Sheesh, there is no way I will get it all done!

Holy Crap. I will never get everything finished before Christmas gets here. First of all, we are flat broke and with the possibility of Mr. Pants being laid off, we have to pinch what we do have. That said, I still have a few gifts to get for the kids and then the whole rest of our families.

All in favor of gift exchange for kids only, please raise your hands? In Pant's family, all the adults and kids draw names, so everyone just gets one good gift. In my family, the adults draw names, but every kid gets a gift from everyone. That can get pricey. I would think, a kid would rather have one $50 good gift than 4 or 5 crappy $10 gifts. Maybe that's just me. My mother balked at the whole name-drawing concept when mentioned by me 10 years ago. She drew her nose up so high, I could literally see the very back of her brain. A few years ago, she relented, but still doesn't seem to care for it much. That would be a whole 'nother post, one made most likely after she is long gone.

I am so stressed out this year, I hope the look on the kids faces Christmas morning makes up for all this. I am sure it will, until the "I really wanted this.....and I didn't get it." starts. That should be about 1:30 pm on Christmas day.