Are you ready...
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Topic: Are you ready...
Posted By: jazzy
Subject: Are you ready...
Date Posted: 12 December 2010 at 9:43am
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with only 13 more sleeps till xmas how ready are you??
I have nearly finished my present shopping & only have a couple to get. With DS2 birthday yesterday there a are few little things we want to get to add to his b'day presents & some for DS3 to stop the fighting. I have not done any shopping for food yet so a bit behind there so will get the ham next week & the rest xmas week. |
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Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 12 December 2010 at 9:58am
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not at all! We always leave Xmas shopping till the last minute - not intentionally, we are just slack and put it off........
We have most of DD's presents sorted, just have to get a few more. Were going to get pressies for all DF's family back in Ireland but doubt anything will get to them in time now so will just get something small for his Mum and Dad. Would cost too much to send stuff to all his sisters, neices and nephews anyway. And haven't bought anything for my family yet, and there are 8 we need to buy for! So should probably get our A into G lol Food wise, Mum does most of it, we are normally just in charge of doing some little platters etc which is easy peasy, will do that Xmas eve. -------------  
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 12 December 2010 at 2:37pm
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2 of my kids rang Santa today to leave him a message of what they wanted...they both only asked for 1 thing & not what we have them so will get it also.
We have decided not to send stuff to family now. The only ones we will buy for are the kids we see & MIL & FIL otherwise it gets to expensive. |
Posted By: tictacjunkie
Date Posted: 12 December 2010 at 3:57pm
| Noooooo! Really not ready at all. Still have to buy for EVERYONE, I tried to get the family to all agree to do no presents this year & just use the money we would have spent to have a nice christmas together instead but had no takers. Maybe if I buy completely inappropriate $2 Shop gifts (e.g ugly fridge magnets & last years calendars) for everyone instead of almost bankrupting ourselves buying them what they ask for they'll agree to no presents next year?? |
Posted By: rorylex
Date Posted: 12 December 2010 at 4:03pm
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LOL no way not even close.
my oldest son is hard to buy for as he is a bit different. things like thomas and bob the builder etc that most boys would love, he has never been into anything like that, he likes to watch some of them but he usually has a fav part on a dvd and will constantly skip to that part and play it over and over. much to ds2's disliking. ds2 and ds3 are easy its just i left xmas shopping a bit late lol. ds4 is only 11mths, and iv learnt my lesson there, that 1yr olds dont care lol. so iv got him something simple that iv been wanting to get for his room for ages. all the other kids i buy for has been easy. the adults however, i never know what to get. ------------- Mummy to 4 boys Samuel - 18.6.05 Rory - 15.7.06 Mason - 13.06.08 Emmett - 24.01.10 Baby #5 - cooking |
Posted By: meganflett
Date Posted: 12 December 2010 at 8:00pm
| My entire family is all in australia (im an aussie who moved to nz for love!) and they know things are a bit strained for us now with baby on the way so we didn't need to worry about them and hubby and i bought our first house this year so we aren't buying for each other and the rest of his family isn't very christmasie apart from his brother who has 2 kids so not much pressure! Having xmas lunch at the MIL house and thats about it!! quiet christmas before baby comes |
Posted By: LG
Date Posted: 12 December 2010 at 8:43pm
This is the first year ive been organised and finished my shopping start of november, makes this last month very long when normally I'd be rushing around shopping. We also only have to buy for one couple on each side this year (managed to convince both familys it was easier and cheaper), so that makes things easier. Have fun shopping for the next few days  -------------  Angel Baby Aug '12, Feb '13 |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 13 December 2010 at 7:07am
only one more thing to get this week as next week we are off to my sisters cant wait ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 13 December 2010 at 12:35pm
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Im done! and was done first week of December! ------------- |
Posted By: xLUCKYx
Date Posted: 13 December 2010 at 1:26pm
| I've finished all of the big christmas pressies so now only need to wrap everything, get stocking fillers and do some baking! Roll on Christmas!! Woohoo! |
Posted By: zcm
Date Posted: 14 December 2010 at 9:31am
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I'm just waiting for the last of the stuff I've bought online to arrive but apart from that I'm done with the presents.
Will buy all the food next week otherwise it will all end up being eaten if everyone around here knows its sitting in the cupboard! ------------- Mum to two boys and http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 16 December 2010 at 8:04pm
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I've bought all the presents I need to including stocking stuffersand have wrapped half them. I need to take DD out shopping for a few things. Now I just need to think food for Xmas day. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 20 December 2010 at 10:36am
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DH has just got Thursday & Friday off, yay so he can help out. We have a few last minute things to get so will do that Thursday nice & early & then do the food shopping...anything else we need will do early on Friday.
1 of my SIL is sending a gift voucher for the kids so I can chose what to get. I don't know what it is but I love the mad last minute xmas shop rush...& even if I had finished it long ago I think I would still do it. |