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How's everyone doing with Christmas shopping?
I know it's not quite December yet, but how's it going for everyone? Do you have most of your stuff purchased? Do you know what you're going to buy?
I have to stop and pick up one thing at TRU on my way home today (thank you for an awesome sale on an item that's at the top of Jake's list, TRU!), then I will be completely done with both kiddos, aside from a few stocking stuffers. I also buy for my BFF's 2 kids, and they are both done. Brian & I aren't exchanging gifts, so I don't have to worry about him.
Aside from that, I'd say I'm about 50% done with everything else. I need some other stuff for our parents, siblings, 2 gift exchanges that I'm taking part in, and my angel child that my office is collecting for. I have ideas for most of these, I just need to head out and get them all purchased.
Re: How's everyone doing with Christmas shopping?
Hmmm...maybe 25% done? I have almost everything for dd. But I have a few crafty things to do for her. I'm making her a Doc mcstuffins Big book of boo boos but that won't be too hard. The big gift from us this year is finally putting up her big girl bed which we still need to buy the mattress. Before that I wanted to repaint so I'm doing that tonight. And then we will set everything up for Christmas morning (need to make some crafty decorations). I swear everything has been difficult or hard to find for her this year though!!
DH I think I'm doing a date basket (thanks to somebody who mentioned that on another thread) so I need to work on getting that all together.
I have my parents and brother's gifts ordered and they are hard to shop for so that's good. I have a bunch of other little gifts but I think I'm giving Sarris for a lot so I'm going to be placing a big order soon!
For someone who is usually a last minute shopper, I am almost all done. The kids are basically done, minus stocking stuffers and a few small things. Kid's gifts to the grandparents and aunts/uncles are ordered. I just have to buy two grab bag gifts, and gift cards for the boy's teachers. Rich hasn't sent me his list yet, but we are getting a treadmill, so I won't have to buy much for him.
And, my Christmas cards are in, so this weekend I just have to address, stamp, then mail them!
Jake - 1.15.08
Liam - 5.17.11
How time flies! Caileigh (9), Keira (6) & Eamon (3)
I didn?t really start thinking about Christmas until Thanksgiving was over, so I?m in decent shape when you consider that. I also have last year?s spreadsheet of presents, so I?m not worried about forgetting anyone. ;-)
We?ve gotten our family pictures taken. Christmas card is designed and ordered. Next is picking the 5x7 and 8x10 pictures we?re going to give to family and getting those printed. I want to order them this weekend since I don?t have a local place to go this year. (So sad that Ritz is closed! *sniff, sniff*) That is our primary gift to most family members, so that?s easy. I need to make sure I have enough cardboard envelopes to wrap them in.
I have a list of what we?re getting the kids, but I still need to shop for and/or order the actual items. I?m hoping to go to Learning Express on Sunday to see if they have anything on the list in their store. If not, online shopping it is! The tricky thing will be figuring out when we can have Todd?s mattress delivered when he isn?t home. I have gotten the kids Xmas Eve pjs and a few stocking stuffers. And I took the kids to make presents for daddy and the grandparents at Color Me Mine, so those just need to be wrapped.
I?ll probably just do gift cards for the niece and cousins. DH and I sort of picked out our own big gifts for each other, so I just need to find something small for him to open. I also want to get a new tree skirt and a few new family ornaments for 2012. And I?m still debating teacher gifts for this year. We usually just do a monetary gift for the daycare teachers, but I definitely want to get something for Heather?s K teacher.
Oh, and there are a couple of friend?s kids that I want to get something small. But I plan to do that at Learning Express this weekend.
Mostly, I need to start wrapping NOW so I don?t find myself up until the wee hours wrapping presents the night before we leave for Ohio?
my shopping is not coming along well at all. i got 1 gift for my DH and my son is pretty much done but i still need to get for:
2 grandmas, a great uncle, 2 sister in laws/brother in laws, a brother, 2 sets of parents, more things for my DH and something for my boss. ugh. if anyone has any suggestions i am open to it!
Well, Santa is done (outside of wrapping). DH and I are not exchanging (he already got a weekend away and we just bought a new kitchen table), so that's done!
I still need ideas from my parents and DH needs to come up with an idea for his Dad. But his two sisters (Godparents to the boys) are done.
As for my brother's family, we agreed to do a family gift this year. SIL gave me one idea, but I'm not spending all of the money on the one place - I'm hoping she comes back with wanting a membership to somewhere so I can get that done.
I'm getting there!
My three sons!