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For the holidays??????????... Did you smile at anyone that you did not know? Did you wish people Merry Christmas that you did not know?
Did you give any suprise gifts or do any volunteer work? Let us know what you might have done to give some joy this year...
Im going to do a little bragging here cause I can.. I am no way rich or have money to really blow but my home is paid for and my kids and grandchildren are taken care of..
Mine and Als familys did not give each other Christmas again this year but donated to 3 poor familys as we have been doing for the last four years. Then for a little bit of fun, I took $200 out of my Christmas bonus and my SIL and I went to Walmart and strolled up and down the aisles outside in the truck and handed people who looked in need $50 for their family.. The first man and family turned our generosity down saying that others were in much more need.. The second family was afraid of us and ran into the store (roflmfao)... The Third guy was the bell ringer for Salvation Army, he blessed us.. The next was a man in ragedy clothes pushing the carts in, he did not work there and he just about pooped his self.. We put $15 into the Salvation Army pail as I have done many times these last few years.
We left and went to the *Deseret Industries* which is a place for familys to shop for used items that cant afford new items.. It was pretty slow there so we waited for the perfect family.. A man and his wife and three little children approached the doors and we called him over.. He could not believe someone was handing out money.. His wife, with tears in her eyes gave us *thumbs up* and the kids yelled, *Merry Christmas*.... Best Christmas I have ever had...
Did you give any suprise gifts or do any volunteer work? Let us know what you might have done to give some joy this year...
Im going to do a little bragging here cause I can.. I am no way rich or have money to really blow but my home is paid for and my kids and grandchildren are taken care of..
Mine and Als familys did not give each other Christmas again this year but donated to 3 poor familys as we have been doing for the last four years. Then for a little bit of fun, I took $200 out of my Christmas bonus and my SIL and I went to Walmart and strolled up and down the aisles outside in the truck and handed people who looked in need $50 for their family.. The first man and family turned our generosity down saying that others were in much more need.. The second family was afraid of us and ran into the store (roflmfao)... The Third guy was the bell ringer for Salvation Army, he blessed us.. The next was a man in ragedy clothes pushing the carts in, he did not work there and he just about pooped his self.. We put $15 into the Salvation Army pail as I have done many times these last few years.
We left and went to the *Deseret Industries* which is a place for familys to shop for used items that cant afford new items.. It was pretty slow there so we waited for the perfect family.. A man and his wife and three little children approached the doors and we called him over.. He could not believe someone was handing out money.. His wife, with tears in her eyes gave us *thumbs up* and the kids yelled, *Merry Christmas*.... Best Christmas I have ever had...
me, giving out eggnog and gingerbread to all my residents as they awakened christmas morning....what a joy to see the look on their faces like someone was really handing them this at this time of the morning! haha made my day!
Made muzz a turkey dinner, that was great, and he loves it so much...
Would have loved to do more, but money is just so incredibly tight, my plans for doing things stalled. But I had fun putting my inexpensive kitty-proof ornies on my tree! Neighbours claim to love it, it's in the front window, and has the m/c twinkler lights on it. Looks festive, makes people smile.
I couldn't really find the energy or money to do a whole lot more.
I loved hearing the stories.. I know a lot of us here cant afford our own familiys far less giving to others.. My son gave me a nice bonus so I wanted to pass it around.. Both of my boys will a little pissed about it as they dont understand.. Like I said, I could have used the money else where but it gave me lots of smiles.. People thought we were bonkers... It was quite interesting...