MD I understand wanting to get him something special. Can you give him an IOU for when you do have the cash? But I also like the vouchers idea. I got a voucher book last year and it was great. I really appreciated the effort DH went to in order to make it special.
shortbread! all the lovely neighbours and friends in my life will have 'trial by shortbread'. it will be my first hurrah into the world of such sugary goodness and they will be my guinea pigs.
one of our neighbours with kids Leila's age are getting bubbles lol! i found some fairy and dinosaur motif bubbles that are $2 but full of fun. i figure that the kidlets will get so much that day that is big and jazzy that the simple stuff should pass AOK ITMS.
For DH...one year i printed out a beautiful picture of Leila (in the age of digital it's a rarity in our house lol) and i went to Ikea and bought an $8 frame with matt border and framed it up. He LOVED it! and it sits with pride in his office at work
New tight waddedness coming from the house of B
Left over fabric cut and overlocked into a squarish shape
give the kids textures to go nut's with
Sew a rod head up the top and finish with left over ribbons
kids think their fab and the grandparents will LOVE it
I think handmade things are the best I'm sure your dh would absolutely love something homemade MD.
For us this year, it's a very tight Christmas. But I think I've done very well still. For the girls, our limit was $60 each. And with that, I was still able to buy 2 good presents that they want and/or have asked for. So at least I know they'll be appreciated.
We're putting on Christmas lunch, which is also exxy, but everyone is bringing a dish, and so far it's cost me $50. I'm just hoping I haven't forgotten anything lol.
We are on a pretty tight budget this year, DD has got what she asked for, but not half as much as we would have normally bought her, but i just ment that we put more thought into what we got for her and got things she would appreciate rather than just a big haul of crap.
Every one else got home made gifts, infact all the uk family just got cards and a painting as i just couldnt afford the cost of shipping it all over there this year. last year i made little truffles for a few close friends and i think DD and i are going to make cookies tomorrow for a few people but thats it. DH and i decided to not get each other gifts this year and spend the money on DD instead.
Its been a really good lesson in appreciating what christmas is really about, not spending hundreds on gifts, but spending time and doing other things that bring you closer as a family.
We always just buy for kids, our own neices and nephews. and we dont spend much.
With the adults a few years back we started a "Crap KK" tradition. Everyone brings one gift, the cheapest, ugliest, crappiest thing you can find. We then get pull out a number whoever has number 1 picks a gift, then number 2 opens one and can decide to keep there own or swap with a prior opened one and on it goes. Its heaps fun everyone gets a laugh and sometimes what one person thinks is crap another thinks is great.
Christmas for us isnt about gifts, we prefer just getting together with the people we care about. We have huge lunch and everyone brings something to contribute to the meal or drinks.
Df and i dont buy each other gifts either.
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