Like most Christmas holidays is becoming increasingly commercialized. We all know the joke about the comment heard over a nativity scene in a shop window display of Christmas and how "They bring religion into everything these days!" But that's really what Christmas is all about and is the main feature of the season in our house.
Because of what last year's Daddy (my husband, not my father!) And I decided that we would not buy giftsto another but who spend £ 15 you donate to another. Okay so I decided, and it was also to do with reducing our budget for Christmas and something that I had seen in an episode of "7th Heaven" once, but it sounds better if I say that it was both of us right?
We both want something more personal and something that means more than just another pack of chocolate or a new shirt. Daddy got quite into it and made secret of his work, he teased me about this constantly. MeanwhileI bricking (sorry) because I could not think of anything else to do for him ... I am the crafty one!
I have a game of "Piptionary" yup, a home made version name after me. It was great, he thought of everything, and we played a few games later, we went to bed. Totally the best Christmas gift ever! I made a little fondue pot and a bowl of scraps of paper saying "I love you" in 100 different languages. I've also done him some fudge, but this kind of gone bad ....Fortunately, he liked what he has!
It was also at this time that my sister, my niece and I decided we would do a secret Santa for adults on our side of the family. We decided that we needed to spend £ 20 on a gift instead of what we normally spent. It worked out great because we all spent less overall, we all received a gift that was thought not a last minute panic buying.
Mom did not do so this year (although it did not stick to the rules last year either!) And mySister and I decided to take the next step this year and not buy for each other or each other partners, but children are easy prey! We have again set a price limit (£ 20 per child) and we both suggested gifts for our own children and left there.
Our mother, always told us not to buy it, but we pay any attention, she gave us life after all! I always try to get her something important or special, but this year I'm doing her a house and prevent a photo album with photosgrandchildren. She specifically asked for the photos, the manna is my idea (I have done restriction for people ten years now!) And it will be filled with things she will use and some sins that additional would not normally buy other than very special occasions.
This year's stocking for Dad will contain all the usual things that the stocking of adults in our family seems to include, deodorant, tissues, mints, a piece of chocolate, a couple pens and some smallstocking filler toys that we normally spend on children. His gift is so in two parts.
The first gift is again split in two. One part is a square picture frame for his office. It has four areas for photos and I'll have our names engraved in each square and each of us has a bullet in the head style Brady Bunch (which we seek to someone in another context). The second part of this amount will be executives from each of us individually, yet we watch with the otherphotos or make faces.
The second part is a secret hollow book. I'll give it with candy inside and a little love note or two. I just hope he realizes what it is and do not think it is just a book he can not open the pages!
You do not have to spend a fortune to have a good Christmas, and thought a little effort go a long way. And kids always want to play with the box instead of toys is not it?
I guess what I'm trying to say isthat even if you're not religious, Christmas is not about money or gifts to family and love and goodwill to all men. So even if I love you, I do not buy you a Christmas gift ... I could give you a though!
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