tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post9023748708922426405..comments2024-03-28T21:23:54.204-04:00Comments on DON'T READ THIS; IT'S BORING!: Christmas 2011 Budget/Spending Autopsyslugmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-16252789897099230332011-12-31T11:08:06.052-05:002011-12-31T11:08:06.052-05:00I think you did great with every aspect of your Ch...I think you did great with every aspect of your Christmas!! :) Next year my budget is dropping, and I want to have more handmade gifts prepared instead of making everyone else's gifts! ;)~Carla~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02341057469246030024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-79017273898077737572011-12-31T03:16:00.499-05:002011-12-31T03:16:00.499-05:00I didn't keep track this year. But it was mor...I didn't keep track this year. But it was more than plenty! <br /><br />I love the way you do your charity. We give all year long to a number of charities: Jerry Lewis Telethon, American Heart Assn. Diabetis Foundation, Autism Assn., etc. We also started a tradition when we were in AZ. We find a family who is in need and send them a substantial giftcard for a supermarket near them and giftcards for Toy's R Us for their children. Some of the people who frequent my blog have benefited from this Christmas giving.American Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091457436415496408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-58226164182457983452011-12-30T20:07:47.009-05:002011-12-30T20:07:47.009-05:00Really do I need to drive all the way up there and...Really do I need to drive all the way up there and kick your ass..you a grinch..NEVER. You gave so much to the food kitchen..oh the gravy..the gravy..you passed on toys to children who needed them. You listened to me whine..or wine..depending on the day. You are so not the GrinchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-83656092699741132812011-12-30T18:44:03.985-05:002011-12-30T18:44:03.985-05:00I like your "porn" post titles ;) I spen...I like your "porn" post titles ;) I spent a couple hundred on each kid, $40 ea on (4) Secret Santas, $100 on my parents & $30 on hubs just to have something to open as we're going to S. Fl on vacation in Feb. Happy New Years! Enjoy your champagne.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13884620039283121412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-45625200725340051742011-12-30T15:24:16.490-05:002011-12-30T15:24:16.490-05:00The mister spent as much money as always on the ki...The mister spent as much money as always on the kids (every year he says he's going to spend less and there won't be very much and he worries that the kids won't be happy but every year he spends just as much as the year before and every year) but the thing we did less than in other years was EATING. We had low-key food for dinner (OK, listen up - we had pizza because the kids requested it and I thought "WHY NOT?") and no particular breakfast food (we're on diets! Not the kids, but us) and we had very little candy compared to other years. The kids had about 60% as much candy as other years and didn't know the difference; we had about .15% as much as other years, and I baked (get ready for it)... ONE batch of cookies. When they were gone, they were gone, and that was Merry Christmas as far as cookies were concerned. It was fine, too!444https://www.blogger.com/profile/18317761558076527630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-46575901657251777112011-12-30T13:27:04.001-05:002011-12-30T13:27:04.001-05:00ANY post that has the word Autopsy in the title ge...ANY post that has the word Autopsy in the title gets my attention! <br />Great job on the spending! I wish I could say the same.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470492772543904048noreply@blogger.com