This is how I start the usual family letter that circulates with a Christmas card each year. The one and only time I catch up with family and friends the old-fashioned way…in writing. When and some years, IF, I get around to it. I know not everyone is a fan of the great annual holiday letter. I hear they are so “impersonal” and just a way to “spout all your business”. However, I find them refreshing. Especially as I get older, they serve as a reminder of what I know from everyone when I receive them. And a document for what my family has done this past year. I tell you, the days are starting to blend. Therefore, this letter is a good thing.
Happy Holidays!
From January until Present
In a nutshell, the kids went to school. I stayed home and worked. This is my second year working from home and it just gets better and better. I am now training others who, like me, needed a solution to provide income for my family and allow me the flexibility of working my own schedule from home. The program I work with has a very strong and encouraging PAY IT FORWARD mindset, which I absolutely LOVE! You can contact me at tljabski@gmail.com if you want to know more about it.
The summer kicked off with kids everywhere, in and out the doors, all summer long. I had some great times at wine events and had great outings with family and friends. We enjoyed barbecue, music, and games of all sorts. Before we knew it, school supplies were advertised and we had days to get our stuff together for that first day of school. What happened to that first day of school? I can’t believe it! I just dropped the kids off at school for their first day of the 2018/2019 school year. Now, school pictures and parent teacher conferences are behind us.
Time Flies…Thanksgiving is Here
The holiday season is here.
Our extended family has expanded! With the growth comes change to our traditions. It has been gradually changing over the last decade but these last two years the changes have been more significant. This year will be the most unplanned holiday season yet.
For Thanksgiving, I will be most thankful for my family and friends, love and life. But I will have a special sweet spot for the grocery store offering me pre-diced onions and celery, pre-made pumpkin pies (Costco has THE BEST pumpkin pies)! And thank you to all these incredible online deals to kick off my holiday shopping while I sit back in a turkey coma with my socks on curled up on the couch. I will be sipping wine while the dishwasher takes care of the dishes.
You’re Invited…
For you, here is my invitation to you to shop here at Madhatter’s Magnificent Market! This is exactly the place for you to find some GREAT DEALS! Just like me, you can be curled up on Thanksgiving night on your couch in cozy socks, shopping.
Get ideas for your most difficult to buy for person on your list and find fantastic bargains for the gifts you find. Browse around and you will find something for everyone and even get ideas for yourself. Let’s START with some of the best deals happening right now! Then be sure to explore all the categories for amazing finds!
BOOKS AND GAMES
The ideal and traditional Christmas gift. Books and games are easily found here. Just find the category you wish to shop. Just about every book you can ever think of is available. Read historical dramas to modern biographies, sci-fi thrillers to inspirational books. In case you missed any of the hottest 2018 BEST SELLERS, you can find the top 100 here too. Including new releases such as the “Becoming Michelle Obama” book and a children’s story written by me, “God Made Strawberries for Me – The Story”.
Then jump on board for some good old-fashioned fun playing games. These make the best Christmas gifts when family is together. Spend this quality time with kids home from school playing favorite games, old and new. From classic board games to video game console specific. These games are affordable and offer hours of quality fun and time together you will cherish and never forget. Gaming as a family, particularly the classic board games, is the next best gift compared only to the time you spend together.
UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER TRADITION
Find one for yourself first. Then, pick one for everyone in the family. SAY CHEESE….The family portrait for your Christmas Cards!
Ugly sweaters used to not be considered ugly. They were referred to as festive sweaters. Come along on my reminiscing journey back through our tradition with the Ugly Christmas Sweater Tradition.
Then, all you need to do is select your favorite Ugly Christmas Sweater. Join me for a glass of wine or a hot buttered rum or a hot cup of cocoa or egg nog! We will sit in front of the fire and sing a carol or two!
CLOTHING FOR EVERYONE!
Find unique items from a variety of online shops offering that something right you just can’t find in the big stores. For your convenience, there is a breakdown of some categories. And don’t forget the accessories and footwear and handbags to complete the outfits! It’s all here…just shop around!
CUSTOM WINE by the CASE
Learn how to become a member for your discount on a case of wine where YOU get to select the wines to fill your 12-bottle case! Register as a Wine Estate member and above for deeper discounts and the ability to earn free wine on a monthly basis, plus potential for residual income.
