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Christmas...

I know Christmas is still a long ways off, I mean we haven't even hit Halloween yet. But have you started to think about it yet? I already have started on gifts and can't wait to start looking for Christmas cards if I dont end up doing with something from work...I love the Holidays!
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Re: Christmas...

  • I feel like I am always socking away ideas for Christmas. I know this year rather than doing presents for all the families within my family (aunts, uncles and cousins) I am going to make chocolate spoons for hot chocolate and donate money to a charity in their name. The rest of my list, I am looking for stuff in Paris in two weeks and then I will reevaluate what I need to make after that.

    As for crafts, I made some things last year but I am sort of on a hiatus because we do not have that much room to store any decor like crafts until we buy a house. 

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  • I want to start Christmas shopping. I keep telling myself I will do it soon, but then again I've been telling myself that since about June. I want to get it done and forget about it.
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  • I've bought 6 Christmas presents (only 3 are for Riley! lol) and Riley and I picked out new lights for the tree at Target....since Buster chewed through our old set last year.  I love Christmas :)
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  • I'm pretty much a Grinch when it comes to Christmas shopping. I can't stand the pressure of deciding what to get people and feeling obligated to get some people a gift. the people I buy for have everything they could ever want so it makes it hard. Campbell, we're just getting him a toy box and maybe one bigger toy. We have NO room.
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  • We've started, but only b/c all the kids get visa gift cards, so we pick them up throughout the year to offset the costs.

    Not sure on anyone else, I really want DH to deal with his family this year.  Last year I gave them watercolor paintings of their houses and only my parents really showed any thanks.

    That and I'm tired of the we get one $100 gc to HD from MIL and her hubby when everyone else gets separate gifts.  I swear we are the only people to get a "couple" gift.

  • I try to start my shopping after Halloween and be done before Thanksgiving.  I usually go to Target so its a one-stop shopping trip.  Plus, this way I miss all the crazy Christmas crowds.
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  • I've started saving for Dh's birthday present (which is dec 22nd) I usually start Christmas shopping in October so I can spread the effect on my pocket book out over a few months. Luckily, my side of the family makes amazon wishlists so we know we get something we like/need/want. It makes half of the shopping we need to do much easier.
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  • I always have good ideas for DH, but they are always expensive. I want to get him the whole set of King of Quenns and these Timberland boots he loves but right there is already $300 on only two things. I know he doesn't care about how many gifts, I just can't only give him two things. I went way overboard last year breaking our budget we set, and yet I haven't set anything aside for this year.
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  • I'm a complete procrastinator when it comes to Christmas shopping. I wait until the very last minute. Most of my procrastination comes from not knowing what to get people. If I knew what to get I would probably get it down sooner.
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  • Don't be haters.... I am DONE!!! I just picked up my last gift about 2 weeks ago.. And for the kicker.. Everything is already wrapped too... I was actually hoping just the other day that I knew who I got for secret santa on this board because I want to order it already..
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    Don't be haters.... I am DONE!!! I just picked up my last gift about 2 weeks ago.. And for the kicker.. Everything is already wrapped too... I was actually hoping just the other day that I knew who I got for secret santa on this board because I want to order it already..

    WHAAA?! And wrapped to?! That's just crazy talk!

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  • For some some odd reason I am completely organized when it comes to Christmas.. Not for anything else mind you, but always have it together for Christmas... My sister actually sometimes gives me $$ and her kids Santa lists and I shop for her..
  • imageLORENZOSAUNT:
    Don't be haters.... I am DONE!!! I just picked up my last gift about 2 weeks ago.. And for the kicker.. Everything is already wrapped too... I was actually hoping just the other day that I knew who I got for secret santa on this board because I want to order it already..

    I would love to be able to do that, but no go, b/c DH's family SUX BIG BALLS!!!!!

  • imageLORENZOSAUNT:
    Don't be haters.... I am DONE!!! I just picked up my last gift about 2 weeks ago.. And for the kicker.. Everything is already wrapped too... I was actually hoping just the other day that I knew who I got for secret santa on this board because I want to order it already..

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  • My In-laws kinda do too... They get what they get and that's it.. I don't wait around for them..
  • We have started to look at Christmas gifts for Xander. We get hit for the last 3 months of the year with birthdays and Christmas. We already bought Xander's big birthday present and picked out his one for Christmas. I would love to be done but I just don't know what to get everyone this year. And we do a pauliana for Andrew's side with his brothers, sister and BIL.
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  • OMG. The thought of buying Jacob christmas presents and giving him fun things to unwrap made me melt. Now I can't wait!!!
  • imageFutureMrsNAH:
    I'm pretty much a Grinch when it comes to Christmas shopping. I can't stand the pressure of deciding what to get people and feeling obligated to get some people a gift. the people I buy for have everything they could ever want so it makes it hard. Campbell, we're just getting him a toy box and maybe one bigger toy. We have NO room.

    OMG sooo this, I really want to like Christmas shopping but it is so stressful. I have one friend I still exchange with and seriously that is sooo difficult we are all grown up now there isn't anything I need/want that I don't just get for myself. Then of course my sister's and their spoiled kids, ugh.

    DH's family exchanging is completely annoying also, his parents and aunt and uncle on MIL's side all exchange gift cards. Seriously? WTF is the point? I just broke dh of this habit with his parents the three of them would exchange gift cards in the exact same dollar amount every year, to top it off it is ususally like an amex gift card, not a specialty one.

    Now decorations that's a completely different ball of wax. I looooove gettign ready for that.

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