I am sooooo sad about my Christmas Challenge! I have been buying gifts for Skylar assuming I’ll have her again this December for a few weeks like I did last December. But then it hit me… she is starting school this year! The only way I could have here here in December is for just a few days, and it takes 3 round trip tickets to bring her to Maine. A few days is just not long enough. So, I may have to fly to Memphis to celebrate Christmas with her. That’s fine and dandy, but it sure puts a dent in the way I’ve been shopping!
I will still be buying my 4 donation items for Christmas each month, but as for Skylar’s gifts, I’ll either have to ship them, have them shipped direct, or pack them and take them with me if I make it there in Dec. I’m very limited now to what I can buy! I’ll make it work.
So, what have you been up to with the Christmas Challenge? Been getting anything good? I have gifts wrapped and waiting! I might do those gifts with Skylar when I have her in July. Hey, that sounds like a plan!
I’m not giving up on this challenge. I just got sad for a little bit 🙁
You can still get in on this Christmas Challenge! Read about it here!
UPDATE: Your comments below have completely inspired me to do Christmas in July… with a tree, even! And since it will be summer, I can buy her a bike!!! I’m happy, happy now!
ANOTHER UPDATE: We have something new that just came in my email! Walmart’s Value of the Day. I have not checked it out yet, but hey, it’s a sign that we need to keep shopping! lol I’m going to check it out now.
ONE MORE UPDATE: I checked out the Value of the Day Walmart page and I like it! After you go to Value of the Day, you will see a little drop down menu on the left with all the links to their “values” like Clearance, Rollbacks, more!
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I have all my Large Christmas recyclable bags filled for my nieces and nephews with all the essential Personal items ready to go. I have several items including a few Mr. & Mrs potato heads for donations and for my new great niece along with a few other things for her put a side. Cleaned up on easter stuff for next year. Got 4 Free Razors for the men in my life and 3 Spanish learning pads for my daughters younger sisters put away. So really ahead of the game =) Thanks for the Challenge <3ing it
There is nothing you could do in December that you can’t do in July…except of course have the snow…LOL
I agree that Christmas in July sounds like a fun idea, I would also add, that a week or more that Skylar can spend with her grandmother in December is worth far more than that time spent in kindergarten!! 🙂
Christmas in July is a wonderful idea. My daughter, now an adult, has had a half Birthday party for years. Her Birthday is in December and she always wanted it to be in the summer. Much more fun for a party. ( She still has a half birthday and she’s 43 now.)
Christmas in July sounds like a great idea!! I’m not participating in the Christmas challenge, but I have found some great items on clearance at Target! A giant Angry Birds pillow that my son will ADORE!!! And Perry the Platypus slippers at Walmart for $4! A few more gifts and my big boy will be done!
Christmas in July sounds awesome. Skylar will love it. Make a plan and go for it!
Do a Christmas in July, put up the tree, decorate the house and have homemade cookies. She will just love it and so will you and your mom. Sounds like a plan!!
You know, we have a small 3 ft tree in the basement that is already put together. I will bring that up! And yes, Christmas in July!!!