Excelle

I certainly am NOT ready for the holidays. I plan on relocating the week of Christmas. So my goal is to get moved and have some normal type of Christmas as well.

My boyfriend actually said that we should convert to Jahova's Witnesses this year just for the sake of being able to pay our bills...it's a shame you can't explain the state of the economy to small children like my son who would gladly for go electricity for a $100 Star Wars ship.

I need a holiday so badly!!someone get me out of here!!

I hear you ladies!! I have 4 children, 3 of which are from a previous marriage and 2 of those children (my boys) live with their father in montgomery, AL while i live in nm with my new husband, new baby girl and my daughter from my previous marriage. needless to say travel expense for the boys to come here for christmas vacation comes first. that doesnt include winter clothes for everyone. gifts are going to be sparse. but we always seem to work it out, dont we?! We are the ones that have to keep the spirits high and the faith strong and somehow make a miracle occur. with thinking about christmas i havnt even begun to think about thanksgiving. Halloween is easy, we are recycling costumes for the girls this year. I would love to be able to decorate the house and make it fun for the neighborhood kids but who has the time or extra money. And i have looked into the J.W. thing and not celebrating holidays would be less stressful, but thats ok. I will pull it together. Even if its the night before! Good luck and less stress to all for the season. keep us posted! Thank you for joining the group! I will post a new discussion this weekend.

rosalia351 says ...

holidays! what holidays? I in the middle of looking for an apartment, (almost a year now), finding another job, and still paying off the money for the new uniforms my kids school decided to get this year. I had a birthday in september, my son, my daughters birthday today, halloween, which we know is one of the biggest holidays for the kids, (I'm actually recycling some birthday pirate outfits for that day), then a birthday in December, my other son which is on the 22. holidays?

My daughters b-day was this month then my husbands and my moms are coming up. so i have 3 b-days to worry about before the holidays even hit! Craziness! Luckily my daughter was only turning 4 so shes easy to please. My husband doesnt ask for much even though i try to pull out "all the stops" for him because he works so hard and hes so supportive. You do what you can girl. The divalicious momma way is to work it! whether its at the dollar store or Neiman Marcus!

Yahoo....!  I finally put up decorations!!!  YAAH..maybe tomorrow I will find the xmas cd's