BYC Café

[Shadrach]

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.

Well now yer talking.

 

[FortCluck]

We still do gifts and everything, but we do church on Christmas Eve. Plus we are more about family time than the gifts. My kids asked for just 2 things this year so everyone is stressed about what to get them.

 

[Shadrach]

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

There will be another DL.

 

[FortCluck]

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.

We need to get some power tools because we are always building something and I always borrow my dad's.

The day I bought us a power drill was the best day ever. I use it all the time now!

We need a circular saw

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good morning Cafe Dobie I am sorry you did not get the dog .... IM thanks for the coffee really needed it alive but coveting my coffee cup will make pizza tonight

 

[FortCluck]

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

There will be another. Maybe he wasn't a perfect fit for your family.

I like choosing my own dogs. When I go to shelters I'll walk through and see which dog is most interested in us. When we choose puppies we sit on the floor and see which one comes to us. Jolene the littlest one came right to me and that's when I knew I wanted her.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

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

Sorry to hear that, Tonya.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

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.

I agree. My husbands family is religious, mine is not. We do not practice, as far as going to church, and we tend to have to agree to disagree on many religious beliefs. But that's okay, too

I like Christmas, decorations, gift giving/getting and the family time. It's just that sometimes it's all a bit much. We started our own family tradition of the "12 days of Christmas". We'd start opening gifts (whenever we decided we wanted to) by playing board/card/dice games with the boys and whoever won got to open. It's pretty fun!

 

[sourland]

@Meg-in-MT that's a great family tradition.

 

[pennyJo1960]

headed to town need to handle a few things