Old Fashioned Lifestyle

For years now, my family has talked about the silliness of buying each other gifts – especially when we all have so much already.  So much time and money can be spent buying gifts for people that may not enjoy – or keep.  Still, there is a certain joy in giving.  How have we tackled this issue? A few different ways….

1)  We started making homemade gifts.  Wreaths.  Knit or Crochet scarfs and hats.  It is a joy watching the kids work hard in the planning and making of the gifts they will give. 

2)  For the last few years now, we have given people a donation to Heifer International in their name.  It is the gift that keeps on giving.

This year, I have found something new.  A beautiful little stocking stuffer for people – and it is still a gift that keeps on giving. 

Feed Your Family, Feed The World

Enjoy!

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The Capitol tree in 2008 will come from Montana!  Part of this program means that all ornaments will be homemade by Montana Children!  The ornaments need to be turned in my MAY – so I think we will work on some now, as I’m pretty sure I will have a hard time feeling Christmas like in the spring.

Capitol Christmas Tree 2008

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I wanted a Living Christmas tree this year.   Why cut a tree down, when you can plant one instead?

It didn’t work out for me.  First of all – no nursery around here is still open this time of year.  Secondly – my climate isn’t exactly helpful in this catagory.  To sucessfully have a living tree, it can can’t go through the shock of drastic temperature changes in a short period of time.  (the 0 degree weather we are having outside – then the 70 degrees of our home – then back out to 0 again!)

Instead, we went down and got a tree from a lot yesterday.  That was a first actually – as we typically get a tree from the forest at the hunting cabin.  It is nice to have the tree up in the house.  It smells nice!

I guess Christmas is coming.  I’d better get to work – making gifts, baking cookies, reading Christmas stories.

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