This Year, Make It An American Christmas

It’s barely a week past Thanksgiving. Are you still giving thanks? On Thanksgiving day, most of us sat around the house, sat around the table, said a prayer or two, said what we were thankful for, hugged our families, argued with our families, watched football, and took a nap. It was a scene out of Norman Rockwell portrait. Beautiful. But by Thursday night and black Friday morning, what were Americans doing? Pushing and scrambling, shoving grandparents to the floor, kicking kids out of the way, pelting each other with pepper spray, and getting into gun fights at the mall. All just to save a buck and be the first ones to buy the perfect gift. After all, isn’t this what the holidays are all about?

This year, it’s time to make some changes. Being thankful should last more than one day and being gracious and polite should be an innate part of who we are. It shouldn’t be painful to be pleasant. On top of all that, we need to keep our consumerism at home, not ship it off to China. We need to support our small and local businesses and keep our money working here in our own economy. So when you’re trying to think of things to buy this year think American and think small business. Think US Savings Bonds, or gift certificates to local restaurants. Choose your local toy store and choose toys made in America. I have posted a link here to show you all the great toys that are made here at home. Need some bath products? Check these out.

There are so many other things; you just have to be creative and thoughtful. It doesn’t take a lot of work, especially if you own a computer and can key up Google. Just take a walk around your local shopping center. Let’s keep some of our hard earned dollars at home this year.

Oh…AND BE NICE!! Santa is watching.

Still Rockin’ It
Scarlet Mom