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Thursday, November 13, 2008
The Christmas Bug
The bug I am speaking of is not the bug that ruins Christmas by keeping us bent over the toilet or curled in a ball, no I would never talk about a bug like that (but just fyi I've already dodged one bullet this season, Britta and my mom both got the flu this week and guess who didn't?!). The bug I'm talking about is the one that nips you in the rear and makes you suddenly NEED to buy presents, decorations, food...pick your poison, it affects everyone differently. But for me it causes me to need to completely deplete my bank account...I mean go Christmas shopping ;)! So this year after we drew the name of our 'person' (the receiver of our gift), my parents made a proposal. Why not, instead of spending a lot of money on the gifts why not spend a lot of time? As a result of that proposal we kids are now limited to ten dollars and we have to create whatever is to be given. Surprisingly we are all so excited about this new change and, out of sheer need, have become scavengers, don't be surprised if you get a call from one of us begging for scrap fabric, wood, anything really!
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Hey you are welcome to any scraps from our house. Whatever you need. My family always does something like this as well. Nearly everything is homemade. This year our theme is Preparedness, so we are getting food storage and getting names ready for the temple. Which is extremely time consuming and free, not to mention meaningful. Good luck coming up with your gifts.
Ammo,
that is so awesome, I want to see the finished project, I wonder if I could be that creative!? I have never done the homemade thing but I have heard that it means a lot more, let us know how it goes!
That is an awesome idea! I'm all for that.
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