BYC Café

[FortCluck]

good luck selling some

I need to get some Lysol to spray myself after the swap.

 

[FortCluck]

Actually gift shopping is easy for me - everyone just wants gift cards- but nothing to wrap .

My oldest asked for gift cards too. I told him that's no fun, but I guess it's fun for him.

 

[FortCluck]

Ok IM, guess I can quit watching my mail box then

But seriously, I only buy for DH. My boys get checks. My mom gets a box of homemade goodies. That's it for me!

I buy a gift for everyone. I have to look for stuff for my nieces and nephew! That's the hard part.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

I do decorate a bit. It's the winter solstice after all.
I cook for Christmas, even if I'm visiting, much to my daughters irritation when her husband, her husbands father and I ban women from the kitchen.
Even if I spend Christmas day on my own I cook something special........how special it turns out is another matter.
The one day a year I drink alcohol is Christmas. I'm pretty much legless by the end of the day. It doesn't take much. Each year I buy or get given a bottle of single malt Scotch whiskey and that's what I drink. I've got four bottles from earlier years so I'm not very good at it.

I wish someone would ban me from the kitchen

I think it's great you guys don't do Christmas gifts or don't go overboard. That's not what it's supposed to be about. We did a bit much last year and have chosen to scale way back. We drew names between our family of 5. Kids are all adults anyway! I prefer functional gifts, like say...a new vacuum My husband doesn't think that should be considered a gift, though.

And a good morning to all

 

[DobieLover]

I wish someone would ban me from the kitchen

I think it's great you guys don't do Christmas gifts or don't go overboard. That's not what it's supposed to be about. We did a bit much last year and have chosen to scale way back. We drew names between our family of 5. Kids are all adults anyway! I prefer functional gifts, like say...a new vacuum My husband doesn't think that should be considered a gift, though.

And a good morning to all

DH and I would always buy a coveted tool as a joined Christmas gift to ourselves. We have a nice Dewalt table saw, a compound miter Hitachi chop saw, a wet compound sliding saw for cutting tile and we bought the Dewalt pancake compressor and some finish nailer guns at a Christmas auction one year.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

DH and I would always buy a coveted tool as a joined Christmas gift to ourselves. We have a nice Dewalt table saw, a compound miter Hitachi chop saw, a wet compound sliding saw for cutting tile and we bought the Dewalt pancake compressor and some finish nailer guns at a Christmas auction one year.

That's awesome! Auctions can be great for so many different things. You can never have too many tools.

 

[DobieLover]

Looks like they've selected someone else to adopt the dog I applied for. I guess it wasn't meant to be.

 

[FortCluck]

I wish someone would ban me from the kitchen

I think it's great you guys don't do Christmas gifts or don't go overboard. That's not what it's supposed to be about. We did a bit much last year and have chosen to scale way back. We drew names between our family of 5. Kids are all adults anyway! I prefer functional gifts, like say...a new vacuum My husband doesn't think that should be considered a gift, though.

And a good morning to all

I want an air fryer and cowboy boots

 

[sourland]

@DobieLover sorry about that.

 

[Shadrach]

I wish someone would ban me from the kitchen

I think it's great you guys don't do Christmas gifts or don't go overboard. That's not what it's supposed to be about. We did a bit much last year and have chosen to scale way back. We drew names between our family of 5. Kids are all adults anyway! I prefer functional gifts, like say...a new vacuum My husband doesn't think that should be considered a gift, though.

And a good morning to all

These days it would be difficult to cope with all the religions in the extended family anyway.
It's different when people have children. It would be a bit harsh to not do whatever was tradition where you lived. My niece and nephew were a bit shocked here when others didn't really do Christmas. Three Kings day is the main festival here.
I do think in general the scaling back of the gifts and a greater concentration on what the festival is supposed to be about is a good idea whatever ones culture/religion.