Christmas Shopping JYC 17

I heard on the radio that is was said that "Christmas would not happen in households if it wasn't for the women?"  Well that is certainly true in this household.  I nag for ideas for people if I am struggling with someone, I do the gift shopping (including my own gifts!!), though Mick has been known to ask the girls to do some bits for him for the last couple of year, both in the high street and on line, I write the Christmas cards, post the Christmas cards, I do the food shopping (mostly), Mick sorts the meat out. The girls help me wrap presents, I get the decorations out, the girls help put them up, (I take them down and pack them away for another year), the girls and I do the baking, I drag Mick out to various Christmas do's (which he enjoys in the end). 

I do enjoy the act of buying gifts for people, but I am finding it more and more difficult these days, as most of us have so much and if we want something during the year we tend to get it, so come Christmas there is nothing left to get.  I hate getting a gift for someone just for the sake of giving a gift. I like to thing the gift will be something they want or will like at least.  If I really can't think of something I will give vouchers or money which I hate, but at least the recipient can choose then.
This post makes it sounds like Mick just sits back and lets it all happen around him, well .... he does "laughs" he just doesn't do hussle, bussle times.  We do joke in the house and the girls go round singing "here comes Mr Humbug, here comes Mr Scrooge" from the Muppets Christmas Carol film (one of Mick's favourites) lol  BUT  having said all of that if I asked Mick to get something or do something he does it for me and more importantly I don't think I would have it any other way - though I am open to offers!!

A time for sharing, chocs that Mick's mum & dad gave us yesterday.  A tub of Celebrations.