I’m trying to imagine my folks buying Christmas presents for all of us kids. Everything came from Spiegel catalogue. We got a couple presents, perhaps $2.98 apiece, but our excitement equaled that of expensive gifts when we opened them. A doll , coloring books and crayons, cardboard punch-out dolls and clothes delighted us. It was the only time we received presents.
 
Gale and I Christmas shop on the internet. Our children often send a link in an email, giving us ideas. That makes it easy. When they were small and money was tight, we bought cheap dime store toys and they didn’t know the difference. Times have changed, but not the magic.