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Originally Posted by celstu1  I was going to say that too!  I think its a great idea!!!
Then on Christmas day - offer to do dinner for the family, make it a big special day but tell them there will be no gift exchange this year. People enjoy that! Getting a nice meal, a nice day away and someone else to do the dishes! Maybe get some special red & green tupperware containers for cheap and send leftover plates home with everyone! So they dont need to cook the next day either
Also homemade gifts are nice. I make frosted pecan bites every year, tons of them (maybe $30 for all ingredients) and put them in disposable tupperware containers (ya know those CHEAP ones) with some red or green plastic wrap in it and some red & green ribbon tied around it. People love them, they are yummy and they have the tupperware afterwards! |
I like that idea as well!!! I'm pretty crafty at times and I could make them all sorts of little homemade gifts. Last year for Father's Day we didn't have much to spend so I baked both of our dad's a cake. My dad was thrilled because he loves sweets and such but hubby's dad didn't act very thrilled. They didn't try it in front of me, never said thank you, and he proceeded to tell me how "great" of a cook he is. So I wont do that again. Yeah he was that "great" cook that fixed meatballs last Christmas and gave everyone the poops. LOL
