We had a unique Christmas this year with several 'firsts'. For one, Mark did most of the Christmas shopping. This was really great! What freedom it was for me. And he did a great job of it!
I also did not bake like I usually do. I typically make about 8 kinds of cookies, buckeyes, etc. and give away tins as gifts. I didn't hear anyone crying because they didn't receive my high calorie gift this year. I made the buckeyes so Aaron would not be disappointed and called it good.
I did not wrap gifts this year. Instead, I invested in inexpensive gift bags that can be re-used next year. Most of our gifts were rather small in size, so this was not a problem. Saved a lot on trash.
For the first time, I asked the kids to give me a list of three things they really wanted, three things that would be nice to have, and three things that they would 'dream' of having. It was interesting to see where their dreams were. I'm sure Santa has put it on his long term list.
For the first time, we had our new son-in-law Jamie join us for Christmas. It was very special and we are crazy about him.
We bought everyone one special gift and gave cash in a unique way for the rest of their gift. I bought several Christmas ornaments that had some kind of opening or slot that would hold cash. We put the cash in the ornament and taped a tag on it directing the recipient to share a memory of some kind. We covered memories like your favorite childhood Christmas memory, your favorite sports memory, your favorite story about your best friend, a story about your sibling......it was great fun and we got to reminisce and learn more about eachother. Aaahhhh---it went too fast. I'm sad it's over already.
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
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