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Post by raeoflyte on Nov 7, 2013 17:57:53 GMT -5
I doubt dh is getting anything from me this year. Although the multiple gift cards for date nights is a great idea. I really want to tell any family member that asks us what we want is that all we want is babysitting.
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Nov 7, 2013 18:07:11 GMT -5
I don't even think about Christmas shopping until after Thanksgiving. I'm a traditionalist like that.
Professionally, I've been thinking about Christmas since like July of course. I'm trying to keep it contained though, I'm not playing Christmas music in the store until after Thanksgiving, and I'm not putting out Christmas stuff until then either.
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Post by jeep108 on Nov 7, 2013 18:09:16 GMT -5
I just need to buy for my 17 yr. daughter.. I'm thinking money or gift cards, and a couple stocking stuffers. Maybe perfume or nail polish.
I need to figure out what to get everyone here at the office. I'm thinking a tray of cheese and crackers.
This will be the first year we have not bought for his family or mine. I think paying down the hospital bills will be more important.
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Post by jeep108 on Nov 7, 2013 18:09:54 GMT -5
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Nov 7, 2013 18:21:04 GMT -5
First of all - cards against humanity is hilarious and even more so when mixed with alcohol!
I love the cookbook idea. I plan on going through old family recipes in December when I am visiting my parents so this might be a plan for next year!
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Post by Pants on Nov 7, 2013 20:08:15 GMT -5
Yay drama's brother for the CDL! I hope he likes the work (and finds a job soon if he hasn't?) Love the hat idea! Homemade is always good. I made soap bars this year so everyone will get a bar and want to do homemade vanilla (guess I better get on that one like yesterday...). BIL likes fruitcake, and my mom actually makes really good fruit cake so I'll ask to make that with her this year and give him a loaf. Agile--I like the funny wine idea. I always get hung up on looking for a type of wine that it becomes stressful, but picking it out by name would be so much more fun. SIL and BIL have great senses of humor so I could get Drama Queen and Fat Bastard for them. I wonder if I could find 'Crazy Cat Lady' for my sister... Chocolate--I love to do picture gifts. I've done some kind of picture themed gift for family for years. One year we got relatively cheap digital frames and filled a flash drive with pictures for everyone, and when I'm really ambitious I do full albums. Last year I made christmas tree ornaments by decoupaging pictures of the kids on 2x2 tiles. This year I was thinking of cutting up the hundreds of 'extra' printed pictures I have lying around and making those into paper ornaments. Not sure if it will happen though... Phoenix--gifts for men in general are just plain tough. I've given my dad hundreds of golf balls, tees, shirts, and lefty golf gloves over the years. He really does like and use them, but it just seems so generic. Any suggestion for gifts for gardeners? My MIL/FIL have a beautiful yard and work very hard on it. They have a koi pond and bee hive. I can't come up with anything to get them. Other couple/family gift ideas? Get them a bee hive from Heifer international, donated on their behalf. As beekeepers, they know the world needs more bees!
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Post by chen35 on Nov 7, 2013 20:11:21 GMT -5
tcu2003 - Your list makes me feel better about myself and my huge list, so thanks! This year we want to spoil DH's kids (due to some personal issues they are going through right now). We're having a hard time with the older two boys. It seems like boys get harder to shop for at about age 12. They already have any electronic stuff they want/need, and they aren't into clothes much yet. We do photo albums for them every year, and write them a letter about the year we had. They seem to really like that. I need to get started! I'll probably order some South American treats my husband likes from the time he spent in Uruguay. I can't find them anywhere around here. I'm not really sure what to get anyone else.
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Post by tcu2003 on Nov 7, 2013 22:44:39 GMT -5
tcu2003 - Your list makes me feel better about myself and my huge list, so thanks! Glad I'm not the only one with a crazy list!
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Post by marvholly on Nov 8, 2013 7:21:04 GMT -5
The adult kids get NOTHING. stopped those gifts when both DDs had kids. Grands get magazine subscriptions. I am trying to find their bday gifts during the holiday sales. Still do need something for the 6 month old. Next year she gets a magazine but books are OUT as her mpom is a primary teacher & has a TON.
My Dad is gone - used to get him a consumable "treats" as I did for my Mom when she was alive.
