Each year I take the kids to the Reach Out Christmas wrapping day.  There we spend hours wrapping presents for other people that are struggling at this time of year. We go through rolls of Christmas wrapping paper and scotch tape. Every year, the boys pick up the wrapped gifts and place them in the family group according to the family number. The empty paper tubes become weapons and when the work is done, a tube fight breaks out. This year though, the wrapping was mostly done over the weekend and so we spent an hour. This was always my thing to do at Christmas. It was something I planned for to the point of allowing the kids to miss school if it wasn't a half day.  This was important for me and for our kids to remember others even if we didn't know them. To realize that Christmas isn't the same for every one and it isn't just about getting.  Maybe next year, I will have to help with the shopping instead.