Disney Mommy 3
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- Oct 18, 2006
Hey ladies!! It is that time again!!! I am sorry for the late start-up...July 25 is usually the latest I like to start because that is our 5 month mark...but we have had lots going on here and I totally missed the date!!! Thanks Maggie Ann for the reminder!
Okay...so July 25 was the 5 month (22 week) mark...today we are just one day past the 20 week mark...so, for those of you figuring your budgets, that is about how many paychecks you have left if you get one every week,..for the bi-monthly people you have around 10 left...so start socking away a little if you haven't already!!!
As you know this is the 6th year I have done a Christmas thread...when I started my kids were 11, 7, and 3...this year my 17 year old son will be 18 right before Christmas and he is starting his Senior year of High School next week... my younger son was 14 in May(he is my Mothers Day kid!!) and he is starting part time as a Freshman in High School~the other half we do at home...he has homeschooled all the way through. Last year we started part time in 8th grade for Math and Science~he is such a wiz in that stuff that he passed up what we could do without a lab and such...my baby girl is now 10!!! She is a 5th grader this year and still loves Ballet!! Last year was her first year to help in 2 baby classes as a teachers helper and demonstrator...this year will be her first year in Pointe ( Pre-Pointe actually)... My husband and I celebrated our 19th anniversary in April and I celebrated my last year as a 30something this summer! We have our house on the market right now so who knows if I will be in this house for another Christmas or not~~~another reason this thread was not in the forefront of my mind!! I have NO idea what the kids will be getting for Christmas this year....my ds14 had his first birthday in May without asking for LEGOs!!! I was stunned!! But, we always get him a big one for Christmas...I am thinking about talking the family into a Christmas away from home...I would love to be somewhere in a nice place where it is actually cold...some Christmases we are in t shirts..if not shorts. If I want that, I will go to Hawaii! LOL I would love to have a white Christmas somewhere....just a thought, so if any of you have a dynamite place you could recommend I am all ears!!!
So, that's where we are this year!!! As you probably remember, for me, Christmas is not about the gifts~but the Giver of Life...I choose to celebrate the birth of my Savior this season and for me that is what it all boils down to! I know some of the readers of the boards do not share my Faith, or agree with my beliefs, but for me, if Jesus had not been born in that little stable and slept in a Manger, the season would be meaningless for me. So, lets keep this thread focused on what we all love about it and what it represents:love, family, family traditions, and reaching out to others in a special way that we don't make time for the rest of the year.Keep our thread nice~and let's help each other with great ideas for gifts~how to grit our teeth and get through the times with family who make it hard!!! Cuz we all know we have each got one some where! LOL
so,...with that intro and without further ado...let's get started! Tell us about you, your kiddos, or whoever you are shopping for...we are talking about Christmas gifts, Christmas food, Thanksgiving, more food, decorations, and any holiday stuff!! So....GO!!!
Okay...so July 25 was the 5 month (22 week) mark...today we are just one day past the 20 week mark...so, for those of you figuring your budgets, that is about how many paychecks you have left if you get one every week,..for the bi-monthly people you have around 10 left...so start socking away a little if you haven't already!!!
As you know this is the 6th year I have done a Christmas thread...when I started my kids were 11, 7, and 3...this year my 17 year old son will be 18 right before Christmas and he is starting his Senior year of High School next week... my younger son was 14 in May(he is my Mothers Day kid!!) and he is starting part time as a Freshman in High School~the other half we do at home...he has homeschooled all the way through. Last year we started part time in 8th grade for Math and Science~he is such a wiz in that stuff that he passed up what we could do without a lab and such...my baby girl is now 10!!! She is a 5th grader this year and still loves Ballet!! Last year was her first year to help in 2 baby classes as a teachers helper and demonstrator...this year will be her first year in Pointe ( Pre-Pointe actually)... My husband and I celebrated our 19th anniversary in April and I celebrated my last year as a 30something this summer! We have our house on the market right now so who knows if I will be in this house for another Christmas or not~~~another reason this thread was not in the forefront of my mind!! I have NO idea what the kids will be getting for Christmas this year....my ds14 had his first birthday in May without asking for LEGOs!!! I was stunned!! But, we always get him a big one for Christmas...I am thinking about talking the family into a Christmas away from home...I would love to be somewhere in a nice place where it is actually cold...some Christmases we are in t shirts..if not shorts. If I want that, I will go to Hawaii! LOL I would love to have a white Christmas somewhere....just a thought, so if any of you have a dynamite place you could recommend I am all ears!!!
So, that's where we are this year!!! As you probably remember, for me, Christmas is not about the gifts~but the Giver of Life...I choose to celebrate the birth of my Savior this season and for me that is what it all boils down to! I know some of the readers of the boards do not share my Faith, or agree with my beliefs, but for me, if Jesus had not been born in that little stable and slept in a Manger, the season would be meaningless for me. So, lets keep this thread focused on what we all love about it and what it represents:love, family, family traditions, and reaching out to others in a special way that we don't make time for the rest of the year.Keep our thread nice~and let's help each other with great ideas for gifts~how to grit our teeth and get through the times with family who make it hard!!! Cuz we all know we have each got one some where! LOL
so,...with that intro and without further ado...let's get started! Tell us about you, your kiddos, or whoever you are shopping for...we are talking about Christmas gifts, Christmas food, Thanksgiving, more food, decorations, and any holiday stuff!! So....GO!!!