it's 8 days until christmas....

everything is purchased except a gift card for MIL and something for my son's girlfriend. I'll probably get that tomorrow. I haven't wrapped anything yet. But we are having a small Christmas so it will just take me a night of wrapping. The biggest challenges are that I haven't done ANY decorating, no tree, anything. I was waiting until this last weekend... but then was too saddened by news events to want to decorate. I also haven't started any Christmas cookies. These next 8 days are going to fly by, I can just feel it now. Yikes!
 
Done shopping and wrapping. I've been cleaning the house/car. And will soon start packing to go. I can't wait!
 
99% finished shopping. (Just have to get the kids some boogie boards for the beach - will do that today).
Haven't started wrapping yet.
 
I have finished shopping except for Santa presents because my girls just told me what they wanted this weekend. A toy cat and Littlest Pet Shop. Everything is wrapped except two books. The stocking stuffers are bought but I can't find the bag! Grocery shopping will be done when my parents get into town.
 
I need stocking stuffers for the girls and Andy.
Everything else is purchased and wrapped. I am spending my weekend baking cookies just because! I can't wait.
 
I am about 5% done! Still need to buy almost everything, all I've got done is the stuff for my co-workers and the kids in my class and the volunteers. We break up for the Christmas holiday on Friday so after I've got through to the end of term I'll be able to go shopping and concentrate on all the family stuff - and we get paid on Wednesday Hurrah!
 
Done shopping! Done wrapping! As of last year, all of our kids know that Santa is us, so this year was kinda neat being able to tell them that we were leaving them home to go "Christmas Shopping" and to "stay out of our room, I'm wrapping." No more late night exhausted wrapping secret sessions for this momma. It's been really nice.
 
All the shopping is done - thank you Amazon. :) Nothing is wrapped. I never wrap before Christmas Eve cause I know my heathen children would unwrap things in the middle of the night.

My tree still has no decorations on it besides the lights. I've had a hard time getting in the spirit this year. But, I think our Elf on the Shelf, Krispy just might do some decorating tonight. So, the kids will be able to enjoy some ornaments for at least one week.
 
I'm almost finished wrapping. I have just a couple things that need to be bought (or dh does :P ) I have a lot of baking to do still.
 
Ugh - please don't remind me... I haven't been dealing well with the holiday stress this year and have had 4 migraines in the last 7 days!

All the shopping was done on the 4th - earliest ever for me!! However, I find other things that I keep buying - hubby not excited about that - but I'm switching gifts for kiddo - to birthday time vs. christmas time... oh wait - we still have to get the casino gift cards for the great grandmas... that is hubby's responsibility (casino is in Green Bay and he has to go there weekly for radio)... and he keeps forgetting to stop and pick them up...

nothing is wrapped... maybe do that tonight?
 
I've wrapped everything but Santa stuff. Our house has been hit with an awful stomach virus that has just about zapped my Christmas Spirit this past week. I've managed to avoid it (how I don't know b/c I have most definitely been exposed). But I still need to get out one day this week and finish up a few little things..teacher gifts and stocking stuffers. Hopefully both kids will be well by mid-week.
 
I have a few gift cards left to buy and most of my wrapping is done. I was waiting on a few things to come in the mail that the postman just delivered so I figure I'll have one more wrapping session tonight and be done. I also wrap my own presents from my hubby. He puts them in non descript boxes and watches me while I do it. lol. He knows I like all the wrapping to match and he's hopeless at wrapping gifts so he has me do it for him. We'll probably do some baking this weekend, but I don't do a whole lot.
 
We wrapped everything last night! And it didn't take too long. :) We have a few things coming in the mail still (from amazon of course) and I haven't wrapped Shane's things... but everything else is ready!
 
Everything included stocking stuffers are purchased except for some cash gifts that I need to go to the bank to get. Nothing is wrapped though and I dread that. UGH.
 