Have NOT exchanged gifts outside immediate family since the kids were in early grade school.
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Post by bookkeeper on Nov 8, 2013 8:48:45 GMT -5
Gardeners would appreciate a nice set of pruning shears or a gift certificate to a big box store for fertilizer, peat, potting soil etc. Other good gardening gifts would be a nice pair of rubber palmed gloves, outdoor solar lights, bird bath, a fountain kit, and a kneeling pad or bench. For my birthday my DH bought me one of the little augers that fits on the end of your drill. You can plant flowers crazy fast when you can dig the holes with a power drill. As a bonus, most of the gardening stuff is on clearance right now!! I was shopping yesterday, and walked by many items marked way down that could be used to advance my gardening habit.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2013 9:02:03 GMT -5
MIL requested a wind chime. I'd better get to the gardening section quick!
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Post by bookkeeper on Nov 8, 2013 9:03:14 GMT -5
We only have a few gifts to buy during the Christmas season. Our list includes our two sons, DS#1's girlfriend, and my parents. DH and I already bought plane tickets to AZ. Having a week off to relax before the holiday will be the best gift. DH and I often buy plane tickets for each other for birthday/anniversary/Christmas gifts.
So far it looks like this:
DS#1 Bluetooth system for 2 motorcycle helmets.
DS#2 Cash. He has been studying abroad this semester, and when he comes home at Christmas, he will need some cash.
DS#1 Girlfriend Closet organizers, fancy hangers, jewelry organizer. Her clothing collection is reported to have taken over the house.
Parents They will be in TX for the winter season, so I send a box of small gifts, treats and photos each year. My dad could really use a landline phone with amplification. Mom likes fancy lotions and perfumes, but won't buy them for herself. I like to buy funny cocktail napkins to send along in their Christmas package. They enjoy hosting happy hour at their trailer court in TX. Maybe I should get them matching t-shirts that read "Mess with me and you mess with the whole trailer park".
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Nov 8, 2013 11:13:52 GMT -5
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Nov 8, 2013 11:18:27 GMT -5
Oh, to those thinking about the cookbooks, a cousin did one with our great aunt's recipes a few years ago and she included some handwritten ones from her as well. If the handwriting is bad as my aunt's don't forget to type it out also!
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Post by kilroy on Nov 8, 2013 11:34:03 GMT -5
Thank you! I might just have to try this.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Nov 8, 2013 11:36:16 GMT -5
Let us know how it turns out if you do! I do a red velvet cheesecake for the holidays and I would be banished forever by the family if I don't bring it. Maybe I'll do this one just for us at some point
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Post by Martivir on Nov 8, 2013 11:54:05 GMT -5
DH and I are not exchanging gifts this year. If I do get him something it will be what he needs. Like new underwear.
DS- bowling shirt, magazine subscription to Ranger Rick JR. Not sure what else since MIL spoils him rotten. MIL- the crochet book she's been looking for, silicone baking pans FIL- Field and Stream subscription and not sure what else BIL- Laundry basket filled with new house type stuff. He's never been in a house before, just apartments. Mom- Magazine subscription and an Entertainment Book. Dad- No clue Bro- Tray of rice krispies. SIL- Tray of rice krispies. It's a tradition for me to give them some every year. This year I'm going to make each their own so they don't have to share. And probably something small too. Nephew- book, an outfit and noisy toy. Brother asked for no batteries. Never said I couldn't get the kid maracas or a kid sized drum kit.
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Post by lynnerself on Nov 8, 2013 12:08:41 GMT -5
I doubt dh is getting anything from me this year. Although the multiple gift cards for date nights is a great idea. Thank you! Sorry, no inexpensive ideas here. I have fewer gifts to buy, but am spending more on each gift. (High end binoculars for DH, I-pad or Surface for DS, new phone for DD). My nieces and nephews are all grown now, and I don't exchange with my siblings. However, each year traditionally I send their families See's Candies and a package of Smoked Salmon.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Nov 8, 2013 12:20:02 GMT -5
Not doing a big christmas this year. my siblings and I agreed to do some donations and send packages over to a soldier I adopted in lieu of gifts to each other. we'll be traveling to visit them the first weekend of Dec. so I am already most of the way through that shopping my niece- jewelry making set, archery classes and some wii games Nephew- obsessed with minions: talking minion, minion wall decals, minion PJs, minion lunch box and minion tattoos Step Dad- GC for buying new tools. His "work" truck was stolen yesterday while getting a prescription from walmart. Thousands in tools gone (welding machine etc) Not sure how much insurance will cover but likely not 100%. Mom- not sure yet? DH got this I bought a frame this weekend since they had a sale and he's already hung it over the bar: BEER
He bought me this <3 because it makes my heart sing CHEESE
other than those two things- we're doing stocking stuffers for each other and getting some new toys for the dog. He's in charge of buying for his nephews and parents. I have about 3 friends that I exchange gifts with, haven't figured those out yet.
