My DH and I have our business in Construction. The Economy is so bad, we recently had to shut our doors on the company, not a great time of year for this, I have 5 grandkids, all little, who are use to coming to grammy's for a big Christmas, and as of right now, we can not afford to buy for them. I am so heart broken about this, By now I have usually got all my decorating done, this year I have done nothing, no tree. I have gone as far as telling my kids that I am not having xmas this year, I can not look into those little faces with nothing. Sorry had to vent!!
Quoting harream:
So sorry :-( Praying things gets better soon for you!
I also wanted to add that sometimes I think Christmas can be over the top with gifts when its suppose to be about spending time with friends and family and celebrating Christ birth (for us anyways) and being thankful :-)
If you grandkids are smaller (or any age really) you could make some homemade clay and have them help you make ornaments. I did that a couple yrs ago and our daughter loved it. I'm sure you could find a recipe online. Or you could make them by yourself as gifts for the kids for Christmas.
I hope you can have a nice time in spite of how things may look or seem right now.
I do not want to think anything can get worse, I am stressed enough
Quoting bigmama423:
I'm with you there.
I try to remind myself, it could always be worse...
Quoting maine2896:Thank You, I am sorry to hear this about you also. I will just be glad when Dec is over, hoping the New Year brings better things
Quoting bigmama423:Welcome to the group.
I'm very sorry to hear, I know times are hard for a lot right now, including our family.
They will be happy to see you regardless if you have gifts or not. I'm sure there are some cheap gift or craft ideas you can maybe think of??
We have no decorations and not many presents either. This year has been very hard for us too. :/
I totally understand what you are going through, I have been there before and it is heart breaking. I feel for you and your family and others doing it tough at the moment. I pray that you and your families can still enjoy the joy and happiness that goes with christmas, even though you may not be able to afford the perfect gifts for them. I thank my god everyday for providing me with the wisdom and strength to step up, and move forward and get through our tough times and presented me with an opportunity to create my own economy. If it as not for this I fear where we would be now. My thoughts and prayers go out to each and every one of you during this very trying time. However, stay positive, enjoy your time with family and friends and have a merry christmas, it is what money can not buy that matters not what money can buy. Quoting harream:
Quoting harream:
So sorry :-( Praying things gets better soon for you!
I also wanted to add that sometimes I think Christmas can be over the top with gifts when its suppose to be about spending time with friends and family and celebrating Christ birth (for us anyways) and being thankful :-)
If you grandkids are smaller (or any age really) you could make some homemade clay and have them help you make ornaments. I did that a couple yrs ago and our daughter loved it. I'm sure you could find a recipe online. Or you could make them by yourself as gifts for the kids for Christmas.
I hope you can have a nice time in spite of how things may look or seem right now.
I am so sorry.... I can understand your heart break... :( :( :(
It's so hard to trust...Update
Your best friend...
- maine2896
on Dec. 5, 2012 at 8:26 AM