Hi,
We usually buy gifts for the kids and the parents but with money so tight I really can't afford that this year. Really can't afford to get them anything, but last year they spent a good $200 on us!
One year I did a gift basket with a gift card to Blockbuster and movie buckets, popcorn, movie candy, etc.
Last year we got the kids some gifts and the parents we bought a blender and some Margarita mixes which I have yet to see open.
I NEED HELP - I would prefer to give family gift if possible. But I don't want the kids to feel a let down either. I'm getting to the point I hate Christmas (I know that sounds terrible). We have already told our kids that we will not be doing "gifts" this year. Maybe one or two from Santa and that is it. They are not happy, but they will still get a few things from the grandparents.
Your ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Michelle
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1|1|Make some muffin baskets or cookies for them. No one can resist freshly baked sweets:)|sarahjones|s.scottjones@comcast.net|10:00:02|10/14/2008|
Sarah S. Jones 2|1|go to restaurant.com and use the code word "eighty" and |jilda|vze4gj4m@verizon.net|10:01:31|10/14/2008|
buy a $25 gift certificate for $2! :) 3|2|jilda, thank you SO much! (M)|pussecat|pu55ecat@aol.com|10:50:47|10/14/2008|
i havne't been on restaurant.com in FOREVER but with the econo9my the way it is i figured what the heck, i know a certain restaurant is on there and even though we don't like their entree's we do like their apps so i'll get a cert for there.............. well........... they had added a new restaurant and it happens to be our FAVORITE! we usually spend $40 - $50 with tip everytime we go BUT with this cert we'll pay just $16 - $20 out of pocket! thanks SO much for the code! hugs to you!
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4|3|I'm glad you were able to use it! :) There is one restaurant I found|jilda|vze4gj4m@verizon.net|11:14:28|10/14/2008|
that we go to. So I bought a $25 one for DH to give to him at christmas with a voucher saying my parents will babysit and we can go out for the night. :)