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  1. I ordered 6 bathrobes today from Walmart for $4 a piece. These will be for my daughters, my MIL and my mom. I also took advantage of the Walgreens 90% off Christmas sale to get some wrapping paper, bows, and etc. I love the idea of this thread and hope it continues all year long so that we can share deals and ideas.
  2. I have enjoyed reading all your replies. I do like the idea of collecting trips. Our family loves to travel, even though most of our trips are budget trips. I also like the idea of budgeting a certain amount each pay period for myself. I think that'll allow me to indulge myself without guilt.
  3. Lately I have had the urge to start collecting Disney items. I've searched Amazon, Ebay, and even watch tons of YouTube videos on Disney collections. The problem is that although I love the idea of having a collection, I can't bring myself to spend money on a collection. I think I would love to have little bits of Disney throughout my home. I think it would make me smile, but I'm just not sure that I'm going to convince myself to actually spend the money. So what do you collect and does it actually add to your happiness? Does it ever just feel like more stuff? How do you convince yourself to spend money on your collection or am I the only one having this issue?
  4. Thank you. I am copying the suggestions for her. I am sure she will find a few from this list.
  5. My 17 year old is having trouble finding books to read for enjoyment. This is a description in her own words of what she is looking for - historical fiction that shows that day to day lives of women that had difficult lives but overcame. I like stories about slaves that freed themselves or newly emancipated black people that show how they started their new lives, or women that lived during the depression, or the pioneers that walked to the west or settled new land. The main thing is, I want to read stories that talk about day to dayness of their lives. Our librarian suggested the Dear America series, which she loved about 8 years ago, but obviously is not a good fit right now. DD told the librarian that she would love something like Dear America for adults. Any suggestions?
  6. My girls and I just watched this that was put on at the White House. We really enjoyed listening to the music and hearing some of the stories from the Civil Rights Era. My youngest is also learning the Negro National Anthem. I thought she knew it, but realized recently that she only knew the 1st verse. We also did a unit on how children contributed to the fight for freedom. That was a huge hit.
  7. science museum membership K'nex Bridges kit water park membership Dragon Box app bi-weekly art classes at local pottery place gym membership Djeco Colored Sand art kit Games - Zeus on the Loose, Albert's Insomnia, 7 Ate 9, Totally Tut, Animal Upon Animal, Sumoku, 10 Days in Africa Netflix & Prime
  8. My sister has had her tree up in her family room for about 9 years now. She actually got a new tree this year to replace the old one. Her keeping the tree up year round is something we all get a kick out of.
  9. Thank you all so much for sharing. I cannot tell you how much this thread has helped me. I knew that my girls would understand, but I wanted more for their Christmas than just them understanding why things weren't as expected. Reading over this thread has really given me some great ideas for how to still make things special.
  10. Thank you all for sharing your advice and experiences. Thank you for reminding me about the coupon book. I've never done one, but always wanted to.
  11. First I want to make it clear that I am not asking anyone to help us out. I wanted to get that out of the way because I visit a couple of forums where people are complaining about scammers coming on asking for help with Christmas. Our family usually just barely makes ends meet, but we always eek out a good Christmas. This year we had planned to go to Myrtle Beach with another family as the kids big gift and to just buy them a few things each. Due to an emergency medical situation with my husband we are suddenly in a place where we can't do either. We have purchased 1 nice gift for one of our daughters and a small gift for another daughter, but that's it. Our family usually donates to other families during Christmas and the crazy thing is we even picked 2 angels from the tree at church and purchased for them a couple weeks ago. A couple years ago we sent some items to a couple families from here and another forum I visit. We love giving and my girls look forward shopping for other kids each year. I know that it will work out and that the girls won't be scarred for life, but I am still really down about it. I was hoping that some of you would share your been there done that stories. I am hoping that it will make me feel a little better and help me get back into the Christmas spirit. I haven't even told the girls yet, and I'm not sure how I'm going to handle that.
  12. Thank you for the suggestions. I am making a list.
  13. Our family will be in Myrtle Beach the week of Christmas and I'm looking for some free/cheap things to do in the area. I am also looking for "don't miss" places to eat. This was kind of a last minute thing and we don't have much of an entertainment budget.
  14. Thank you all for chiming in. I was thinking that many would because of one generation passes on information to the next.
  15. I am reading the Bible from cover to cover for the 1st time in my life. I am currently in Numbers and struggling, but this questions popped into my mind. Probably a crazy question, but I figured someone here would know the answer.
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