Christmas Exchange

As a disclaimer, I used only the immediate Hutchings names to simplify this little chart considerably.  We love you all unconditionally.  We are doing single exchange from one family to another, with no separate system for the children.  How you choose to do that is up to you—single family gift, individual gifts for all, mostly adult gift—whatever.  Your business, and we'll never spill the love.

So here we go.  Due to unforeseen complications and the desire to avoid them in the future, we are doing the following:

2008

James➙Michelle

Heather➙James

Michelle➙Justin

Justin➙Marquie

Marquie➙Heather

We will then RESET to the following  (no complaining.  EVER.  You'll thank me later.)  Each year, you'll move up the birth chain, so everyone will move from Marquie to Justin to Michelle to Heather to James to Marquie, all starting in a different place.  Clean.  Simple.  Effective.  Here's the breakdown, in case my verbosity spawned incertitude:

2009

James➙Justin

Heather➙Marquie

Michelle➙James

Justin➙Heather

Marquie➙Michelle

2010

James➙Michelle

Heather➙Justin

Michelle➙Marquie

Justin➙James

Marquie➙Heather

2011

James➙Heather

Heather➙Michelle

Michelle➙Justin

Justin➙Marquie

Marquie➙James

At this point, the natural rotation would leave us all gifting ourselves this year, so it will cycle up an extra person this year for a four year total rotation.

2012

James➙Marquie

Heather➙James

Michelle➙Heather

Justin➙Michelle

Marquie➙Justin

Then we start over . . .

2013

James➙Justin

Heather➙Marquie

Michelle➙James

Justin➙Heather

Marquie➙Michelle

etc.

Any questions?