I think that we should all back off from the commercialism of Christmas. It is so "plastic" anymore. I, too, am planning on giving more gifts that I have made, pouring the love into those items rather than buying things that have been made(more than likely) in foreign countries. I've told our children for the last few years that if something takes up more than 1 square inch of space, I don't want it. We have a house full of "stuff" and I am wanting to downsize. (In everything but my sewing/quilting, of course.) So, here's to 2012 and I hope that we keep these thoughts and resolutions.