Forget the malls and traffic

[MaripositaII]

Read this and you'll see why.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10413794...wsweek/page/2/

[Susie Q Roo]

Originally Posted by MaripositaII

Read this and you'll see why.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10413794...wsweek/page/2/

Great article and concept. I loved this:

Suddenly, it was as if a mall had puked in the living room.

and this:

The new rule would be: You Get What You Get and You're Glad About It.

and:

once the gift list was abolished, so was the greed that came with it.

I think every family should adopt that plan, but you can bet people will say "they don't have time." It's so much better than the alternatives though.

[MaripositaII]

I've scaled down my Christmas shopping and decorating over the years. We also entertain on a much small scale and invite only those people we want to be around! I find that my mood and anticipation for Christmas is much better than those of my friends and acquaintances because I refuse to get caught up in the 'madness.'

This year I'm surprising some ungratefuly, greedy, selfish relatives with interesting Christmas 'presents.' They're all getting cards showing where I made donations in their names to organisations like Diabetes foundation, Arthritis foundation and Heart Research. They'll be tickled pink...NOT