12 Days of Christmas Day 5

12 Days of Christmas Day 5

If you want to read all about my 12 days of Christmas with ideas and suggestions here is the link. 

http://livinglifeasafife.blogspot.com/2013/12/12-days-of-christmas.html

Well I must admit there isn't anything overly exciting about the gift for Day 5. I got Mr. Fife a pack of socks that look warm and cozy. 

He loves socks. Especially warm and cozy socks. 

Who doesn't like warm and cozy socks? 

What did you give for Day 5?

Thanks for reading my blog and stop by tomorrow to find out what Mr. Fife gets for day 6.

Mrs. Fife

12 Days of Christmas Day 4

12 Days of Christmas Day 4

If you want to read all about my 12 days of Christmas with ideas and suggestions here is the link. 

http://livinglifeasafife.blogspot.com/2013/12/12-days-of-christmas.html

I am pleased to report that the gift package Mr. Fife opened today had the correct amount of items. 

Our son loves Axe body spray it makes him feel grown up. He also likes to wear cologne so Axe body spray is our compromise. 

While shopping I am looking for numbers and I am sure you are thinking how many more cologne/personal care items is he going to get? Well, I realize there has been a trend the past few days but tomorrow will be different. I promise. 

On the 4th Day of Christmas I gave Mr. Fife an Axe gift set. Men aren't picky when it comes to body wash. My son will love to take the spray. 

Let me know what you are giving for the 4th day. 

Thanks for stopping by and reading my post today.

Mrs. Fife

12 Days of Christmas Day 3 or should I say 4 for 3.

12 Days of Christmas Day 3

If you want to read all about my 12 days of Christmas with ideas and suggestions here is the link. 

http://livinglifeasafife.blogspot.com/2013/12/12-days-of-christmas.html

We are a fourth of the way into the 12 Days of Christmas. Mr. Fife opened Day 3's gift already. It was a Gillette razor gift set. I seen 3 items in the box and thought great this is a gift I know he will use and like. I buy all of these items in 1 shopping trip if possible. So really I am looking for numbers. I seen the 2 items in the Old Spice gift from yesterday. I seen 3 items in this box so great Day 3 check. I am sure you will see a pattern between not noticing the ironic message on the back of the Old Spice box yesterday and what happened today. 

Well I seen the back of the box when Mr. Fife opened the package and seen 4 items shown. So I thought ok maybe there is only 3 in the package and they are just  making a suggestion or advertising. 

You guessed it there is 3 items in the box and 1 hidden under one of the items for a grand total of 4. Yes 4 on the 3rd day of Christmas. So what does Mr. Fife say to me??????  You need to get me a 3 gift just to be fair with a teasing tone in his voice.

I said fine so you know what I am going to pick up today? An instant lottery ticket connected to the number 3. One with 3 in the name or 3 of a $1 dollar ticket. I know it isn't the most imaginative idea in the world but it is a fix to my Day 3 mistake.  

