have a problem when it comes to buying my kids Christmas gifts. I really have a hard time restraining myself, because they're all so easy to please when it comes to gifts, and I get such joy out of watching them get excited about stuff. <br /><br />But you're right, it means a lot more to them when they don't get as much. I've seen my kids do the same "open-and-toss" routine that you describe. I can't quite make myself do the three gift thing, but maybe this year I'll be a little more judicious about what I buy. It will benefit all of us if they don't get as much stuff.<br /><br />Oh, and Megan sounds like my Audrey. The pinker and sparklier it is, the happier it will make her! :-)Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05544930173539144894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935544022414305976.post-76274884567246332752010-10-31T21:11:10.464-04:002010-10-31T21:11:10.464-04:00N said she wanted one of those Sing-A-Ma-Jigs........N said she wanted one of those Sing-A-Ma-Jigs.....go figure.<br /><br />This year I am having "Santa" give 1 medium-size gift and 10 items in their stockings (these are small, like N is getting a pack of gum as one item and M is getting 4 pairs of socks as 4 of his items). And then D and I are giving 1 gift to the kids. And I will get them each an ornament (this is my tradition so that when they grow up they will have a nice collection of ornaments). <br /><br />This time of year I go nuts trying to declutter in preparation for the toy tsunami that comes.CARRIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13137602199313584768noreply@blogger.com