Who as their christmas shopping done??

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lorihart

Cathlete
Im just getting started;( I buy for kids first and the adults come later!:) Im really hoping that next year someone will mention about just buying for kids and no adults. I guess it hasn't been mentioned yet b/c I still have two sibblings that don't have any kids so it would be a bit rotten for them.Plus one of them is my sister and I think I will always buy for her.
So what does everyone else have done? Anything?????????? I don't think DH and I are going to go over board this year again either.If I can get rid of a few lbs I would like some new clothes but we will see.
Lori:)
 
Done!! Wow, hats off to whoever is done already. I'm still on Halloween and the parties at school. I have started and like you Lori I've started with the kids. I'm hoping every year that someone will say just the kids and no adults. We do that for my family, but not my dh's family.

My dh and I are definitely cutting back for each other. We'd rather focus on the house.

Happy shopping!

Dallas
 
DONE???? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH - oh that was a good one.:p

No, not done. Barely started. I've got two small things for Sophie (she's not getting much this year because the dog was her birthday/Christmas present). My SO and I have agreed not to spend much. I shouldn't have too much to do.
 
My family's gotten to the point of getting larger gifts and going in together on them...This year we only have the folks (both sides) and have been assigned DH's one brother and soon to be sister in law and one of my brothers...Thank goodness! Of course, though we know what we're getting them, we haven't started yet...Once DH is done with work for the winter (in a couple of weeks) we'll take 2 or 3 days and just "get 'er done"!!! It's kind of tradition since we've been together...

DH and I are redoing our bedroom (paint, flooring and furniture) as our gift to each other, though I'm sure it won't happen 'till after the first of the year...

DD is the puzzle this year...She's 9 and oh, so in between a little girl and a pre-teen...Not a clue!

Best of luck to everyone!
MJ
 
i am just in planning stages of budget and what to get. my parents and grandparents personally asked that i not get them anything. they are just happy we are all here and healthy. and they are right,presents should be more for the kiddies. as for my siblings i might get something small like buy stuff from the dollar store and make little baskets with make-up,bath and beauty stuff, some other girlie stuff. usually would never costs for then $10 a basket. my cousin has a son but i never met him nor do we keep in contact(other then once a year or so) so i do not feel obligated to get them anything. i usually send out xmas cards though.

the only kiddies then are my daughter and hubby's lil' bro. my daughter is really not in the need for more toys but we are thinking movies,books,and maybe one of those playmats that looks like a town for her cars and blocks.i could wrap anything and she will want to open. she doesn't care about the presents she just wants to make a mess with the wrapping paper LOL. lil' bro is a getting a couple erector sets. as for hubby and me we go through the same thing every year. i tell him don't get me anything and he does so i feel i have to get him something and there that goes LOL.

anybody else i just make cookie and treat platters. just something to say "hey, i am thinking of you". its a fun thing to do for the holidays with the kids.

kassia

When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be
disappointed to discover they are not it -- Bernard Bailey
 
Hey Lori, our family made a change some years ago that everyone is really happy with. Basically, the kids are a given. We all buy for the kids. But we draw names for the adults. What I love is that you really get to put a lot of time and thought into the person you draw and find something special. Not just that frenzied sort of, check them off the list kind of gift.

There will always be the people not in your family, and there are obviously those other gifts you pick up, but for the big family get together.....we love it. We find the carnage in the Christmas gift opening is gone, and as the kids are ripping into their packages we will all take turns with ours.

I think my favorite gift is the relief of taking away all the stress. As if we don't have enough to do with cooking and cleaning before hand, and all day long. We share the food too! It has really become a day that everyone can enjoy and relax together.
 
I am done shopping for the 20+ people we buy gifts for for Christmas Eve...I did that about a month ago. I still have to buy for Christmas Day now...that's 8 kids (oh, I'm completely done with my Joey too!:) )and maybe 8 adults I have left to buy for...not too too bad. I'm gonna get started again very soon! :)
 
Drawing names for adults and keeping the kids is a good idea. We dropped sibling adults on my side a while ago. We have yet to drop siblings adults on my DH's side, but one brother doesn't have any kids yet. We have kept the parents, and the grandparents are going to get a gift certificate to a resteraunt. Parents are the toughest! I think I am going to suggest going in on them with my brothers and sisters this year. I have done some work on my own kids, but not anywhere near to being done. We don't go nuts though so it shouldnt take long.

My goal is to be done by Thanksgiving though, so I can enjoy the time of year. Trouble is, we don't usually get the wish lists until later...

Jen
 
We have to buy for our whole families. Parents, siblings, nieces and nephews. I have already started and I am close to being done. There are some games my boys want but they have not been released yet so I have to wait on those and then I will be finished. I do still have DH to find something for.

I have to get a head start. We only have 2 more paychecks before Christmas! :-(
 
I really don't do much anymore. We don't shop for siblings on either side. I came up with that idea 2 years ago and I think everyone was relieved. We were all pretty sick of getting and giving gifts that weren't liked, wanted, or needed.

My parents are gone now but we still get something for DH's parents. They're easy, though. They appreciate gourmet food items so we usually get them a basket with things like Champagne and caviar and a variety of crackers.

My siblings and I pool our money together that we would've used to buy gifts for each other and make a charitable donation in our parent's names.

We still do for nieces and nephews--the older kids get money and the little tykes get Amazon gift certificates.

DH and I don't get Christmas gifts for each other either because we pretty much buy whatever we want as we come upon it. Earlier this month I found a pair of 18th century brass candle sconces at an antique show and DH bought them for me--that counts as an anniversary, birthday, and Christmas gift!

The older I get, the less interested I am in presents and gift giving. I would rather relax (something we rarely get to do) with friends and family and have good food and conversation.

Michele
 
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