The Story of Us.

I have said this every dang year, but I REFUSE to be a last minute Christmas shopper. I have made my list of who is getting what & I have purchased a couple of gifts for family (Hi daddy-o) members. Today, I met up with Ash in one of our favorite stores (locally owned, as well), which happens to be the place where we met and became friends!!! Guess what??? I started & finished shopping for the girls today. I must admit, I was so proud of myself. It was just Ruby & I and we kicked butt in shopping early.

I can hardly wait for Santa to bring Reyna this  & the stable to go with. She is really into horses right now, so I think she is at the perfect age to start enjoying Breyer. I did not go wild on either girl, but I also picked her up a few books, art supplies, a Melissa & Doug princess stamp set and a few goodies for her stocking.

Ruby was a lot of fun to shop for, as well. I think both of them are at really good ages to buy for. Santa will be delivering a mower , a few Karen Katz' books, a wooden Melissa & Doug toy & a new set of building blocks.

Both of the girls are getting Pj's on Christmas Eve and I have purchased Ruby's, but not Reyna's. Other than that, the girls are done. It feels so good typing that.


I would love to know, what are you kiddos receiving this year? Do you set a budget or a number of gifts that he/she will receive?
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On my way home, I was passing St. Vincent de Paul and they had a sign outside that said, "Now Accepting Toy Donations." I was curious if that was for new or used. I called and they are now accepting gently used. It had me thinking about how blessed we are. I am swooning over Classic Cardy Uggs right now, while there are many out there wondering how they are going to feed their children. I enjoy a warm home, while there are so many out there who do not have a roof over their head.

Tonight I started cleaning out the girls' toy collection. We have quite a few things in near perfect condition that need them far more than we do right now. Tomorrow, I will be dropping them off.

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11.4.10
Today, I am thankful for the warm roof over my head.