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Did I scare ya?
I did online shopping - which I much prefer - and picked up things at yard sales and such; but yesterday was the first day that I purposely went to the store with a list of presents to buy.
It isn’t even December!
BK [before kids] I was starting to do a little better with shopping…
My first child was born December 8, 2002, so that Christmas was very low key.
Since then the Christmas celebration at our house has changed. Both ways were good - just different.
One thing that hasn’t changed is our emphasis on this holiday being Christ’s birthday. The second thing is that it is not just about getting.
When the kids were at the store with me today I made sure they knew that we were not buying anything for them. They helped pick out presents for others.
Now we have to wait and see if they can keep the presents a secret.
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on Nov 28th, 2007 at 8:49 am
Jendi,
Don’t hate me…I’m done. I try to have it all done by Thanksgiving. I am a crowd avoider. I save December for baking. I try to tell my kids as little as possible. They don’t keep secrets well. They each “buy” one gift for one sibling. I try to arrange it so that the one (my son) who really can’t keep secrets gives to my youngest who isn’t old enough to really remember what he says. That and the threat to take back any present who someone guesses or tells about usually keeps us safe.
on Nov 28th, 2007 at 11:44 am
im a chicken when it comes to crowds too!
i am determined to go out this saturday and get ALL my shopping done at one time.
on Dec 1st, 2007 at 10:54 pm
lol, you didn’t scare me, either… we’re all done, and actually have been for a few weeks now. Praise the Lord!
I even have our Christmas cards written out, addressed, sealed, and stamped! Woo-hoo!
Not that I’m always this on the ball, but we did pretty well this year, if I do say so myself, hehehe!
It’s good that you’re making sure to keep the emphasis on the right reasons for the holiday!