Help! Our Tree Is Eating Our House!!!

[DVCsince02]

Wow Jen, that's a lot!! i think i have decided, for every new toy that comes in, an old one goes out to the garage sale or pass me down pile. at least that will minimize the toy chest. we get a lot of hand me down toys from my sister- between those and new toys from grandma, it is just too much for one kid. He can't even play with it all.

I wish you could have seen the box Chris took to Goodwill today. It was larger than a dishwasher box, filled to the rim with toys. Never played with or barely at all. Stuffed toys from theme parks, McDonalds toys, etc. I made sure all the pieces were there and placed them in bags so they would stay together in it's travels. So much stuff.

I wish I could take my tree down but the kids want it up until at least New Years

Normally our tree is up through New Years too. This year I guess I had Chris here and ready to do it, so we just plowed through it.

 

[wishspirit]

Our tree goes up just after my birthday, so the 17th or 18th of December, and gets taken down on January 6th, at the end of the 12 days of Christmas.

You did well to clean it all up though! Can you do my room next?

 

[mommytoone]

Do you ever feel like your house has been swallowed up by gifts?

I love the tree!!!! Yes, I feel the same way, that is why I have to take my tree down the day after Christmas. I can not stand it. My house is not that big anyway. I don't know how many kids you have but I only have one Now we get to get more for her birthday in 2 weeks. Will it ever end!!!

 

[mommytoone]

Well folks, it's done. Everything has been put away. The tree, the decorations, the outdoor lights, everything. And I don't feel bad one bit.

All my stuff is put away too, and I dont' feel bad either.

 

[paperdoll1986]

The big family Christmas always looks like that. it's funny, this is the first year it didn't look like that when i got ot my aunt and uncle's. mostly giftcards this year.

 

[DVCsince02]

I love the tree!!!! Yes, I feel the same way, that is why I have to take my tree down the day after Christmas. I can not stand it. My house is not that big anyway. I don't know how many kids you have but I only have one Now we get to get more for her birthday in 2 weeks. Will it ever end!!!

We have 3 kids, but only 2 really got presents. We have an infant and he got diapers and some clothes.

The big family Christmas always looks like that. it's funny, this is the first year it didn't look like that when i got ot my aunt and uncle's. mostly giftcards this year.

My family isn't that big. I have one older brother and he is married with 2 older kids. We put a limit on what we buy but it's still insane.