tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post6811486874382845906..comments2024-03-27T10:31:14.337-05:00Comments on Lisa's Yarns: Christmas: Yes and NoLisa from Lisa's Yarnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05335500882510597919noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-27429109039112235092018-01-11T23:28:32.638-06:002018-01-11T23:28:32.638-06:00It was Sugarface's niece's first Christmas...It was Sugarface's niece's first Christmas and I already decided I'm only getting her books. Haha. Maybe ever! I got her A is for Activist.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848879737753847444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-35939493695110560342018-01-03T12:21:00.796-06:002018-01-03T12:21:00.796-06:00Ugh, I know, Christmas cards can be expensive (esp...Ugh, I know, Christmas cards can be expensive (esp. with the added postage, for me also quite a few international letters!), but I just love it so much. I usually wait to see which print service offers the cheapest option or a good "coupon code" to use. <br />May I ask what you paid for the photo cards this year? We ordered the paper cards this year and we sent out 100 as well and I thought $85 was reasonable (<$1/card).<br /><br /> <br />We have pretty much stopped giving gifts as a couple as well. We might buy tickets to a show/concert or some other "experience" that we enjoy together, but we usually don't pick up anything "tangible" anymore (UNLESS there is something that we need at the time and then just turn it into a "Christmas gift", although we'd have bought it anyway LOLSanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196296268895103846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-72593765996531038932017-12-28T12:18:08.426-06:002017-12-28T12:18:08.426-06:00Our nephew is 13 and he just got his first bank ac...Our nephew is 13 and he just got his first bank account this year so we gave him money for Christmas. He was SO excited to have some extra money to add to his savings account!! We don't always send holiday cards but this year we did and I only ordered 40 and it was NOT enough! Probably could have had closer to 60. Oh well, good to know as we will probably send holiday cards every year now that we have Olivia. I don't really enjoy getting just generic holiday cards honestly, I like to get PHOTO cards of my friends and family. But generic cards that say "Merry Christmas" and nothing else usually end up getting recycled! Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185652640389232120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-73418809522029877152017-12-28T07:20:22.665-06:002017-12-28T07:20:22.665-06:00I always love your cards! I did cards for the firs...I always love your cards! I did cards for the first time ever this year and I thought 50 would be plenty, nope! We have big families and half of the cards went to our family. Vistaprint had great options and I was thrilled with how the cards turned out! We do exchange gifts with my family and we purchased gifts for my niece and nephew on Michael's side but we did not do gifts for the adults. I appreciated the practical gifts Charlotte got from my family. Brian and Jenny got her a sleeping bag and one of those funky pillows that has sequins that changes from one color to another. She also received a binder for art supplies, a book and an electric toothbrush. From Michael's side she received gift cards since she got the Nintendo Switch for Christmas. She agreed to trade in her Nintendo (whatever it was that she had) so she contributed towards the Christmas gift and then we purchased the necessary stuff to go with it. I'm thankful that my parents have become flexible! We went to their house for Christmas Eve and then Christmas morning they came up for breakfast on their way to Brian and Jenny's. We then went to Michael's side for lunch at his Dad and Stepmoms and then to his Mom's after that. I think this will probably change each year but that worked for this year.Charbellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023222309412936172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-29929337139752249502017-12-26T08:28:37.447-06:002017-12-26T08:28:37.447-06:00I save all of my Chrismtas pictures and put them i...I save all of my Chrismtas pictures and put them in albums. It is fun to look back and see how families have grown! I just can't throw away pictures! Which reminds me, I haven't put last years pictures in the album, just stuffed in there, so I will have two years to do this winter. Then I can compare the pictures as I do that, which will be fun! I guess you could call me "corny"?<br />I love all things Christmas, but have had an artificial tree for years because a real tree is just so much work! I miss the smell of one, though!Marlyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759100075048865240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-25551338972935335162017-12-24T14:42:56.532-06:002017-12-24T14:42:56.532-06:00We say no to a real tree (just don't care abou...We say no to a real tree (just don't care about a real tree, and am used to a fake one). <br /><br />We say yes to giving gifts to each other, but we do very little shopping/ buying throughout the year, and most of the gifts we buy each other are consumable.<br /><br />Jolene - EverydayFoodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490816021651698189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-34372552245159744162017-12-23T14:45:36.148-06:002017-12-23T14:45:36.148-06:00Well, you know I'm a sucker for Christmas and ...Well, you know I'm a sucker for Christmas and there's not much I don't say no to! Yes to cards, gifts, decorating (not as much outside), family, friends... whatever works!<br /><br />Wishing you the very merriest of Christmases. I know that no matter how you spend your time you will be celebrating in joy.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-68310266627007799772017-12-23T07:13:55.572-06:002017-12-23T07:13:55.572-06:00So glad you wrote about your godson’s gift. We dec...So glad you wrote about your godson’s gift. We decided this year that we’re tired of giving “stuff” to our nieces and nephew. They have so much of it and most of it gets donated until the next round of toys for Christmas and birthday. So we decided this year that we’re just going to open a college savings account for each of them. I want to give them experiences, not things. nomdeplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03232877918608356106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-37669174612143858362017-12-22T21:34:37.147-06:002017-12-22T21:34:37.147-06:00We have a bunch of godkids, so we're the borin...We have a bunch of godkids, so we're the boring godparents, too - everyone gets money in their college account! Except this year I couldn't resist getting some of them Kindles. The three siblings of our close friends - two are our godchilden, one is like an honorary godchild! - all love reading, and ran out of books on their recent visit to us. I let them read my kindle after checking books out of the library onto it, and they were so excited that I thought that would be a good gift. They travel so much that they'll get a lot of use out of them. But usually, it's just boring college fund money!Graciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641028266038110278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-19894906474841233122017-12-22T21:14:34.708-06:002017-12-22T21:14:34.708-06:00How fun is this post?! I need to remember it in th...How fun is this post?! I need to remember it in the future. :)<br /><br />I say yes to presents (we love giving presents in my family and my brother and I still give my mom a Christmas list!), artificial trees, lots of Christmas decorations, and making Christmas cookies.<br /><br />I say no to Christmas cards (it feels weird to send one as a single person and the expense kills me) and Christmas parties (when I can get out of them, haha).Stephanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664500645286563334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-30710187306376376402017-12-22T17:27:57.530-06:002017-12-22T17:27:57.530-06:00I absolutely love Christmas so I'll say yes to...I absolutely love Christmas so I'll say yes to pretty much everything, but totally with you on the gifts. On my side, which isn't very big, we draw names so we each only give one gift to one person. But my husband LOVES giving gifts and I have to reel him in every year before it gets out of hand. <br /><br />We also do a fake tree. As much as I love going out to a tree farm to pick my own tree, it's expensive and it's MESSY. We have a beautiful fake tree and I buy fir-scented candles to get the Christmas tree fragrance :-)Steviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153149217472000710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-78387956689121611242017-12-22T07:51:19.617-06:002017-12-22T07:51:19.617-06:00I am one of those sentimental (hoarder?) people an...I am one of those sentimental (hoarder?) people and I save all Christmas cards I'm sent. It's fun to look at the ones I've received through the years. I also save wedding invites and baby shower invites, too (well, unless the couple gets divorced and then I toss it as that seems like bad luck somehow). <br /><br />I'm a sucker for Christmas so there isn't a lot I say no to, honestly. Cards, lights, presents, you name it, I likely do it. Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673644115797850874noreply@blogger.com