I've gotten my holiday shopping for everyone except my husband. I got my in-laws and my parents all taken care of and the gifts are on the way. We decided to get one small gift for each person, but I also wanted to support a charity. I had planned to just make a donation in their names, but my mother-in-law decided that she must have a present for each of us under the tree. So I decided that I'd do the same and support a charity at the same time. This years presents come from St Jude Hospital and all are useful. Double win!
Hubby and I aren't really planning to exchange gifts. When we moved we downsized our living situation by almost 1000sq. ft. and we just don't need more "stuff." Spamalot comes to town in March and I'd rather have tickets to that for my present.
The rest of my holiday gifts will involve baking. I'm not exchanging presents with friends or extended family this year. Money is just too tight for all of us. I'm planning to try my hand at making gingerbread people this year. I'll also make some sugar cookie and maybe some stollen too. I haven't made stollen in ages. I usually skip the sugary icing on the stollen and prefer to eat it as a sweet bread instead of as cake.
I'll try to post some pictures of my holiday baking soon!
