Did some of you start your christmas shopping yet? What do you plan on buying your kids or spouse? What are some good presents for a women in her early 40's?

I try to do early shopping so by December I am done.

After Samhain ends and the quiet of Nov settles in, i get my Yule gift making / buying done before Dec

No! Not this already??!

onenitealone said:

I just started making a list for my kids and spouse but have not bought a single thing . mostly electronics, DVDs and games is what my boys are getting. My mom is 47 and she really enjoyed my mothers day gift to her. I got her a day at a holistic spa. She said she felt great for weeks and has been back twice since.

I'm starting my Christmas shopping tomorrow. Gotta get some clothes for my two nephews and my niece. That will be nice to get that out of the way. The only other gift I'll need to buy is one for the family member whose name I pick. Thanksgiving weekend, all the adults put their names into a hat, and we each draw a name. Whichever name we get, that is the person that we need to buy a gift for. We usually email the entire family to let them know what we want, since we don't reveal to each other whose name we have. Although my family is notoriously late for letting us know what they want.

I've started a bit, I pretty much only buy for my kids. I got them both some good sunglasses (the sun is brutal down here, gotta protect them from cataracts at an early age, so no cheap 7-11 sunglasses here). I plan on getting my daughter a cell phone and my son a laptop as long as they still stay on honor roll.

jerseykrs said:

How old is your son?

unlucky7 said:

He's going to be 12, but he's in a math and science oriented middle school, so he needs the computer, especially with the split custody his mother and I share.

My mother asked me what I want for Christmas last night and I almost died! Far too early! Especially for her, seeing as she's a Christmas Eve kinda gal

I havent even thought about it

susannah said:

no it's gonna be a veeeeery dry old christmas for others from me I'm afraid ...I've got a lot of saving to do. luckily my friends and family understand and quite a lot of them are in the same position themselves.

since my parents go south for the winter she has all her shopping done by the end of this month... i have to have their shopping done too so i can send it with them versus mailing. of course i tend to forget until about three days before they leave

I start shopping 2 days before christmas

DanceWme said:

Yeah, that sounds like me. Last minute rushing about.

onenitealone said:

Minus all the people and the stepping on the toes and elbow hitting in the ribs...It's better

DanceWme said:

I find that's when it usually the worst! All the people who left it until last minute like me, running around in a flap.

I don't want to think about it.

onenitealone said:

lol

onenitealone said:

Me either! I soooo do not miss working in retail

I think I may find people interesting things on eBay

Just got back from shopping, got my nephews and niece's gifts out of the way. Now I just need to wrap them up, and I'll really be done.

I am going to play dead until NYE

ZombieKitten said:

psychodelicide said:

do you think anyone will notice? I will go and lie beside the doormat in a non-conspicuous manner for a few months until it all blows over.

ZombieKitten said:

susannah said:

Maybe you can get special Ebay wrapping paper as well. 'Merry Christmas, from the top bidder'.

onenitealone said:

Start. Shopping. NOW.

We have an all year open Christmas store. Grin.

onenitealone said:

I feel the need to design such a thing just for you!

HamsterHuey said:

No. My idea of hell.

susannah said:

Make sure you include the return address, yeah??

onenitealone said:

Ungrateful *****