Mary's Winter Ensemble

I found Mary's ensemble at Old Navy dot com. I bought a jacket for $29; fleece scarf, gloves, and hat for $3 each and a sweater for $12. With shipping the total was $57. It was $7 more than I wanted to spend, but I forgot about the shipping. In the end I felt good about the purchase. I'm so glad Mary will have a nice warm jacket. Naturally, I had to get everything matching. I so enjoy buying clothes for little girls.

Next came the little boy. I received an e-mail from the religious education director. She was asking for donations for several boys who live in a group home in the city. They have various issues. They deserve a nice Christmas too. One of the boys wanted sneakers and socks among other things. So I thought who better to send for the sneakers and socks than my husband and C2. They spent $50.

C1 and C2 purchased their giving tree gifts: a game and a basketball. And finally, we donated the turkey C2 received from work to the soup kitchen.

My family spent approximately $150 plus the free turkey on giving for Christmas. Now I just have to put it in the budget for next year. Up until now, I would forget that Christmas comes the same time every year...imagine that!