I understand about the limiting Christmas gifts to reduce costs. I come from a large family and we have given up on giving gifts to anyone over 18. It just got too expensive.

That being said, my DFiance just hates shopping. He asks me what I want every year and then says he couldn't find it. I shop for his kids and him and that's it. I send out cards to everyone else. If I get one present at Christmas I am in heaven. I have always loved Christmas, loved to decorate the house and cook, but lately I just don't care. It's like no one notices or cares. This year we were informed that the darling stepdaughter wasn't coming home for Christmas. So it will just be him and I. It's looking like leftovers in front of the TV for me. No tree up yet, no decorations, no presents. I'm going to midnight Christmas Eve service and that's it.

I wish I was a kid again, when it still had the magic.