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Post by Pants on Nov 8, 2013 13:28:18 GMT -5
I am amazed by the number of people who give magazine subscriptions. I have LITERALLY never heard of this before.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Nov 8, 2013 13:35:30 GMT -5
Let us know how it turns out if you do! I do a red velvet cheesecake for the holidays and I would be banished forever by the family if I don't bring it. Maybe I'll do this one just for us at some point My family has taken up bitching about how all the red dye can't be good for you. My coworkers have no such issues.
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Post by Martivir on Nov 8, 2013 13:36:07 GMT -5
This is the fourth year I've been getting my mom and FIL a magazine subscription. It started because magazines.com was 80% cash back at Ebates on black friday. That was the year if I couldn't get it from a site that had cash back through there then I didn't get it. Both enjoy it so much that I've just kept renewing it. I got one for DS this year because he loves getting mail.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Nov 8, 2013 13:37:50 GMT -5
can i send you my address
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2013 13:39:34 GMT -5
DH got this I bought a frame this weekend since they had a sale and he's already hung it over the bar: BEER
OMG! That is perfect for DH! thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou for the idea!!!!
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Nov 8, 2013 13:44:46 GMT -5
DH got this I bought a frame this weekend since they had a sale and he's already hung it over the bar: BEER
OMG! That is perfect for DH! thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou for the idea!!!! You're welcome! I wish I had a photo of it with me because it really does look nice (and it is quite large)
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Post by scarlett81 on Nov 8, 2013 13:46:27 GMT -5
Thanks for the ideas everyone - TCU your list is crazy! I think, then I realize mine is kind of long too but there isn't really even anyone I want to cut. It is kind of tough b/c on SO's side there are three siblings who each have families and on my side just my brother. So I would like to buy less or stop buying for his siblings and just buy for the kids but don't want to stop buying for my brother. We have nearly stopped buying for friends. I can't remember if we completely stopped last year or where we were at. It's just too much to try to buy for each random friend too.
I pretty much have no ideas so far but I like to get a list started by Thanksgiving so that I can take advantage of the after Thanksgiving sales.
Last year we bought BIL a year long zoo pass and that seems to have been a hit b/c when he has his son he's always trying to take him to do something but he has since moved away from that zoo so not sure if maybe there is some other place to buy a pass for. The kids are all young enough that they aren't too difficult if we make a plan. Our parents are probably the most difficult. I'm not crafty and its not like they need anything.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Nov 8, 2013 14:29:09 GMT -5
Let us know how it turns out if you do! I do a red velvet cheesecake for the holidays and I would be banished forever by the family if I don't bring it. Maybe I'll do this one just for us at some point My family has taken up bitching about how all the red dye can't be good for you. My coworkers have no such issues. So dye it green this year Seriously, the lack of dye won't change the flavor so just skip it.
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Post by lynnerself on Nov 8, 2013 15:10:13 GMT -5
DH got this I bought a frame this weekend since they had a sale and he's already hung it over the bar: BEER
He bought me this <3 because it makes my heart sing CHEESE
We own this
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Post by alabamagal on Nov 8, 2013 15:13:36 GMT -5
can i send you my address Well I'm hoping it's Rice Krispie Treats! Rice Krispies are pretty bland and would spill all over the place. Add marshmallow and butter and you have a winner!
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Nov 8, 2013 16:20:49 GMT -5
DH got this I bought a frame this weekend since they had a sale and he's already hung it over the bar: BEER
He bought me this <3 because it makes my heart sing CHEESE
We own this OH, I love it! where did you find it?
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