Have You Ever Wanted Something...And....

You will get a tree I know you will because your determinded to get that christmas tree. And dont give up. Your not alone I havent bought any Christmas gifts at all. And dont think I will be buying any this year. But thats okay I have my decorations up and thats good enough for me. Im going to do a dance so that you will get your tree.LOL Let me know if it works.LOL Hugs!

I have to admit that there have been times recently when I had a totally irrational and out of financial reach desire. Unfortunately my finances are such that there is no way I can afford the object of my fixation at the moment. Every time I go into the city I have to walk past a shop selling leather coats and jackets, and right slap in the middle of the window is a stunning black suede jacket with a long heavy fringe, stunning beadwork panels and concho trim on the sleeves. I have fallen in love with this jacket but the price tag leaves me shuddering.

Go ahead and get that tree hun, you deserve it:-)

Pyewacket~ I totally understand where you are coming from. I haven't bought so much as a package of candy canes. I'm just not in the Christmas spirit this year for some reason. We are broke and everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. I guess I'd better be figuring something out or I'm going to have 10 very angry children.

We don't have a tree either. First time since becoming an adult that I haven't had one. But our house isn't big and with 10 kids running around there's really no place to even put one plus I don't want to spend the money on one, I'd rather have it for gifts. I don't know....I am going to have to do something quick because Christmas sure is FLYING up on us!

I hope you get that tree! I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Take care,
~Stephanie:-)

Oh He!! Pye go for the tree.
Christmas only comes once a year.
If you bargin good and hard you may even be able to knock the price down a bit.
I do not have money to buy gifts, so all I want for christmas is a family christmas.
I really hope you get your tree.

Hello pyewacket my friend:)

There have been things that I have desperately wanted but have been unable to have do to circumstances.

I know you want a tree. I would love to provide you with a tree. Since I don't know where you are, I'll have to share this photo with you of me delivering you a tree.

Oh Pye, I think our lives are on a parallel path...I swear all week I've been wondering the same thing, how am I going to get my tree this year. I just HAVE to have my tree....if I don't get one, it will be the first time in my 60 years that I never had a real live tree, and I can't handle it, I really feel something will go wrong if I don't. We are running on the same path together my friend.

Remember I mentioned that Norfolk Island Pine in your other discussion? At least it's alive and I can dress it up a little bit for Christmas....maybe you can go along those lines too, at least it's something.

I wish I had a better job so I could send you a gift certificate for your tree, I really know how important it is to have it, I really do.

Once in awhile you have to find a reasonable splurge. It seems to me that splurge would be worth more than the money to you. My daughter was wanting to be frugal this year,they will be traveling for a lot of the week before Christmas but her hubby loves Christmas. She expressed the need for frugality, but did not insist. Came home from orchestra practice and hubby had taken garland and made a tree on the wall, hanging their favorite decorations from it. She says it is really pretty, took care of his need for a tree and her need for frugality. Also saves space in the apartment with a small child. I opted for the third year in a row, to buy a large, potted Norfolk Island Pine. Maybe this year I won't neglect it in the spring, and I will have it for next Christmas, as well. I put my mini ornaments on it, and made some cute sparkly balls by putting hooks through sparkly pompons. I like it a lot. Some years we cut a live tree. Loved the experience of going. I used to have an artificial tree, then cut boughs of evergreen from around my yard for the cedar smell and evergreen ness. You will figure out the best choice for you for this desire. It may well be worth it to you to have a tree this year. Ir might be a precursor of better fortune this year. Hugs, and Merry Christmas.

I understand the money is tight situation. We are broke and behind on all our bills. We have a tree because we own a artificial one from years ago. We also put up all our decorations. We are trying to buy a few small gifts for our youngest daughter. She is 10. We have been searching clearance racks at the dollar store and have found a few cute things. I figure atleast we will be together and thats what counts.

Oh, aye. My family almost didn't have a tree this year and wouldn't have if the clothing bank (a kind of charty things, mostly for clothes but it occasionally has other stuff which it gives away to whoever wants it/needs it) hadn't saved us one.

But we've NEVER been that great financially, so yeah..there's been stuff I've really wanted before and been unable to get.
This year I REALLY want to go downand see my grandparents for christmas. We always did it growing up...but the last few years we haven't been able to. And my grandparents are old, they could kick the bucket any year now:(

Plus their christmas dinners ROCK lol.

But I just don't think we're gonna be able to do it this yea. We're gonna JUST manage a couple presents and the christmas dinner (mostly thanks to my newest job).

But I know how you feel. I've seen discussions where the people mentioned having hundreds of bucks to spend on christmas...and I'm always like; Man...I've never even seen that much money in my whole lifetime, not as a check, not as cash...at ALL.

I completely empathize with you. I am in the same position this year, and if not for the fact that I've had a fake tree for years, I wouldn't be decorating either.

I say get the tree! It's not an extravagance, and you deserve to have it. Get it and enjoy it!:) I am going to spend money on a dvd I can't afford, but I want it and my life has been threatened by a very scary myLotiona if I don't get it by Christmas Day, so I'm getting it. LOL. Do what we must to be happy, right??