make due, or do without

I just stuck my child's gift in a rubbermaid tote and wrapped the tote.  The Tornado wants a piggy bank and I bought the cute pink one at Target with a crown.  It's impossible to wrap without a box and I am officially out of boxes.  Several presents are just ugly wrapped with tons of tape.  Don't judge me, it's getting close and I'm tired of wrapping presents for seven kids.

I figured wrapping the gift in a rubbermaid tote was either

A) sad and pathetic.  Because even though it's in a box, it still looks ridiculous and you can tell it's a rubbermaid tote.

B) ingenious and very eco friendly.  I will let her unwrap this gift and then I will use it for something else.

So I'm going with b.  I thought I was done shopping for her, but the husband reminded me what she wrote on her school Thanksgiving table and I knew I had just one more thing to buy.

Because when you are that thankful for piggy banks, you should probably own one.