Instead of looking at Christmas as the time to celebrate the birth of Christ, my son says "Bah Humbug." He sees it as a time when everybody buys a lot of things for people, things they may not like, or want, or can use. He sees merchants making a fortune at the expense of everyone. I can see his point, but to me in addition to the real reason for celebrating Christmas, I remember form my childhood that the things I most enjoyed were the things my mother made for me. New clothes for my dolls. A new pillow and blanket for the doll bed, etc. So, I came up with an idea that my sister and my daughter-in-law agreed with.
Here we are at the beginning of a new year and I I am talking about Christmas. Why? Just between our families, we are going to make everything we give next year, or we can buy things at garage sales, thrift stores etc/ Hence, we can have fun all year looking for special things that fit the person, and make things we know they will like. Going back to simplicity is really fun. I can't wait to get started. I already know a number of things I am going to make. Small things, but useful things.
I would love to tell you what I buy or make as I go along, but I don't want them to know, so after Christmas 2012 I will tell you all about my journey through the year, and if I can learn how to put photos on to my blog, I will include them also.
Until next time,
Be kind to one another.
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