Anyone start Christmas shopping yet?

[izstigspunks]

I'm almost done! Bought a bunch of things online that were on sale (and free shipping!) so I only have the parentals and my sis to go. Plus the little kids but all they want are toys so theirs is a no brainer. Yay!

 

[anatess]

I make my Christmas presents, so yeah, I've started but I'm a loooonggg way from finished.

 

[cali~jenn]

Ooh [MENTION=2874]anatess[/MENTION] what do you make? I have not started but have had the little itch already to get a working on it. We draw names for the kids in the family and I have SO been wanting to do that so I could at least get started on those. Wish I was as on it as you [MENTION=1209]savemejeebus[/MENTION]

 

[kim n the guys]

NO!!! Right now I'm in back to school shopping mode!!! Christmas comes after that!

 

[anatess]

Ooh @anatess what do you make? I have not started but have had the little itch already to get a working on it. We draw names for the kids in the family and I have SO been wanting to do that so I could at least get started on those. Wish I was as on it as you @savemejeebus

I'm attempting crochet this year. I know, I know - it's a major undertaking. There's this pattern called 4 1/2-hour afghan - you're supposed to be able to finish it in 4 1/2 hours. Yeah right. It took me a month to do the first one. But, I'm getting better at it!

 

[izstigspunks]

[MENTION=390]cali~jenn[/MENTION] - it's usually around this time that stores have great sales because of the back to school season in addition to the summer clearance, so I take advantage of it. A couple of the items I bought are summer-like, but all they need to do is put on a thin sweater and they'll make do.

It's such a great idea to pick a kid's name out of a hat and get something spectacular for him or her. So much cheaper and easier. I wish my bf's fam would do the same because there's so many of them, unlike my side where we only have big kids for now. lol.

 

[Mack-N-MatildasMommy]

I haven't even thought of that yet. I am with Kim, school shopping first. Then there is birthdays me, my hubby, my daughter, and my mom. We all have birthdays in November. Then it is Christmas shopping.

 

[Alice Kable]

My gifts are so easy, everyone likes green, money that is! I buy presents for my young grandkids (6 & 7) but the teenagers and my kids like money. It always fits!

 

[TessaAndSamson]

I wish!!!! Every Christmas season I say NEXT year I will start early and it never happens!!!

 

[Bulliemom25]

I'm so impressed with you girls who are finished already! I'm a November shopper too, it's easier to justify spending money in November versus August :-D

 

[Lucy-licious]

I don't start with Christmas until mid October (the last family birthday) Chris and I tend to just go shopping together and blitz it all in one go, tiring but done with. Connor has started thinking and with his age this time 12 I can see this being a difficult year. He's too big for toys but shhh he still wants them really
At the moment I too am busy bying next years school uniform It costs so much as most of it has the school emblem on. Blazer, tie, shirt (blue) sweater V neck, charcoal trousers, Black laceup shoes, grey socks. PE shorts with emblem and longsleaved PE top with emblem, don't forget rugby shirt + boots, football boots, and cricket whites.

 

[izstigspunks]

I'm so impressed with you girls who are finished already! I'm a November shopper too, it's easier to justify spending money in November versus August :-D

Very true. But the way I see it is that the November money spending is for me, my bf and Stig only, not for anyone else.

 

[izstigspunks]

I don't start with Christmas until mid October (the last family birthday) Chris and I tend to just go shopping together and blitz it all in one go, tiring but done with. Connor has started thinking and with his age this time 12 I can see this being a difficult year. He's too big for toys but shhh he still wants them really
At the moment I too am busy bying next years school uniform It costs so much as most of it has the school emblem on. Blazer, tie, shirt (blue) sweater V neck, charcoal trousers, Black laceup shoes, grey socks. PE shorts with emblem and longsleaved PE top with emblem, don't forget rugby shirt + boots, football boots, and cricket whites.

I still want toys at my age. Just more expensive ones. hehe.

Uniforms can be such a bummer, especially if the kids are still growing. Seeing Connor's only 12, hopefully he'll be able to wear some garments next year or at least make it through a year.

 

[Lucy-licious]

[MENTION=1209]savemejeebus[/MENTION] I hope they last too. He went through 2 blazers last year due to wear and tear....skidding down snowy hillsides after school helped a little with tear side I tell him often that toys are good but he thinks he is so grown up...typical 12 years going on 21 hehe!

 

[anatess]

One thing we started about 6 years ago - no-credit-card-Christmas. It was very hard the first time but now it's become a "habit". If we don't have money in the bank, we don't buy Christmas.