December is so expensive around here and then...

AnnapolisLari

2 birthdays (actually kind of 3 since my niece was born late on 11/30), kid party, our annual Christmas party, Christmas and my car needs new tires and brakes before the snow flies.

DH went in for an oil change and now he needs a new battery. <sigh>

Brewster

I feel your pain.  I have 11 family birthdays beginning at Halloween and ending with Noah on Dec. 23.  It's crazy expensive, not to mention I have totally run out of gift ideas for some of the harder people.

AZ_Erica

My car needed new tires too.  DH kept putting it off until this week....the same week we go Christmas shopping.  Oh well, tis the season!

AnnapolisLari

Oh, we also had a couple of trees come down that need to be dealt with. I don't like DH using a chain saw (it's one of the few things that truly freaks me out) so we have to have the tree guy come out.

Thankfully, they are a little bit back in the woods and can probably wait until spring.

Where the hell did 2011 go?

DandelionMom

Ugh, I feel your pain.  My two older girls' birthdays, Christmas, and 2 other family birthdays.  Then there's all the travel.  I need to win the lottery. 

GinandTonic

We have DD's bday and Christmas, including a hotel room in North Jersey for a weekend to see my dad for early Christmas.  Sucks the life out of me.

Then, we get hit with preschool downpayment in January.  While we're still paying for this year.  Before we know it, we'll have to pay for the pool membership and camp.  The fun never ends...

Ciarrai

I totally feel your pain.  We are a little more spread out, but my niece, my dad, DH and one of my brother's birthdays are all in November.  FIL is in December.  My other brother and DS are January and DD#2 is February 1st.  In less than three months we have all that plus Christmas plus all the new January activities the kids are signing up for.  Do you know how much swimming lessons for three kids costs?!?!?  But with a pool in the backyard and me or DH taking the kids by ourselves so often, they *need* those.

emiliemadison

Tell me about it. Ugh.

Aside from Christmas, the birthdays we have in Dec are: DS, 5 year old BIL, MIL, Me, aunt, niece- all within 2 weeks of Christmas.