Never again!

Shmogan09 · December 2011

I am officially not doing Christmas cookies next year. It has gotten totally out of hand doing them for friends, neighbors and DH's coworkers. Considering I will have a 3 1/2 year old and a 10 month old next Christmas I am assuming people will understand if I slack off on the cookie deliveries. Why did I start doing this in the first place? Anyone else feel like their cards (we sent 80 this year) or cookie making has gotten out of hand?

katied022 · December 2011

I think that they can understand why you wouldn't do it... and if not oh well.

I do feel like my Christmas Card count doubled from last year to this year... I have no idea how.

mle5d · December 2011

I'm impressed that you did them in the first place! I have not done christmas cards in the two+ years since DH and I have been married. I also used to make this white chocolate peppermint bark to give as christmas presents...didn't even cross my mind to make it this year!

I did make 8 dozen coookies this weekend, but am I using them for gifts??? Nope! Two dozen are for work, two dozen are for christmas eve, and the remaining 4 dozen are for DH for painting the nursery and generally putting up with my pregnancy insanity. And I don't feel too bad about it either! Big Smile

christinak22 · December 2011

I've never been into doing any of this stuff. People are lucky if my house is clean when I have them over. We sent Christmas postcards two years ago--DD was born in September, so it was a combined Christmas card/birth announcement, but DH did the whole thing. He's WAY more domestic than me...which is awesome

PhysChic7685 · December 2011

We don't do Christmas cards; we consider them a gimmick and an excuse to spend money (not judging--I know a lot of people, like the ILs, love this part of Xmas--it's just not for us).

I love baking around Christmas time, though for the past two years I've also been making lots of truffles (this year, I made almost 400 truffles by the time I was done). In the past year or so, we've turned the baking and chocolates into gifts instead of doing them on top of gifts. They're "from the heart," don't cost a huge amount of money, and I don't have to worry about them going to waste if the person I give them to doesn't really want them because they'll just share them.

I'm actually excited about Christmas baking next year. My two will be the same ages as yours. I know the 10-month-old will be hard to manage, but I feel like my DD will actually be able to participate. I'm planning to make things she can definitely help with like sugar cookies or gingerbread men. Maybe some other stuff too--we'll see how into baking she is. It was always a wonderful tradition my mom and I shared and I really want to start it early.

lauren1205 · December 2011

yes! every year I bake like 10 + types of cookies to give away. next year I am seriously limiting. the thing I hate most is that I try new recipes to mix it up a bit, and I always hate the way they turn out. I have a whole bag of fig pinwheels that martha stewart convinced me would be great and that cannot see the light of day- they are a disgrace. next year, I'm sticking to only recipes I know I can sucessfully do. argh!

December192009 · December 2011

Dang! We limited our cards to 40- covered the most important people, and sent out a few for last minute cards we received. So far as cookie baking - I bought the break aparts and baked 100 while boys napped, then immediately packed them up for our co-workers/secretaries. We also gave important co-workers/secretaries and custodians a yankee candle or christmas ornament with the cookies ( I bought a cute boxed set and broke them up among people). One long Saturday, but I was glad when it was all over! As far as cutting back - with three under 3 next year we aren't going anywhere other than spending some one on one with my in laws and parents as they drop in on Christmas morning - I am so over mega family get togethers!

btartaroind · December 2011

I usually make Christmas cards (sometimes with painted flat wooden ornaments in them) but this year with baby stuff and closing on our house Dec 2nd, it wasn't happening.

I also usually make a ton of chocolate covered pretzels that I give to people, which required standing over the stove for hours hand dipping them all, BUT I discovered the Bakers brand chocolate that you melt in the microwave. This meant I could do all the hand-dipping in front of the TV on the couch WOOHOO!

blueyedsweety28 · December 2011

wow, you really go all out .. to me anyways, I would not make Christmas cookies for everybody .. unless I worked at a bakery .. haha .. cards, I don't mind sending and I'm actually disappointed to learn my significant other does not like sending out cards to his friends and family .. I enjoy Christmas cards and the family photos .. =]

Shmogan09 · December 2011

Usually I do all the baking with my mom and sister when DS is napping and it's actually really fun. I just forget sometimes the limitations pregnancy puts on our bodies. I was standing up baking for 6 hours that day and I seriously wanted to die at the end I was in so much pain. Maybe next year I will send DS1 and DS2 to the discovery museum for a day with DH and I can have a nice Mommy day to do baking with my mom and sis.

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