diane175

Yes! My kids and I love that CD! We play it every year in the truck!

Thanks for the info! That will definitely come in handy!

We don't get a white Christmas that often, but when we do I am sooo happy! I love having snow!

No but I wouldn't be very happy! My hubby watches the kids usually. I can't imagine having to find a sitter at 3 am! That would be really hard to do!

I wish we had those at our Walmart! If anything we could push each other on it when we got tired! lol

I did one year and it just wasn't the same. So I always have my mom or sis with me. I did take my brother one year and I will never do that again! He wanted to go to only the places he wanted to go (and he was driving) then once he was done he was done. I got home at 10 and immediately got my mom and went back out!

I usually have a good time meeting new people in line. They are usually excited and chatting about what they are there for. Once the doors open though, its usually every person for themselves! lol

I am with gporter- if it is early then I am pretty patient, but the longer the day wears on the less I begin to take! Usually I just look at them and say "excuse me!". Usually they back off. lol

My daughter (11) begs to go but I won't take her because she is too hard to get up in the am and she can't see what I am getting! lol I do come back around 12 or 1 though and get her and my son so they can do their shopping.

That is such a good idea! A funny way to mess with people. I wonder if it would start a frenzy? lol You might make it on tv tho!

lol Too funny! My hubby wants nothing to do with getting up early to go shopping, but he is allllll into what goodies I bring home! He gets to stay home with the kids while I go out. Which ends up working out anyway.

My son loves his gamecube. There are some games that are only for the cube that he really enjoys playing. I have to agree on the price of games tho, it is ridiculous at times. We sometimes wait and buy them preplayed at the video store or EB.

We have both the Disney and regular version. My kids (11 & 14) LOVE them! They are always asking to play them. Definitely worth the $$.

Haven't gotten that far yet! lol

I just smack myself when I start to go crazy. No seriously I have a really hard time containing myself from here on out! lol Is that crazy?

You know I think that is a terrific idea. I always donate my kids outgrown coats to the local pantry, but I never thought of buying new ones and taking them to the school. Wow! I am learning a lot today! Ty for the tip! I will ask today. Glad to hear he is better!

Yeah it is a really good program. Not only do the children get things for Christmas, but it creates a relationship between them and the law enforcement community. They can see that the police aren't that scary and maybe some of the officers can be mentors. Some of these children come from broken homes or are foster children and have seen nothing but the "other side" of law enforcement. So this is a great way to show them that officers aren't that bad at all! I hope your niece/nephew's father is better now, btw!

My bil's cousin died from Ewing's Sarcoma 11 years ago. It was a horrible thing to watch Crystal go like that, but she fought it so hard. I'm so happy to hear the great things you are bringing to these children who are facing such horrible circumstances. Thank you for the link, I will pass it on to my bil and Crystal's parents. They still have yet to heal, so maybe this will help. Thank you. :)

Welcome! I am new this year also! The people here are GREAT! Hope to see u around!

That is so right about the cat! My daughter ALWAYS asks for presents for our pets (2 dogs/2 cats) from Santa. And its like if he brings them then he MUST exist! It is so great that you are passing the tradition down to your kids too. It's a life lesson that they will learn and grow a lot from. Sounds like you had great teachers also!

I have already got my brainstorming going! I will have to call my sister and see if we can get a meeting this weekend so we can get it started. I agree about the kids being full also. It isn't always about the presents. My father used to do the 'Shop With a Cop' program b4 he retired. The kids would always buy for their parents before they even picked out something for themselves. He said it was amazing how these children who have so little still think of others before themselves.

My sister lives in a town that is very small and I joined their auxiliary to help raise money for the kids of the town. And every year we hold a tgiving dinner for the community, but I never thought of having a Christmas dinner or adopting families. We do have my dh dress as Santa for the kids tho. That is such a good idea I may put it to them and see what they think. The whole town is like 90% poverty level so it would be a nice thing to do. Thank you for the idea!

That's a really good idea! We need more programs like that around here. I know they have charities that give toys to kids who need them, but it stops there. The dinner is a great idea. I know we have a local community Tgiving dinner for those that don't have anywhere to go and it has become really big. But you don't think about Christmas dinner.

Every year we get an extra toy on BF and put it in the Toys for Tots box in the corridor. We have "adopted" angels in the past too from the Angel Tree. We try to help by donating or volunteering somewhere. Do you donate to Christmas charities? If so which ones?