Now why didn't I think of that?

[mysid]

In a post-Christmas chat with a neighbor, I found that her children get three gifts each from Santa (no more, no less). Why three? "Because that's what the Three Wise Men brought the baby Jesus." It's a clever excuse for limiting gifts. I'm not into the whole religion thing (although we are raising our kids within Hubby's branch of Christianity), but I do like the idea of limiting gifts!

What did my kids ask Santa for?

Seven-year-old son, P, asked for a Nintendo DS. We were willing to oblige. He loved his Gameboy and it died months ago. Of Course, he probably had a (too rough) hand in its death, which is why he had to live without one until Santa came through.

Seven-year-old daughter, K, asked for a toy horse, but not just any toy horse. She wanted Felicity's horse, Penny. Felicity is an "American Girl" doll which means that she costs a fortune, comes with a series of books about the historical time period in which she lives, and has many, many expensive accesories available. K got Felicity from Santa last year, and she had no doubt that the big guy would come through with Penny this year. He did.

On New Year's Eve, we had friends over (my friend, her hubby and their three kids: boy age 7, girls ages 2 &3). K was playing with Penny, and my husband commented to the other couple, "If you can avoid your girls getting into the American Girl dolls, do it. Very expensive."

When asked how much Penny cost, we had to say, "Santa brought her," because K was listening. But K said, "If Santa had to buy it,"--which of course he doesn't; elves, you know--"he'd be broke."
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Comments

[greenwitch.livejournal.com]

Heee! One year (I must've been about 9), my parents let me return most of the birthday presents I had gotten from friends and family and buy Felicity and her accessories instead. I learned to manipulate the market young *G* As for dresses, I had a few but my grandmother was a very good seamstress and so my mother had bought the patterns for me, and grandma made several for me and my sisters (they also had 18" dolls that weren't AG), though none of them matched exactly.

[mysid.livejournal.com]

You were a child who knew what she wanted--not a bad quality to have.

And what a nice grandma you have!

[greenwitch.livejournal.com]

She was great... died a few years ago, but she was an awesome seamstress, made my sisters and I matching dresses when we were younger (though you can guess I did hate them, LOL), her own clothes, my mother's wedding dress, etc.