well done on all those turkeys being cooking d lady!!! All that cooking does something to the surfaces! Praying that cleaning is easy and that a surprise bunch of elves or thanksgiving turkeys
surprise you with helping cleaning smiles and do the work for you.
dd's called me laughing - always good - they said I had too much time on my hands
brought up 5 boxes from the crawl space of christmas - I went through them to find the wreaths for the upstairs bedroom windows (outside) and I found the old wrapping paper - I think I have enough for this Christmas as my family gifts got smaller because of loss. Again missing d mom in law. I know we all put on a brave front but we all feel the same way.
Trying to give d kids and especially dh a warm Christmas.
d kathryn good wishes as you go wagon hunting tomorrow
we have a name pick in dh's d family
there are 15 d mom's grandchildren (our nieces and nephews) - they pick one name each ranging - they range in ages 15 to 34 (the cousins are very close)
Then the adults pick one name
and now there is a great niece - we get ideas from her d mom as they are on a very strict budget and it's hard to get extras. I love giving to the little ones. She usually asks for books, cloths etc. My d niece is an amazing mom.
re: dh, dd youngers, d bro and his wife, d mom all want surprises and I tend to go for a practical for dd's really wanted gift and little surprises. I know it sounds silly I would rather get something they really want or need (in our house it's a time to get something you are wishing for that you wouldn't buy for yourself because money is tight especially for the younger adults). Many times their money is tight now and they do something or giving something they found used etc. It's very thoughtful.
My d mom only gives money but d bro always wants a surprise little gift (I look for those) - one year I gave him and his wife a restaurant gift card near is cottage and also for him sunflower seeds (he loves them) and another year his wife started her flying business and I got her a cap (she wears them) with her company logo and name on it.