Post by rivers and roads on Nov 16, 2016 8:38:28 GMT -5
YAY! I started shopping, but then got to check out and didn't have anything to pay with. We're going back today. His uglychair is on its way, and I've made an Amazon suggestion list for grandparents. That's about as far as we've gotten.
I have My Pal Scout and a Popcorn popper thing for DS for far. I'm also buying him either a panda or a polar bear stuffed animal from Toys R Us. Plus Stocking stuffers.
For DD, I'm getting her this vanity:
A play vacuum, and probably a Paw Patrol toy since she looooooves Paw Patrol.
I'm also buying them each a pair of Christmas pjs to open and wear on Christmas eve.
I'm getting excited for Christmas. Since I work for Walmart, I usually feel annoyance around the holidays, but yay for maternity leave going right through the holiday season
Post by piperhalliwell on Nov 16, 2016 9:17:19 GMT -5
Lol, that list is amazingly accurate.
I have thought about some things I want to get people for Christmas. That's the extent of my planning so far. DH and I will probably sneak away on Black Friday to take care of a few things and then go from there.
Post by kellybenelly83 on Nov 16, 2016 9:24:32 GMT -5
That lost is incredibly accurate. I am sending that to my husband.
I'm excited for Christmas (and a little bit scared) Moms what are you asking for? For my family gift exchange I asked for a chalkboard for the kitchen to just have for reminders and notes. My husband will probably have socks....lol
What are you asking from husbands? I don't know what to ask for. For DH I'm buying him a board game that he wants to try, probably a few beekeeping supplies like a new smoker. His birthday is Jan 3 and he'll get anew package of Bees again this year.
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My shopping is done for half of the people on my list, including R. I got started in October, lol. No decorations yet since my H won't let me start that until after Thanksgiving.
I have my H done and DS partly done but he's not making memories so he's not getting much from us - grandparents will spoil him. He's getting books and balls and a chair for outside and I'm not sure what else from grandparents. I got him blocks and a stacking ring toy.
H has started his shopping, I haven't started mine for extended family we exchange with.
I haven't started with Christmas yet. I was trying to get through H's birthday and party (which is this weekend) before I started worrying about that. I have a list started of things I'd like to get but haven't purchased anything yet. I'm probably going to set up my Christmas tree next week.
Post by rivers and roads on Nov 16, 2016 12:04:28 GMT -5
It's really nice to be able to shop for X while he's with me. I'm trying not to take this for granted, because I know that window of opportunity is short.
I'm hoping H and I agree to just skip presents for each other and maybe get a babysitter and just have a date.
I'm done shopping for the kids. DD1 is getting board games and DD2 is getting the Violet dog. I do a dinner and a movie gift basket for my parents every year. My ILs are impossible so we don't bother. Have I mentioned the one year my MIL put the gifts we gave her on our kitchen table while we weren't home a few days later? She gave us back her presents.
I'm done shopping for the kids. DD1 is getting board games and DD2 is getting the Violet dog. I do a dinner and a movie gift basket for my parents every year. My ILs are impossible so we don't bother. Have I mentioned the one year my MIL put the gifts we gave her on our kitchen table while we weren't home a few days later? She gave us back her presents.
I'm done shopping for the kids. DD1 is getting board games and DD2 is getting the Violet dog. I do a dinner and a movie gift basket for my parents every year. My ILs are impossible so we don't bother. Have I mentioned the one year my MIL put the gifts we gave her on our kitchen table while we weren't home a few days later? She gave us back her presents.
What's crazy is if you guys met her you'd probably think she's really nice. And that I'm a jerk DIL. But after years of incidents like that I stopped trying. It really hurts when you try to do something thoughtful and they repeatedly shoot it down.
I'm done shopping for the kids. DD1 is getting board games and DD2 is getting the Violet dog. I do a dinner and a movie gift basket for my parents every year. My ILs are impossible so we don't bother. Have I mentioned the one year my MIL put the gifts we gave her on our kitchen table while we weren't home a few days later? She gave us back her presents.
