How many of each do you feel you have to give and send?
I think that so far I've worked it out at 46 cards and 11 presents - but I'm not holding my breath that it will only stay at that.
I only do Christmas cards for people I won't see over the season....so that's a minimal number for me......which is good, because I usually make my Christmas cards, and I feel a lazy coming on.
Presents around 15 or so......and then an undetermined amount of hostess gifts......which is usually homemade shortbread, antipasto, chocolates, wreaths etc. (anything I can make myself)
This year, from my guy's side, we're doing a gift exchange whereby our names pool in together and we chose one person to buy a gift worth $50.
I don't have many people to shop for, under 10, I believe. I give out tons of cards. I usally put a scratch and win ticket in each. I think that I have about 30 or so people.
15 gifts, give or take. This number keeps going down every year, as our families draw names.
I used to do cards (with photo and form letter), but I haven't for probably 5 years.
Everybody draws names at thanksgiving. I told the family to make a giant doll and put SD on it to signify SD in the family gathering. They'll get a laugh out of that.
My cousin and his wife don't like to spend because they're supposedly poor, so now its a 20 dollar limit on giving something.
Our family limit is $35 for the gift draw.
$35 sounds reasonable. Mine is $50 and I feel that it's quite a bit for each of us because it'll be $100 in total. Oh well.....
My cousin and his wife don't like to spend because they're [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff40"]supposedly poor,[/FONT] so now its a 20 dollar limit on giving something.
Poor or not poor, I bet it saves them heck of a lot more money purchasing gifts for everyone else. $20 can still get a pretty decent gift.
no maybe i didn't clarify, you buy a gift for the person you picked, not for everyone. Its always gift cards to best buy.
I know what you meant SD. What I meant was that because your cousin only has one person to purchase for, she/he doesn't have to purchase gifts for everyone else in the family if there wasnt' this gift exchange.
well we changed the rules because of them. He got married, we knew kids were coming so the family was getting too big. lol
and sure enough 2 kids in 3 years.
Makes sense.
I don't have a problem with, everyone in the family understands, now they're building a house as well. But the first year it was 30, then 20, then 10, then last year they said they wanted to cancel the whole gift exchange because they couldn't afford it. Its like when did they become head of the family, just because he's heir to the farm, he gets to make all the rules. lol
SD - You obviously have tons of anger issues towards your cousins. It shows. This is the last time I'll say this to you: LIFE F***'ING MOVES ON! This is as blunt as I can put it.
ADD: No family, past or future is EVER perfect. Every family has issues, good or bad. We learn to accept them and move on and/or forigve each other's faults. It will be EXTREMELY difficult for you to EVER move on with your life if you have these sorts of anger twards anyone in your circle of friends/family, etc.
ummm no i don't, and you don't know me or know how my family works. so thanks :) and that wasn't showing hostility, maybe in your family but not mine.
you seem to misread sarcastic jokes with anger issues. My family would be on the floor laughing at the "heir" joke.
Merry Christmas!
I'm coming with the beer.
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Happy New Year!
Sportsdude wrote:
ummm no i don't, and you don't know me or know how my family works. so thanks :) and that wasn't showing hostility, maybe in your family but not mine.
I don't need to be a member of your family to know how it works. I see it in the way you write about your cousins on DS. And this is for EVERYONE to read.
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purelife wrote:
I'm coming with the beer.
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Uh.. PL! You've uh.. AGED a bit in these last few weeks.
<but the beer is most welcome!>
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HOLY MACKERAL ! Hubby brought one of those gi-normous mugs back from Germany. It weighs a TON....EMPTY......all by itself......ONE !
My arms would be..........
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Did he go to the Hofbräuhaus in Munich? That's you get to take home these 2L mugs. crazy cool.
Yup.....that's where he got it all right. [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/a063.gif" border=0]
Gophie, sorry for hijacking your thread to another level. Won't happen again.
that's how my dad got his as well.
Steins.
purelife wrote:
Gophie, sorry for hijacking your thread to another level. Won't happen again.
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No probs, Purelife - a hi-jacked thread is always entertaining, so hi-jack away (well, at least mine, I don't know how everyone else feels about those they've originated).
No worries Gopher.. we will stay on track with the threads origional intention..
Beer and glasses from Germany!! Pl's serving
Have you been to the Hofbrauhaus, Russ? One time I was there I was drinking with three friends (we were all from different countries), none of us was actually touching a beer glass at the time it happened, but one of the glasses we had on the table exploded before our eyes - no casualties, just a good soaking: naturally we were accused of loutish behaviour and no explanation at all could persuade the management of our innocence.
On the subject of this thread, I've just written and posted my first card of the 'season'.
well i've got 10 cards to do
and a couple letters
i always do something funny with letters and cards. Half of one letter to oma will be german, a couple aunts and uncles will get some french and i want to write something in mandrin.
Do they sell bi-lingual greeting cards anywhere (or cards in another language, then i'll just translate them so relatives will understand) ? Family neeeds some culture lol, they always like that.
My gift this year is chop sticks, everyone is getting a pair.
Gopher wrote:
Have you been to the Hofbrauhaus, Russ? One time I was there I was drinking with three friends (we were all from different countries), none of us was actually touching a beer glass at the time it happened, but one of the glasses we had on the table exploded before our eyes - no casualties, just a good soaking: naturally we were accused of loutish behaviour and no explanation at all could persuade the management of our innocence.
On the subject of this thread, I've just written and posted my first card of the 'season'. I actually Havent Gopher.. I am really hoping to make it to Germany someday to wander through. Ive only been there for about a day at a time due to layovers. Its incredible how many security checks you have to go through.. just to LEAVE the country.
I dont believe in Christmas cards.. but the better half has other ideas.
You don't believe in Christmas cards Russ ? ....or you don't believe in sending them.
I'll send you a Christmas card that'll make you a believer. [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/c008.gif" border=0]
My guy isn't too keen about sending out 'xmas cards as well, Russ. He gets me to write in the "best wishes, etc" and he just signs. :)))
but the better half [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff40"]has other ideas[/FONT].
Is Starfishie going to dress up as Ms Clause, Burlesque girl style? ;)
purelife wrote:
but the better half [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff40"]has other ideas[/FONT].
Is Starfishie going to dress up as Ms Clause, Burlesque girl style? ;) ............
And will there be goats instead of reindeer?
It wouldn't be the first time.
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(Father Christmas looks rather evil)
Is that poutine he's carrying? If it is, then he's obviously on his way to Lil Me.
I think it's a Christmas Hot Pot. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif)
Or, it's special back paint for oak furniture.
Russ will reveal all.
I get the feeling that I have committed a sin. [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/frech/a030.gif" border=0]
P.C. wrote:
I get the feeling that I have committed a sin. [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/frech/a030.gif" border=0] ................
Whether or not you have, I think it's wonderful and really must congratulate you on finding it.
It's easy. [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/a176.gif" border=0]
[span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 255);"]DID ANYON3 DECORAET THEYRE HOMES WIT XMAS STUF??!!!?!? OMG WTF WHEN DO P3OPL3 USUALY START?????![/span]
I like to at least get a week or so into December.
after walking through campus and seeing 25 trees in the cafeteria and all the trees lit up. I'm in the holiday spirit.
You mean you're lit up as well, SD?
yup!
I'm making all my X-Mas cards: around 10 total
All my gifts are going to be hand-crrafted as well, so that saves me from buying any gifts
Excellent deedy.....those are the best of all. [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/xmas/k030.gif" border=0]