Crap, it's Christmas

Oh, bugger.
Once again I am faced with the prospect of having to get gifts for friends and family on a budget.............well that's a bit of a steaming pile of crap to start with- I have no budget, because a budget suggests you have an amount of money to spend on x people. I have fuck all to spend on everyone.

Ok, no money and some people to buy for, including an excitable nearly 5 year old.
Now, I don't feel the need to spend 100s but I do want to get something good for my little one at least, which brings me back to my 1st thought- what do I get him?
I mean, I do try not to spoil him, but he has so much it is crazy. In fact, I reckon he has as much now as my 2 siblings and I had in our entire childhoods.

He certainly doesn't need anything, but need has long since ceased to have anything major to do with Christmas in this country, and I doubt it will become important in the near future- recession or not.

I think I'll just get him a set of snakes and ladders, and, actually, I think he'll love it. Great!
Now, what do I say to those who spend 100s on their babies (I kid you not, I was at a toddler group where every child was under 3, and the average cost for each was over £150. That was just presents from the parents. One woman bought a TV ffs) they would be horrified that I couldn't find something more expensive to buy him.

Ah, well, I'll just lie.

xxx