I have been waiting for you to ask me this question. This is a question lots of parents have a hard time knowing best how to answer, because Christmas is such a special and magical time of year. And I want you to believe in magic. Forever. So… Is Santa Claus real? To answer that question […]
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Reality Check
Black Friday. I don’t get it. In fact, I find it unsettling. If you haven’t seen the clips of people acting like complete animals, tackling, punching, slapping, and literally wrestling boxes right out of little kids’ hands, Google “Black Friday Fights.” You’ll see what I’m talking about. It’s disturbing. How do you go from giving thanks and […]
12 “Non-Stuff” Gifts to Give Your Kids This Holiday Season
We used to be one of those overboard families on birthdays and Christmas. Then we ran into major financial trouble, and we had to start seriously reassessing how we were doing things. This ultimately led to us adopting the Four Christmas Gift Rule. Then this past spring, a professional organizer helped me get my act […]
Do Your Kids Remember What They Got for Christmas Five Years Ago?
A couple days ago a friend of mine shared an article on Facebook entitled It Turns Out That Traveling Makes Us Far Happier Than Any Material Wealth Ever Does. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. It’s partly because our financial situation has improved, and so now being able to travel at least a […]
Nothing Is Safe
A couple weeks ago I told you the story about… THE ROBES. About a week after that, I was in Costco, and all the Christmas stuff was out in full effect. There were a couple things I saw that I knew the kids would LOVE, and still being on a mission to not leave Christmas […]
The Four Gift Rule (And The Story Of THE ROBES)
I was going to wait until closer to Thanksgiving to write about this, but after what happened yesterday, I’d like to share it today. If you follow me on Facebook, then you may have already seen this post from yesterday (had to do three screenshots because it’s long — but funny!): So the kids […]