I am done wrapping what I've already bought/made. I still have to finish shopping for Cheyanne on Friday (pay day) and I'll wrap those while she's gone to her uncle's on Sunday. I even have my own stocking stuffers wrapped ;)
 
I like to do most of the wrapping on Christmas Eve!!! So, no... I am going to wrap gifts for my inlaws, parents, and a few for the kids sometime this week and leave the rest for the 24th. ;)

Shopping... dude... NO. I planned on finishing up this past weekend but I got the friggin flu. So, NO NO NO. It's freaking me out. I'm only 75% done!!!

((and I still haven't sent out Christmas cards))
 
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Even sent the boxes to CA and CO so they'll get there on time.

And ... we've already celebrated Christmas so we won't have to bring all the gifts with us when we go to Vermont this weekend. We'll have a few there, but after years of packing everything we've decided to open early the gifts to/from each other and from my family, then just open the gifts from DH's family when we get there. It seems strange, but it takes a lot of the stress away from Christmas Eve and Day, that's for sure!
 
Everything is bought except for the gift for my MIL which I just found out what she wanted today. Everything except the kids stuff and Jeff's stuff is wrapped. :)
 
I have virtually all of my shopping done. I need to pick some things up for the before/after school staff, but that's about it. I haven't done any wrapping. My ILs gave us tons of wrapped gifts after Thanksgiving, so the tree has lots of present action (so I feel like the pressure was taken off me) ... or at least that's my justification for not having wrapped. Quite honestly, working full time, it's hard to find time to get away from the kids long enough to wrap when I am home.
 
kscwgirl said:
Everything is bought except for the gift for my MIL which I just found out what she wanted today. Everything except the kids stuff and Jeff's stuff is wrapped. :)
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Yep,.. this is me. Need to buy for my MIL! Otherwise, everything else is done!!
 
emmasmommy said:
have you started wrapping gifts yet? yes
are you finished wrapping? I have to wrap 3 things still, Pj's for DH, Calendar for MIL and a Frame for FIL
how about finished shopping? I need to buy a frame for FIL and an ipod dock for DH and I'll do those both on Thursday when Dh gets paid.
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Everything I have bought, I have wrapped. But I'm not done shopping because I have been sick in bed for a week. I'm finally allowed to leave the house tomorrow and am going to a few places to try and finish getting my shopping done for DH.
 
I did almost no shopping at all this year. I'm hand making almost all of my girls' presents...and I'm way behind schedule. I'm super stressed out about it. I haven't even bought wrapping paper to start wrapping either.
 
I just need to get DH's stocking stuffers and a gift card for mom. I'll pick that up on Friday when I'm doing the grocery shopping (also need to get stuff for our Christmas day Tex-Mex feast).
Everything else is wrapped and under the tree, with the exception of Rachel's hula hoop...not even gonna try wrapping that one.
 
No, I don't wrap ahead of time. I can't put the presents out ahead of time because my stepson likes to poke them, shake them, guess what they are, etc etc. and it drives me insane. I do it all Christmas Eve after everyone is in bed.

I need to still buy the kids' ornaments, a GC for my mom, and a Bluay disc for my dad. I'm ahead of schedule! The Christmas cards should be here in the next couple days, so I'll need to do that, too, by the weekend; that's really the only big thing left.
 
I am some where in the middle of all that. No tree up yet, and it may not go up. I got all my gifts for my brother's family on line, sent them in care of him and he is wrapping them for me. I love that! LOL My sister's family and mine is celebrating after the holiday, so I know I will procrastinate on that. I need to wait until pay day on Friday, buy a few more things and then call it done. I may wrap this weekend, but knowing me it will be at the last minute. I don't want to say I am a grinch, but I am just not feeling festive this Christmas.
 
emmasmommy said:
nothing's wrapped though. i suck at wrapping and put it off as long as possible
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this is me - I only need to buy some sweets at the end of the week and I'll be done (I don't want to get them any earlier because I know what will happen to them)
 
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