MJ I like what you suggested. A few years ago I started a tradition of someone making something homemade for a family member, The next year that person had to make something for someone else. It went well for a few years but my SIL broke the chain. Now I just ask that anyone makes anything they want if they want to. I try to have at least a few homemade things. This year I made my girls grocery totes with matching coupon holders & tissue holders. As the ecomomy gets worse our gifts get fewer. I hope to see more thought & love go into the gifts than money.