Are you guys serious? I haven't even thought about Christmas, and probably won't get to it at least until after December 20th... opps, I have to go to a cattle on Dec 20th so it will have to be after that I guess!
I am trying to convince my wife that we should do like some neighbours of ours have done. The have been married for 29 years and each year since they have been married, they have purchased a 14 ft steel gate for each other. That is 58 gates, and they tell me that last year was the first Christmas that they had to think about where they would hang their Christmas presents. Sounds like a great idea to me! For some reason my wife isn't quite as keen about the idea!
For me, one of the best ( and most fun) Christmas's occured a few years ago. My family made a pact that all Christmas presents had to come from a Garage Sale, and had to purchased for under $25. It is amazing how much you can get, and what you can get for $25 if you are persistent enough. It was a blast. The following year several family members moved away so we have not done it since.
Christmas is a great time of year. I love every bit of it ...... except for the shopping.