I don’t know why. There is no real reason for it. But this year I just can’t seem to get in to the Christmas spirit. I have tried Christmas shopping but I just can’t seem to get excited by all the glitter and ribbons. Don’t get me wrong I LOVE Christmas. All the food and time with family….. and the presents. 🙂 But this year I am just not interested in the shopping. I am feeling a lot more well…. cheap then previous years. I just can’t bring myself to buy a bunch of stuff that people don’t need and if they wanted it they would have gotten it themselves already. So what then??? I thought about making gifts but there is only so much time that I can spend on crafts without a little helper and it isn’t enough to get much done. I could do gift cards but they just seem tacky to me (but I am not complaining I still love getting them). So I am back at square 1. What do I get people? When ever I spend time thinking about this it just irritates me and makes me cranky so…I gave up. Well….Okay….I took a break and instead turned my attention to something I knew I would enjoy thinking about more. FOOD! I step away from gift planning and instead planned the menu for Christmas day.And here it is so far at least.
Breakfast:
– Fruity French Toast Bake
– Bacon and sausage
– Oatmeal (for Len and Nate)
Dinner:
– Turkey (this it is a must in my house)
– Homemade stuffing
– Home made cranberry sauce
– Canned cranberry jelly
– Roasted vegetables
– Baked turnip
– Fresh bread
– Potatoes (I am not sure what kind yet)
Dessert:
– Homemade Apple Pie
– Birthday cake (for Jesus)
The best part is I get to enjoy all of this wonderful food and the only part I will cook is breakfast, turkey and cranberry sauce. The rest will be prepared and brought by family. We share all the work to try and make the day more relaxing for all. It is such a great time.
So stepping away from the gift giving and focusing on something else has really helped to bring the joy of the season back to me.
Now what to do about all of that gift shopping?