Quote From: loretta24No need to apologize. I finally got around to checking this board out today and it is nice to "see" a familiar face!
I think I am almost ready for the holidays. The kids are all set and that is, for me, what I enjoy most. Hours and hours of shopping and wrapping reduced to 15 minutes of craziness filled with shrieks and laughter. Santa bring it on, I am ready for the fun!!
of shrieks and laughter are gone. My son being 23 and all. At least I hear "Thanks Mom" and get a hug. He's difficult to buy for but I know what he wants. So it's a gift certificate to the musical instrument store and few little odds & ends to open under the tree. What I'm looking forward to is just spending time with him. They grow up and they're gone, so Loretta, enjoy them while they are small. From the age of 16 until they get married & have kids of their own, you will hardly see them, especially if you have boys. Girls are different, I think. I wouldn't know.
I get ready real quick for the holidays because I refuse to buy for adults, other than my immediate family. I have to draw the line somewhere or else it starts getting into the thousands of dollars! We have found that getting together for dinner and a cheer is sufficient enough. That's what Christmas is all about for me, not the presents. I mean, can anyone remember what they got for Christmas 3 years ago? Who cares? But the good times we remember, and some of the bad times too.
