3 day weekend..

[Marilyn]

Just wanted to say that you've been given some very wise advise from some very caring ladies here. Please do take it to heart.

One year we were very short on funds and made all our Christmas gifts. Homemade candy in decorated jars, picture frames from old barn and fence boards from around my father's farm, and things like that. We found negatives of pictures we knew would be special and had them printed and framed them with our homemade frames. We bought some cheap red ribbon and wrapped all the gifts in newspaper decorated with red ribbon and homemade bows. We'll never forget that Christmas, very nice memories.

Time is precious, especially time spent with those we love. Please take advantage of this time to make those special memories.

[HALEY]

Thanks Marilyn - i am going to spend some time with my son, everyone is right, i wanted more time with him anyways, Chirstmas will be tight with gifts and all, but he is young and we will make the best of it this year with lots of love and family and friends...

[Janet]

I know this may sound strange...but Haley, one year for Ricky's birthday when he was about 4 or 5...we went to a store and got these great big boxes...I mean plenty of huge boxes. We took them out in the garage and Ricky (with our help) made these tunnels out of the boxes with lookout holes. He played with those boxes more than he ever played with his toys. He loved it. It was his own special place and he had all kinds of trucks and tractors in the maze with him. Such a great memory.

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Janet

I know this may sound strange...but Haley, one year for Ricky's birthday when he was about 4 or 5...we went to a store and got these great big boxes...I mean plenty of huge boxes. We took them out in the garage and Ricky (with our help) made these tunnels out of the boxes with lookout holes. He played with those boxes more than he ever played with his toys. He loved it. It was his own special place and he had all kinds of trucks and tractors in the maze with him. Such a great memory.

Janet i think that is a wonderful idea, Micah loves boxes, he also likes pots and pans, i give him wodden spoons and he bangs on them for hours and chases the dogs of coarse with the spoons, i swear him and Harely torture each other, Harley is just as bad, he takes Micah's toys cause he knows he's going to chase him, Harley loves it....

[DianaB]

That's funny that boxes was brought up because I was just thinking that kids his age love boxes. You could get some large ones and decorate them with paper. He's so little that he won't notice that he's not getting a lot for Christmas. You've got time to come up with some creative ideas.

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by DianaB

That's funny that boxes was brought up because I was just thinking that kids his age love boxes. You could get some large ones and decorate them with paper. He's so little that he won't notice that he's not getting a lot for Christmas. You've got time to come up with some creative ideas.

i was just thinking about making him one that looks like thomas the train, very good at drawing, won lots of contest in high school art class, and my husband too can draw...

[Marilyn]

These are great ideas!! Children his age really don't need very much. A few inexpensive toys and decorated boxes shoulds like a wonderful Christmas to me!!!