Hope you are having a great weekend and a nice relaxing Sunday. Please check back for Day 4. 

~~~ Mrs. Fife

12 Days of Christmas Day 2

12 Days of Christmas Day 2

If you want to read all about my 12 days of Christmas with ideas and suggestions here is the link. 

http://livinglifeasafife.blogspot.com/2013/12/12-days-of-christmas.html

This morning was hectic to say the least. All 3 of the Fife kids had their winter violin recital. They did a great job I am really proud of them.  When the recital was done we had to go directly to their school auditorium for their class Christmas concert/performances. Fife 1 had a band concert and Fife 2's class sang beautifully. Fife 3's class wasn't preforming and I think he was relived. Here are some pictures of them from the recital. 

Mr. Fife had a busy day also and unfortunately wasn't able to make the violin recital or the Christmas concerts. He hates missing any of their recitals, performances, games, school parties and events etc. I realize that I am blessed to be able to attend each and every event with our kids. I know he sacrifices so much so they have me at every thing. Thank you Mr. Fife I appreciate you and all you do for us. 

Ok I wanted to post about Day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas. Mr. Fife isn't a morning person but he becomes a true morning person for the 12 days leading up to Christmas. He couldn't wait to find out what he was getting for day 2. 

I must put a disclaimer here....  My husband told me years ago that he loves Old Spice. I started laughing because I haven't heard of anyone wearing Old Spice since my grandpa. Especially men in their 20s don't wear it. I didn't know they still made Old Spice until he mentioned it. He told me that there would be a lot less people on Earth if Old Spice wasn't around. He said all ladies love Old Spice and can't resist it. I know you are laughing as much as me right now.

When I seen the 2 piece Old Spice gift set I knew he would love it. He did and he told me again about his theory of Old Spice causing the birth of millions. 

I wrapped this gift last week and didn't notice what was on the back of the box until today. I guess my husband isn't the only one that believes in the power of Old Spice. 

Look closely at the box. "If your grandfather hadn't worn it, you wouldn't exist." 

Day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas was a great success. I know this maybe Day 1 for some of you. So what did you do for Day 1 and Day 2? 

Happy Day 2 of Christmas. Check back tomorrow for Day 3.  

12 Days of Christmas Day 1

12 Days of Christmas Day 1:

If you want to read all about my 12 days of Christmas with ideas and suggestions here is the link. 

http://livinglifeasafife.blogspot.com/2013/12/12-days-of-christmas.html

I know some people will start this on December 13th and end on December 24th. Some will give another gift(s) on Christmas. Other people will start this on December 14th and end on December 25th and this is their Christmas present. I start on December 13th. 

I hung my banner with my 12 numbered clothespins last night. I decided to use the same banner I used last year which isn't anything Martha Stewart would be proud of. 

I got up before Mr. Fife but I do every morning. I grabbed the little candy bag of chocolates wrapped in black foil that said COAL on the tag. I would show you a picture of that but I don't have one because Mr. Fife had me wrap them up again and was giving them to a friend as a joke this morning. 

I then sat on the bed and told Mr. Fife it was time to get up. He asked the time and said he could sleep a little longer and didn't even open his eyes. It wasn't until Fife 2 came in the room and asked if I was holding Daddy's present for the day. I said yes and miraculously Mr. Fife's opened his eyes and was well rested. He opened the wrapping and look so disappointed. I made a joke about how I told you that he was getting coal this year. I then proceeded to ask if he wanted his real gift? Well I wrapped his real gift in a juicebox case. He opened it and asked if this was another gag gift. I told him to open it and find out. 

He opened it and he got a fleece pullover from his university. He loves anything and all things from his university. It was a hit. Here is the picture of the pullover.

I then had him write on the tag what he got and pin it up on the banner. 

Shhhhhh here is a sneak of tomorrows gift. I can't say what it is because Mr. Fife reads this blog. 

 

Have a great day and wonderful weekend. By the way if you are looking for some great gifts for friends and co-workers today only (December 13th) Bath and Body Works is having their $8 candle sale. That is a great deal for 3 wick candles that are normally $20. 

12 Days of Christmas

My husband is the hardest person to buy gifts for, receiving gifts is not his love language. I have tried to surprise him for years since we started dating. I always thought I had the perfect gift that he would love. However I never got the reaction I was hoping for, you know the one of excitement and surprise. I kept trying but felt better after I read the Gary Chapman book The Five Love Languages. After reading the book I realized that gift giving just wasn't his thing. 

Last year I heard about people giving their significant others little gifts for the 12 days of Christmas. I thought why not do this for my hubby. I wasn't expecting fireworks, remember he just not that into gifts. He had no idea I was going to be doing anything like this which made it even better. He knew I had a great Christmas present for him. What can I say I was so excited about the gift that I kept telling him how much he was going to love it. I was right he did end up loving that gift when he opened it on Christmas morning it was some shirts and hoodies from the college he is attending working towards another degree. He loves this school so I knew that would be a hit and because he hasn't met a hoodie he didn't like.   

When December 13th came around he was shocked when he woke up and saw a ribbon with clothes pins on it hanging in our room. I handed him a gift with a tag that said "On the 1st Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me...." He opened his gift to find a jacket from his favorite sports team.  I then had him write on the tag what the gift was and hang it on the ribbon. Here is the shocking part.........  He loved this and I finally saw the great reaction I was trying to get for years. He told my friends it was one of the coolest things I have ever done for him gift wise. He was excited like a child on Christmas morning. He really looked forward to getting his present every day. I was also told he is expecting it every year now. I guess I created a monster. 

I didn't know I was going to be blogging about this so I didn't take pictures of it last year. I created my tags this year as a simple document with different colors and fonts.  

Here are a few things to know about this and remember you can change it in so many ways to make it special for the person. 

Each day is assigned a number of objects so keep that in mind when deciding what to buy. 

I gave the biggest gift on day 1. It was the most expensive day out of the 12 for me. 

You can also do this without spending a dime. Example each day is associated with a chore or act of kindness.Such as 5 days of taking out the trash. A back rub or 2 car washes etc. 

I wrapped each gift individual which made it even more exciting for him. 

Here are some of the things I used for my 12 days last year: 

Gloves 

Pack of socks

Pack of under shirts 

Instant scratch of tickets (those are great because you can either do the number of the day or some of them have a number in the name such as Lucky 7s) 

CD the number of songs on the disk corresponds to the number of the day.

Favorite candy (If they are really into candy and sweets you could do all 12 days with sweets)

Favorite pop this works good for day 6 or 12

Gift card works good for days 5 or 10   

Books or Magazines

The possibilities are endless there is a lot of ways to customize it or themes to do for each year. 

What I did was make a list of things I wanted to buy and then I filled in with instant tickets the days I couldn't find something in a package with that number. I didn't know how many shirts or socks were going to be in a pack until I went shopping. So if you plan on using instant tickets buy those last. 

Last year I used a simple piece of ribbon and put clothes pins on it so he could hang the tag each day. I may do the same this year or I may create a poster or calendar for him to hang the tags on. 

I will be taking pictures this year and I will share them with you and everything I buy for the days. 

I think this is something special to do for that special person in your life. It also shows the special person in your life that you haven't forgot about them in the middle of the holiday chaos. I hope they like it as much as Mr. Fife did. 

*************Update*****************  Here are some pictures of the tags from this year.

I found the list of what I got Mr. Fife last year.

1. Jacket
2. Pair of gloves
3. Instant Ticket
4. Axe gift set
5. Undershirts
6. Socks
7 Instant Tickets
8. T-Shirts
9. McDonalds gift card
10. Instant tickets
11. CD
12. Golf balls