Comments on: Christmas Thoughts http://atypicalhomeschool.net/us/christmas-thoughts/ composed of elements from various sources Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:26:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: kim http://atypicalhomeschool.net/us/christmas-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-29184 kim Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:23:41 +0000 http://atypicalhomeschool.net/?p=490#comment-29184 Awww. A potato masher! This year we enjoyed scaling back even more. Although in the past we've done lots of home made stuff. Awww. A potato masher! This year we enjoyed scaling back even more. Although in the past we’ve done lots of home made stuff.

]]> By: Ron http://atypicalhomeschool.net/us/christmas-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-29180 Ron Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:04:09 +0000 http://atypicalhomeschool.net/?p=490#comment-29180 Carrie - It's definitely alot of fun to watch them pick out gifts. Some of our most memorable moments have come from that :) COD - Andrea & I have had a few where our limit for each other was $50 or less. Mostly we've probably been in the same range as you. The low budget didn't affect enjoyment of the holiday though (which it shouldn't). Carrie – It’s definitely alot of fun to watch them pick out gifts. Some of our most memorable moments have come from that :)

COD – Andrea & I have had a few where our limit for each other was $50 or less. Mostly we’ve probably been in the same range as you. The low budget didn’t affect enjoyment of the holiday though (which it shouldn’t).

]]> By: COD http://atypicalhomeschool.net/us/christmas-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-29178 COD Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:17:12 +0000 http://atypicalhomeschool.net/?p=490#comment-29178 My kids buy each other books every year. We have tended to splurge on the kids, however I don't think we've ever spent more than a few hundred bucks on each other at Christmas. This year the budget is $100 each. And we aren't splurging on the kids this year either. My kids buy each other books every year. We have tended to splurge on the kids, however I don’t think we’ve ever spent more than a few hundred bucks on each other at Christmas. This year the budget is $100 each. And we aren’t splurging on the kids this year either.

]]> By: Carrie K. http://atypicalhomeschool.net/us/christmas-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-29177 Carrie K. Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:28:34 +0000 http://atypicalhomeschool.net/?p=490#comment-29177 The past few Christmases, we have taken the kids to the dollar store and let them pick out gifts for Mom and Dad, their siblings, and their grandparents. It has been so much fun watching them deliberate and be very choosy over what to get for each person. I'm not sure it will be happening this year, with the huge snowstorm and recent back injury - on top of which, Kevin has come down with a stomach bug - but it's a tradition that I'm sure we'll continue next year. The past few Christmases, we have taken the kids to the dollar store and let them pick out gifts for Mom and Dad, their siblings, and their grandparents. It has been so much fun watching them deliberate and be very choosy over what to get for each person. I’m not sure it will be happening this year, with the huge snowstorm and recent back injury – on top of which, Kevin has come down with a stomach bug – but it’s a tradition that I’m sure we’ll continue next year.

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