tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984956841131982891.post3270542294218049363..comments2024-03-07T06:59:20.347-06:00Comments on A Wise Woman Builds Her Home: How to Do Christmas on a Tight BudgetJune Fuentes @ A Wise Woman Builds Her Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01821276536385551195noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1984956841131982891.post-70291482392827970192017-11-13T12:54:32.291-06:002017-11-13T12:54:32.291-06:00I've always heard the 4 gift rhyme!
Something ...I've always heard the 4 gift rhyme!<br />Something you want, something you need, something to wear, & something to read.<br />My parents would've LOVED that. I shudder to think of what financial chaos they got themselves into at Christmas.<br /><br />On the other hand, a dear friend of mine spent less than $25 on 4 kids during some lean times. She recently told them that (they're in college now) and they said they had no idea. They had no cable service where they lived so no commercials to bait them. Most of their gifts were from garage sales. I distinctly remember calling her once when she was wash/bleaching Legos in the bathtub to clean them!<br /><br />Another friend made his daughter a play house using an appliance box. He painted it all like a castle and mom made some simple costumes with tulle, a tiara, & a wand.<br /><br />Myself, I make stuff nowadays. I made fudge, caramel corn, & dipped pretzel sticks in the way of food. And I embroider flour sack towels. If everyone is like me, they don't need anymore things to dust. I like stuff I can use up. My aunt once told me that her favorite gift ever was when I took her and my uncle a pot of homemade vegetable beef soup, a loaf of French bread, & an apple pie. I remember laughing when my mother in law was thrilled to receive a case of toilet paper from Sam's. Now that I'm 25 yrs. older, it all makes sense!!!Debby in Kansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545875556174022019noreply@blogger.com