I know this is a bit late just discovered your blog via a link in one of your emails to frugal aussies I thinK!

anyway I too decided that I had enough of christmas and all the do that went with it last year (2006) so I didn’t do much at all we packed a quick picnic lunch at 10.30 am consiting of a few sandwiches and some chips and a drink and we headed out no particular place in mind, we ended up taking a scenic route to Teterfeild from our home and we loved it stopped on the way swam in the river and ate our sandwiches, we had fun and the kids are still talking about it christmas dinner consisted of a stop at the garage and meat pies and sausage rolls can’t get more aussie then that total cost for the day $70.00 mainly fuel no other presents for anyoen except the kids and hubby. Which we spent about $200 including stockings.

I did spend $34.00 on christmas cards from RSPCA but in the cards I wrote “This little thought of a card has helped to save a life”

My sister inlaw did not appreciate it and complained, that we didn’t get them something (nothign from them in two christmases) my aunty thought it was a lovley idea and sent me a thank you note, Now this is a christamas I won’t forget!