And it looks to be a slim one.

We’ve never bought a lot for the kids, mostly because we’ve not had the money. Tassie’s parents have always bought most of the presents. One year, Mike Wade bought most of their presents. None of that makes me feel to good as a parent.

I’d love to be able to get my kids great presents, but decisions we’ve made in the past prevent us from doing so. we have too much debt and we’ve never budgeted properly for Christmas.

Perhaps next year will be different.