I'm here! I haven't posted much because I feel like no one bothers and I feel like I'm talking to myself. Since you asked us to say "hello" I've decided to post something today.
I'm not purchasing anything for my family again this year. Two of the three kids are graduated from college and have jobs so they buy what they want and need. The last child is finishing her final semester this spring but we have spent a lot on her this semester while she is studying abroad. We've paid for her to be there and that's enough.
I did buy myself a pair of new winter boots that I desperately need. I've decided not to buy cheap anymore and ordered a good pair from LL Bean. Sadly, they didn't have any online discounts at all. So I paid full price for them. I noticed my son has been Christmas shopping for his sisters and from the amount of the deliveries, I see my oldest is shopping online as well. Looks like they will be having some gifts from each other.
My freezer is nicely full and then my parents gave me a turkey and told me to make it fit! Wow, that was a challenge. I've got a smoked turkey carcass in there that I need to make broth from and I took out the frozen lasagna for dinner tonight and it is still full. All blessings. I know we will plow through the food when all three kids are home for Christmas break. I've been hearing what kinds of favorites they want when they are home so I'm ready to make that happen.
We also put up my Christmas village. Actually, hubby put up the village which he has never done before. I have my old college 2' Christmas tree that I put up but this year we added another 2' tree from Aldi. I cleaned out the basement cupboards of all the Christmas stuff--wrapping paper, tissue paper, boxes, decorations and found an old wreath with light that didn't work. I took the time to undo all the lights and put on new ones. Hubby liked it so well that we had to put that up. He found a wreath in the road yesterday while driving and picked it up and so we'll see what we can do with that tonight. It has been a while since I have "felt" like putting up stuff.
Alice