*We have the same stockings that we had as a child and we all ways get an orange in the bottom of the stocking
*i can tell you probably all the ornaments on my parents Christmas tree that are made of clay, pottery
*the angle at the top of the tree
*My dad always trys to guess every gift he opens
*my mom (Santa) trys to make the gifts as even as possible, my mom is like me....if we ask for something specific she always gets it and has to get something else we didn't ask for because she likes to give us a surprise
*my parents would shut our doors when we got home Christmas eve so they can put the gifts from Santa under the tree even when we were in college when we still lived at home!
*Christmas eve we always see my moms side of the family.....my Grandpa Gionet use to make the best chowder EVER!!!!!
*after we open up gifts Christmas eve we watch a Grandma approved movie :)
*Christmas day we would wake up open gifts and my dad would be making something special to bring to the family's house (it always includes olive and onion cheese casserole ....gross.....and pies)
So to make along story short I want to have traditions with my children! and God children! i pray that Jon and i are able to have children soon, so our God children can grow up with our children! For all of my friends and family this Christmas is really hard for me cuz with all my heart and soul i wish i could buy all of you so much stuff.....but we can't.....So i want you all to know you mean so much to me and i need to learn how to share my love during the holidays with stuff other then spending money......any suggestions......I am makeing somethings already! Let me know if you have any ideas!!!!
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I read in a magazine once how a family bought three gifts for their children for Christmas. This mimiced the three gifts the wisemen brought Jesus. In choosing the gifts they had one be something the child really needed, one thing the child really wanted and then one thing that would make family time happen (tickets to a mvie, a board game, or something that would give the child something special to do with a parent). I loved this idea and have used it with ellie every year. We give her 3 gifts and Sant always brings a few but I look forward to keeping a small message of what Christmas is really about, Jesus' birth.
I made a few fleece tie-blankets for my brothers in the colors of their favorite sports teams this year! Another low-cost thing I've done is giving a certificate to take people out to dinner. They can use it whenever , and wherever, and you're really giving the gift of time together along with the $. Better than a gift card, AND you don't have to spend the money right then- you pay when the dinner comes! I pretty much do this with my grandparents every year, to get special time together. Hope this helps!
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