Christmas

Ok, so I've been thinking about something I learned on my mission. There was this super thrifty woman. She had a gorgeous house and everything, but most of it was from garage sales, consignment shops, etc. She was so cool that she'd even found a Build a Bear box and put a new looking Teddy Bear in it from another garage sale and was going to give those to her kids for Christmas. AWESOME! Why, the kids won't really know, she only paid like $7 for something that would've easily been $30+ and she was being environmentally friendly. Yep, that's right another environmental tip. Why, because I've been thinking about it. Like for this Christmas, the Noyes clan are going the homemade route, and it is a lot of fun, but hey lets also recycle too. I'm making grocery bags for Pam from old kimono(I'll post pictures after Christmas..I'll also take orders after Christmas if they turn out OK). So not only is it homemade, it is recycling. I was just thinking too...hey we could shell out a lot for toys, or maybe we should try to organize a relief society toy swap. Have the ladies get together and bring the toys their kids don't want/have grown out of/are too annoying, and just let the other ladies take and choose as they please. Kind of like Zwaggle or Craigslist. I think I'll talk to our RS 2nd tomorrow....I'm really excited. Let's all be honest too, what kid under 6 or 7ish really cares if a new toy is in a package, and if it looks old, make it a rainy day surprise instead.

So yeah it can be summed up in, do Christmas shopping at your friend's house, garage sales, and goodwill/DI, it is cheaper and friendlier to your planet, and what better gift to give a person than a healthier place to live?


Sorry...it sounds really cheesy but I am REALLY excited about this idea.