Red wine, white wine, a combination. These wines offer some fantastic and delightful blends from the best wines of in our California backyard. Wines you will never see on a retail shelf offered for member discounts deeper than your average wine membership. Here you are guaranteed to enjoy your wine. If you find a wine you don’t care for, simply contact customer service and it will be replaced.
These wines are delivered to your door. You don’t have to shop the shelves or your local grocery store or specialty wine shop. You can also share these wines and GIVE THE GIFT OF WINE MEMBERSHIP! With several options, you choose your membership and the gift of membership that fits your desires, needs and budget.
EARLY LEARNING EDUCATION
Give the gift of learning this year. This is the ideal gift to any young child eager to learn and go to school like the big kids. It’s also a great gift for parents because it helps guide parents on age appropriate lessons. Young pre-schoolers will learn colors, letters, numbers and even begin reading and more. Special deals are available now can get you started for an incredibly low price! The program offers a fully loaded curriculum that is kid friendly, parent approved! Check out the deal now! PLUS – A 30-day free trial is available!
END OF SEASON SALE!
Up to 98% off — Shop for Halloween costumes now! Grease Pink Ladies costumes to Deluxe Wreck-It-Ralph. Adults and children’s costumes both at amazing discounted prices to end the Halloween season. This is the BEST time of year to plan for your costume next year.
Thinking like a kid, dress-up can be anytime of year. I have a niece I am convinced will become an actress someday. She loves to put on her costumes and pretend to be imaginary characters. My favorite she does is a character she calls “Grandma Jackie”. It kind of reminds me of a more modest and innocent “Mamma” from the old Carol Burnett & Friends show where Vicki Lawrence used to play the character Mamma. For imaginative kids like my niece, costumes are a HUGE HOLIDAY HIT under the tree!
EVENT TICKETS
Looking for the next Mannheim Steamroller Holiday concert? How about the Trans-Siberian Orchestra? Has it been years since you saw the ballet, “The Nutcracker”? Look here for your holiday entertainment options and surprise your loved one with tickets and an evening out! If not the ballet, “The Nutcracker”, find movie tickets here for the new movie based on the story.
FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS
Don’t leave out the floral arrangements from your holidays! Florists these days use all sorts of materials to create amazing arrangements. In addition to flowers, they use candles, fruit, vegetables, jars, stones and more. Order for your own table to make it festive or to give to the hostess of your next holiday party. A beautiful arrangement is eye-catching anywhere you have it. I recently attended a silver wedding anniversary party. The first thing I noticed when I walked in the door was the stunning floral arrangement. Beautiful rose arrangement with silver ribbons.
Pictures always show the whole turkey bird in the middle of the table before carving. In our family, the turkey never makes it in whole form to the table. It is carved and on a serving plate in a buffet line or set on the table, leaving the center of the table an ideal location for a gorgeous arrangement.
GIFT CARDS
All sorts. Lots of places. Different amounts. When all your gifts have been done and you need that one last something, that filler….a STOCKING STUFFER! Gift cards are the easiest way to go. Select all you need here in one quick click!
Obviously, some people a re just hard to buy for too. We have those same three individuals in the family each year we go rounds trying to get them to give us some ideas for gifts for them. Nothing. We spend months discussing it, shopping and pulling something aside to ask another family member, “do you think he will like this?”. Always a guessing game. But with gift cards, I know where they shop, this gives them the freedom to buy what they really want.
LEATHER COATS and more OUTER WEAR!
Check out the new Fall/Winter 2018 line of exquisite looking coats. 50% off — right now! The fashions here are stylish! For men and women, see what style fits your lifestyle and the image you want. Also, this vendor is NOW ACCEPTING the newest online currency, BITCOIN! Learn more about Bitcoin and set up your Bitcoin account by clicking right here!
PRESCRIPTION GLASSES
Give the gift of health by helping someone get the prescription glasses they need! There is an incredible variety of styles to choose from and weekly deals. For your family living on tight budgets and limited health benefits, the gift of health in any way possible is HUGE. Often our retired seniors experience this lack of access to resources for durable equipment to help support them. Specialty shoes, canes, walkers and more. This resource is affordable for you to be able to provide it as a gift! The gratitude you are to sure receive will be tremendous.
From our family to yours, We wish you a Happy Holiday Season! May all your wishes come true, your travels be safe and your families be blessed!
