[graciegirl]

It isn't wrong or out of control if it isn't outside your means or done out of drudging duty. You get out of anything, just what you put in. If your life has changed and there are no small children then you try to find some new magic to make that special day a good thing. Giving gifts is meant to be an act of love, not an act of duty, or responsibility or difficulty.

Most of us have all we need and probably are able to get the things we want and do it...ruining gifting for those who love us. It is very difficult to find a gift for a person over sixty. We were very blessed to have our two grandchildren living close by and knew them very well and knew about UGG boots, and Forever 21 and the other clothes that were too expensive and dumb looking that they really wanted and made them look so in. Once a year to surprise someone is nice, and although I always thought we had everything, Our two college age grandchildren worked on a wonderful scrapbook of pictures of the family over years and added stories and fun remarks. When our oldest became employed in the real world we were gifted with a picture frame that digitally did the same.

Sweetie and I don't exchange gifts, except that cussed man always comes up with a surprise or two and I can't let him get ahead of me. I would give him the world if I could.
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There is nothing wrong with exchanging gifts if it makes you happy and you can think of just the right thing. How much or little is not important. When we were young we had a Christmas savings account and we were far away from family and would wrap needed things like underwear for the kids and other small items to have a lot of presents under the tree.

If I could be anyone, I would be Santa, or the Magi.

I hope each and every one of you find the 25th of December to be a day full of happy thoughts, and that you get a warm hug from someone who loves you. AND maybe a special surprise or two.

And the same for my Jewish friends too.