I didn't know that you had been pushing this for years?! Great minds think alike!
Were you thinking the children on each side exchange with their Secret Santa or children and parents? I found a website that we automatically and secretly generate our secret person!
First, I think YOU should be in charge of it. Second, we should make every effort to be present when the gifts are opened, one by one. It will take about an hour and no one will notice that they don't have a big haul. The way we do it on Aunt Cindy's side of the family is that EVERYONE plays. Thus, Hank could end up getting a gift for Uncle Bayne, I could be blessed with David, etc. BUT, you make the call and I'll support you!
Ooook, since I don't know what that word is, I will just assume "no" since it begins with "n." "X-mas" really does still mean "Christmas" and is not just a dumbed down way of not writing Christ (which I had at one time thought), but rather simply a shortening of it since the "X" represents "Christ" (and possibly also "cross" but I am not positive). The dash means nothing. That was also a lot of "quotation marks."
I like the idea of drawing names for Christmas, too. Siblings will still gift each other, and parents/children will too. But it would reduce the number of presents each person has to purchase.
Peddie, the X is the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter in Christ. Which reminds me that the newest insult among my kindergarten children is "putting an X on" someone. In this techno-savvy generation, it's their way of deleting each other when they are having a fuss. "Mrs. Selby! Aviah put an X on me!J" (said with a whiny voice)
Ahhh now I sound dumb. No using hip and new wordies around me! Though, I'm glad I sorta knew, and I'm mainly repeating from my 7th grade teacher anyway. (and haha, I had a feeling that Kinzman didn't have any kindergarten children!)
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I didn't know that you had been pushing this for years?! Great minds think alike!
Were you thinking the children on each side exchange with their Secret Santa or children and parents? I found a website that we automatically and secretly generate our secret person!
First, I think YOU should be in charge of it. Second, we should make every effort to be present when the gifts are opened, one by one. It will take about an hour and no one will notice that they don't have a big haul. The way we do it on Aunt Cindy's side of the family is that EVERYONE plays. Thus, Hank could end up getting a gift for Uncle Bayne, I could be blessed with David, etc. BUT, you make the call and I'll support you!
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Ahhh, I can't believe I missed a new post! I like your idea of making isabelle in charge of it ;) Just tell me what to do and I will be there...
PS: But we would still get our own siblings gifts, right? I can't give that up for lent.
or, er, Christmas.
Btw, X-mas... I know the story behind it - surely you too, Uncle Him?
natch
Ooook, since I don't know what that word is, I will just assume "no" since it begins with "n." "X-mas" really does still mean "Christmas" and is not just a dumbed down way of not writing Christ (which I had at one time thought), but rather simply a shortening of it since the "X" represents "Christ" (and possibly also "cross" but I am not positive). The dash means nothing. That was also a lot of "quotation marks."
Where are the rest of the contending cousins?!?!
I don't know.. I even emailed them with the link. Come out of the woodwords cousins and brother!
I will be in charge of it - yuhaaaay!
natch = "naturally"
I like the idea of drawing names for Christmas, too. Siblings will still gift each other, and parents/children will too. But it would reduce the number of presents each person has to purchase.
Peddie, the X is the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter in Christ. Which reminds me that the newest insult among my kindergarten children is "putting an X on" someone. In this techno-savvy generation, it's their way of deleting each other when they are having a fuss. "Mrs. Selby! Aviah put an X on me!J" (said with a whiny voice)
Ahhh now I sound dumb. No using hip and new wordies around me! Though, I'm glad I sorta knew, and I'm mainly repeating from my 7th grade teacher anyway. (and haha, I had a feeling that Kinzman didn't have any kindergarten children!)
PS: Maybe you should repeat this all to your kids? Perhaps emphasize how they are all marking the sign of Jesus on themselves instead of deleting?
Though come to think of it, any bible-thumping-chillins may just start x-ing everybody...
Ok, it's settled. I'll send more details closer to Christmas.
I am in favor of this proposition
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