A Season Ended

Remember my shopping trials and tribulations? Well, it ended up great. We did not end up getting the kids anything big like a Wii or a Zune, but they still received plenty of small gifts. And, they both actually had a lot of fun giving gifts this year. Rachel especially really seemed to enjoy shopping for everyone else. She put a great deal of thought into her presents for the rest of us. One of my favorite gifts was from her - 2 puzzles. My other favorite gift was my typewriter key bracelet from my mom. Rachel's favorite was a locket that belonged to my Grandma. Alex's were his binoculars, his pocket watch from Grandpa, his video games, and his piano light box from Grandma (almost everything he received actually!) Poor Pat - did not get a lot of gifts. He of course gets to share the new family printer, but if he wants anything big he'll have to get it himself. Somehow we still have lots of things to ship back, though. Well, another Christmas over, and a new year beginning. I can't wait until I have time to post about my latest great anti-consumerism idea for 2009!