What's crazy is if you guys met her you'd probably think she's really nice. And that I'm a jerk DIL. But after years of incidents like that I stopped trying. It really hurts when you try to do something thoughtful and they repeatedly shoot it down.
I don't blame you. Clearly they don't want it so don't make the effort.
I'm done shopping for the kids. DD1 is getting board games and DD2 is getting the Violet dog. I do a dinner and a movie gift basket for my parents every year. My ILs are impossible so we don't bother. Have I mentioned the one year my MIL put the gifts we gave her on our kitchen table while we weren't home a few days later? She gave us back her presents.
That's super rude. What was it?
A yankee candle, a canvas print of their dog that passed, and charms for pandora bracelet. All things she asked for. She didn't want the print bc she didn't like the picture we chose and she decided she didn't like her pandora bracelet anymore.
A yankee candle, a canvas print of their dog that passed, and charms for pandora bracelet. All things she asked for. She didn't want the print bc she didn't like the picture we chose and she decided she didn't like her pandora bracelet anymore.
Married 10/10/10! TTC Baby #1 since April 2014 BFP Oct 16 - EP terminated Nov 6 2014 Off the Bench January 2015! BFP #2 June 1 2015 - EDD Feb 12 2016! Baby Boy born 15th February 2016!
A yankee candle, a canvas print of their dog that passed, and charms for pandora bracelet. All things she asked for. She didn't want the print bc she didn't like the picture we chose and she decided she didn't like her pandora bracelet anymore.
WTF? More power to you, lady. I think I would have flipped my shit long ago and gotten excommunicated from the family.
Thankfully most of the family know how she really is since we're much closer to FILs side than MILs side. They just shrug it off as that's just the way she is so for the most part I do that too. But it's nice to let it all out lol.
Post by eyelashedviper on Nov 16, 2016 21:56:14 GMT -5
Thanks for the chuckle musicalsilver. I read it aloud for DH too.
The kids are done. They have gifts from Santa, to exchange between them, small items for Santa to give them Christmas morning in their stockings and at DH's work party and gifts for the giant stockings we do at my mom's which will be their gift from us. *Phew*
The few adult gifts I have to buy are well under way. My mom has already made stockings and the kids have Christmas outifits. I think it's just a matter of finding baby's first christmas ornaments.
DH and I decide year to year whether we want to buy for each other. Usually this only happens if one of us has a great idea.
I plan on asking for wardrobe updates or face care if anyone asks. My mom drew my name for the exchange at her place so our plan is to do some shopping on our trip.
I am also making photo ornaments with the kids' Christmas photo that they can give to each set of grandparents.
Those with just babies... are you doing Santa this year? I know he won't understand, but I still want to do it. (We are of the unwrapped Santa presents ilk.)
Those with just babies... are you doing Santa this year? I know he won't understand, but I still want to do it. (We are of the unwrapped Santa presents ilk.)
Yes but not much of anything from santa. My tradition was always reading 'Twas the Night before Christmas and hanging up my stocking so I want to video us doing that with DS this year because awwww.
Post by rivers and roads on Nov 17, 2016 10:06:55 GMT -5
I don't know if we'll bother with writing "from Santa" on the presents (Santa wraps in our house or milk and cookies this year, but we'll probably try to go get a picture with Santa somewhere.
We are doing a fake Christmas here like 1.5-2 weeks before real Christmas. We'll be away/staying with family during real Christmas, and I wanted to still have a morning of *our* Christmas as a family. Waking up in our own house, doing presents with X, etc.
I always said I couldn't wait to have kids and just make everyone come to our house to visit on Christmas (child of divorce + in laws makes for LOTS of running around on holidays and I hate it). Now here we are traveling halfway across the country again to visit everyone. This plan did not work out!
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