Patty Kaufman
Earning My Ears
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- Oct 23, 2015
Our first trip with our kids and grandkids - a Christmas present for all!
I started decorating! I have to wait until after DS's birthday to put my tree up but that doesn't mean I can't start with the other stuff!
I need to buy Christmas cards and stamps. My aunt gave me some baking supplies so I just need to finish off that shopping as well.
This is what I came up with for DS for gifts so far:
Darth Vader ornament (done)
Disney Infinity 3 for the Xbox
Madden game for Xbox
Classic cartoons DVD (we recently got rid of cable)
Jeans (if I can find some that fit him)
Flannels & T-shirts (this was his main wish)
Converse low tops-maybe
PJ pants
Nerf gun-maybe
Slippers
A science book of some sort
For his birthday he is receiving a couple of tshirts, track pants, sleep shorts, a green day CD, Fifa game for the Xbox, a memory book from Disney and a Disney gift card for our upcoming trip. His birthday is next week so whatever he adds to his list will be added to Christmas.
Not everything on my list will come from me. My mom is disabled and can't afford to give a lot of gifts so I usually give her some extras to wrap and put her name as the "from" on the tag. Thankfully he doesn't need a whole lot and understands it will be a tight Christmas. My uncle usually calls me 2 weeks before Christmas and tells me his budget for DS and asks me to pick up a gift for him and he pays me back Christmas Eve. If he does this again DS may end up with some new board games.
We have two charities at Christmas time, one through my work and one through my friend. DS always saves money to donate to toys for tots and then send the gifts to my friend as she is an organizer and has done wonderful work with them. I usually throw an extra few dollars his way and then I buy something as well. This year I think I will buy a stack of board games on Black Friday and donate to toys for tots and the charity at work. The wish I picked at work is a Sofia the first toy so I'm a little excited to buy that. I don't have very many little girls to shop for!
I need to figure out work gifts...ugh. I hate my employer right now so getting her a gift will suck. I am considering making both of my bosses coasters for their conference tables. Neither has bought any and they do need them. We have a ton of pictures from work functions so I thought that would be cheap and easy and keep me on their good side even though going into work is putting me in tears daily.
Gift cards and cookies for the rest of the family.
I am also hosting a wrapping and cocktails party mainly to help my sister but who doesn't love an excuse to drink with friends during the crazy busy holiday season?
Our first trip with our kids and grandkids - a Christmas present for all!
Just got a Harry Potter adult coloring book for my mom, who is into the adult coloring book thing. She loves Harry Potter and it just came out so perfect! My mom just sent money for me to buy the kids presents from her so got DS a great ninjago set that he will flip for plus a book that comes with the green ninja. Got a small set to be from Santa so this worked out well. need to find a winter hat for each (they need it!) and scarf and then beyond a piece of candy or two, they are set. Oh and DD keeps lamenting that she REALLY wants drums for Christmas more than anything else. Little does she know that's what she is getting! Hopefully she's not too sad that she'll have to provide the crash cymbal and hihat herself.
Just got a Harry Potter adult coloring book for my mom, who is into the adult coloring book thing. She loves Harry Potter and it just came out so perfect! My mom just sent money for me to buy the kids presents from her so got DS a great ninjago set that he will flip for plus a book that comes with the green ninja. Got a small set to be from Santa so this worked out well. need to find a winter hat for each (they need it!) and scarf and then beyond a piece of candy or two, they are set. Oh and DD keeps lamenting that she REALLY wants drums for Christmas more than anything else. Little does she know that's what she is getting! Hopefully she's not too sad that she'll have to provide the crash cymbal and hihat herself.
How is everyone doing with their shopping? I think I'm half way done. On Friday I went the mall and found a deal at the build a bear store for two items ds wanted. They have a deal for $29.95 that includes the star wars bear and a star wars outfit for the bear. The savings were $14 and I had a gift card to use. Then I got a great deal on a necklace that said "I Love you to the Moon and Back" for dd13. Originally $50, I spent $16. I used to read her that book when she was a little kid. No luck with dd9 though. We just celebrated her birthday last week and she got so much stuff! A ton of AG (or knock off AG) stuff. So I don't want to buy any of that. It's all sitting in a corner unopened right now.
What are you getting your 9 year old girls? She gets so many hand me downs from her older sister she really doesn't want anything.
How is everyone doing with their shopping? I think I'm half way done. On Friday I went the mall and found a deal at the build a bear store for two items ds wanted. They have a deal for $29.95 that includes the star wars bear and a star wars outfit for the bear. The savings were $14 and I had a gift card to use. Then I got a great deal on a necklace that said "I Love you to the Moon and Back" for dd13. Originally $50, I spent $16. I used to read her that book when she was a little kid. No luck with dd9 though. We just celebrated her birthday last week and she got so much stuff! A ton of AG (or knock off AG) stuff. So I don't want to buy any of that. It's all sitting in a corner unopened right now.
What are you getting your 9 year old girls? She gets so many hand me downs from her older sister she really doesn't want anything.
good, I am looking for star wars stuff for the family. Hopefully see some interesting things.
Oh man, did I kill the thread?!
Sorry: Maria