Comments on: No, Thanks, Not This Year

By: Missy Stevens

Missy Stevens — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 03:13:55 +0000

In reply to Conni Stock. Thanks for reading, Conni! Come back and let me know what you said NO (and YES) to this summer!

By: Conni Stock

Conni Stock — Wed, 06 May 2015 16:04:44 +0000

This really made me wonder and I am reading this in May of 2015! What will I say NO to this summer and what I will say YES today!

By: Missy

Missy — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 20:32:03 +0000

In reply to Kari.

No, no, no to rodents! My oldest is begging, because of some book he read in first or second grade about a hamster that solves mysteries. I told him that if I could guarantee a helpful hamster with a talent that could pay his hamster bills, we’d talk. Until then, the answer is no.

Sorry about the cookies…

By: Missy

Missy — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 20:29:56 +0000

In reply to Amanda Hill. Thanks! Love you back!

By: Missy

Missy — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 20:29:27 +0000

In reply to julie gardner.

Oh, Julie, we had the wrapping dilemma, too. I came from no-wrap people, and Mark came from wrap ALL THE THINGS people. We’ve compromised on three unwrapped gifts per person.

I had these visions of romantic holiday evenings, with some gift-wrapping, cocktails, roaring fires, and unwrapping (wink), but yeah, things don’t really look like that in reality. Tell Bill he’s not alone!

By: Missy

Missy — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 20:26:14 +0000

In reply to JRS. "People" do, Jane, but not OUR people. Our people exchange inappropriate gift cards, wrapped in store bought bags.

By: Missy

Missy — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 20:22:53 +0000

In reply to John (Daddy Runs a Lot).

You broke my code, weird guy! 😉

I love that you’re focusing on giving. I’m stealing some of your ideas.

By: John (Daddy Runs a Lot)

John (Daddy Runs a Lot) — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:13:40 +0000

Hey – I made your post (I can only assume that “that weird guy over there” was a reference to me. Because EVERY post is about me, is it not?

Anyway, with a four year old & a five year old, I want to concentrate on “the season of giving,” and I hope to, every day between Thanksgiving & Christmas, have the kids concentrate on something that they can give to someone else. We’ll stop by clothing bins. We’ll go to the Salvation Army places. We’ll stop by food pantries. We’ll leave stuff at the Toys for Tots place. I anticipate this being REALLY, REALLY hard . . . but I think my kids might do well to see that others don’t have it as good as they might (and we get rid of a BUNCH OF STUFF in the house before the Christmas onslaught).

The thing about my house, having family close by, and having family that adores my children, we actually don’t buy all that much — I will get a few video games for my son. I will get a fancy art set for my daughter, and that will be it. The stuff we’re expecting will be from aunts and uncles and grandparents and frogs and dogs and bears and chickens and… and whatever.

By: JRS

JRS — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 02:43:35 +0000

Are you serious? People really make their own Christmas wrapping paper? I’ve never heard of such insanity.

By: julie gardner

julie gardner — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:00:50 +0000

I will say YES to wrapping every single gift we’ve bought for the kids even though I grew up in a household where Santa left things unwrapped and in a lovely display under the tree because DUH! He made them in his workshop! That’s plenty!

Still, wrapping everything (even the packs of gum) means a lot to my husband who doesn’t think it’s Christmas unless we are up curling ribbon around presents past midnight.

I will say NO to “romance” (wink wink) if we’re up past midnight. Sorry, Bill. You can’t have it both ways.

Not even on Christmas.