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so one holiday down spent with inlaws,promised the big one to my mom and dad,gonna have 20 people there ,no gifts for them hope they understand
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I think the best experience during holidays is to havbe family around and enjoying each other. My personal experience is thyat it helps to bind everyone closer and increase love and care among the members.
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Hopefully my paychecks next week will be enough to cover everyone a little dollar store knick knack or something
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I spent Thanksgiving with my parents and siblings, but will get extended family together for Christmas.
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i come from a big family now my husband and i are the only ones home guess i going through empty nest syndrome my three gone,have my three grandchildren occasionally but the boys are 9 and 7 growing out of grandma now,we are boring
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i come from a big family now my husband and i are the only ones home guess i going through empty nest syndrome my three gone,have my three grandchildren occasionally but the boys are 9 and 7 growing out of grandma now,we are boring
I don't think they are growing out of grandma and grandpa. It is just things that interest them that grandparents have to offer. Get to know what they like and inform yourself on it. My Father when he was alive he made sure that his grand kids were he interest of the things they were interested in. Now my Grandpa he just gave money.
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I had a wake up call this holiday my girls told me that they don't like Turkey; so I'm looking at them wondering all this time that I was cooking turkey what happen to it.. I was told well mom you spent so much time in the kitchen we didn't want to hurt your feelings so we gave the turkey to the dog over the days...wow But with all that being said we have come to a common ground that for Christmas we will not have a traditional meal..so my girls will come up with the menu and mom will cook..What matters is that we are all together ;D
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we always do christmas breakfast instead of dinner.
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gonna try to spend as much time as i can with my family this holiday season :icon_rr:
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My family is spread out from east coast to west coast, all of us have kids of our own, so we never get together anymore for Christmas. My daughter and I do holidays as just the two of us and as much as I love my family, it cuts the stress a lot not having to travel or find money for gifts for a zillion people, etc
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We take my daughter and her family gifts on Christmas Eve. Then we do not have to go anywhere on Christmas day, it works out so much better.
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Well Now I`ve Figured it out if i give them my computer they will stay all the time,well at least they can learn it must be better then some of the cartoons out there
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My son and family are coming but don't know when, yet. They go to Oklahoma for Christmas and visit me before or after. My brother usually comes on Christmas day and we meet at the nursing home to see our mother.
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I miss spending Christmas with my parents. They are both deceased and the lost is felt everyday. But I do remember the good times we all had when they were alive because we all had dinner at my parents home, although we all had dinner fixed at our own homes. My mom always bought presents for all of us plus the grand kids and there are 11 of us.
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I spent all holidays with my Parents my dad is 92 so I need to cherish all the moments I'm with him
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Yes Thats How It Is At My Parents They Buy For Everyone Even Though I Think `1m The Only That Buys For Them Except My Older Sister Who Sends Something From Miss.Both My Bros Live With My Mom But They Dont Even Make Her A Card It Dont Matter If They Only Work Part Time
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so one holiday down spent with inlaws,promised the big one to my mom and dad,gonna have 20 people there ,no gifts for them hope they understand
I understand completely. I used to spend my holidays split between in-laws and my family so I know the feeling well. As for the gifts, well in this horrible state we are all in these days (no jobs, etc.) it's kinda hard to scrape up money for gifts other than the most important gift of all - giving of yourself. I've always felt that buying a gift cannot compare to something you give from your heart. A good way to do that is just make a homemade gift - maybe a small decorative glass vase filled with potpurri or some pinecones and such that you have spray painted gold, silver, red, or any other color of the season and filled the vase. Wrap it in some pretty cellophane, stick a bow on it and you're good to go!!!! Creativity is a gift from the heart!!!! Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!
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Our family has gotten so big and spread out that the one "central" location is my Mom and Dad's place. Having the house overflowing with people is way, way too much stress on my Mom even when all the food is brought in by all of us. People have to travel and the weather is unpredictable....one year we ended up in the ditch during a snowstorm.
We "solved" the stress of Christmas gatherings by NOT getting together in December as a big family. We now have a SUMMER Reunion in the City Park at the shelter house. We rent it out for the next year and everyone tries to make it to that ONE family gathering. We cater the meat and then we all bring potluck for the rest of the meal.
It works out Great for our family.
Mom and Dad get to sit back and visit with each of us and watch the kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids enjoy each other.
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we spend christmas day with my fiance's family.
he has a huge extended fam, so we usually just make
candy/cookies/baked goods for them. something that
we can make big batches of. you don't have to spend
a lot of money to give! :)
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o how i love being around my family for the holidays......it brings my family closer and closer each time
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What a blessing your family is 92 God is good.
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Sometimes we have 2 Christmas family get-togethers....One with my hubby's family (3 people) at lunch and one with my family (about 20) at dinner. It's fun to spend time with both. :) Just eat too much sometimes.
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all I need is my hubby on holiday...haaay..
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Yeah, I could see where that would tend to get a little espensive
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My Mom Gets Down Right Mad And Depressed If We Dont Come,But Thanks for suggestions i have pant and a yard full of pine cones and lots of vases i didnt sell in yardsales this year
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wow sorry for typo forgot the i in paint
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i agree...family is more important..
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I realized as I got older how important family is, with or without gifts. I also realized that we have only one life to live, and the more we can do to make holidays better for everyone, the happier our memories will be.
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We have a big extended family so I either bake them something or make a special frame out of paper, popsicle sticks, and scrap materials that I have around the house, for special pictures I have taken through the year or pictures from when they were children.
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thinking about making them all aphoto album i have all the pics in family noone else ever takes pics
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My family spent Thanksgiving with my Mom and sister. We had a good time.
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I Use To Work At A Nursing Center The Elderly Look So Forward To Seeing Their Family!
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Family and Holiday, food and gifts, I will be glad when it's over. I love being with family and friends, but hate the hussle and the traffic. Love seeing the kids open presents and hate all the clean up, but it will be over with soon.
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so one holiday down spent with inlaws,promised the big one to my mom and dad,gonna have 20 people there ,no gifts for them hope they understand
I have always heard "It's not the gift that counts" and if your relatives are like mine, they are more interestied in the fellowship than any gift. I make many of my gifts. and "The thought that counts". Burn a CD or make a slideshow. Most everyone has a computer and likes music. Personalizing makes anyone feel special and I think that is what the Holiday spirit is all about. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
BMaston12
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:) The holidays are for family and friends. I was very poor as a child and because of that, I look forward to meeting family and friends and don't worry about presents.
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i`m trying really hard not to let everyone know how depressed i am about having no money for gifts ,seems like every year it gets worse then the year before
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I would like to buy presents for everyone, but often I just cannot afford it right now. We get creative though. We send cards with a deeply written meaning inside. We dont spend much and people feel appreciated and loved.
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i will probably not do cards my husband and i did and half of them never got mailed,we were still handing them out on new year