christmas is coming

[cookiecookuk]

i have spent the morning wrapping my prezzies so now apart from a few things still to be delivered i am all done wrapped labled ribboned and bowed

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[rose2008-2008]

My Goodness Cookie you dont hang around do you!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Good on you, get it done and out the way!!!.

[petitecalicocat]

Just  a few i still need to get ,   most of family ones are already bought & hidden .    Off to lidle shortly as they have marzipan stolen cake ohhh i loves it 

[ed_blackadder_1]

Have only bought one present so far, haven't got a clue what to buy everyone yet, no one has been hinting apart from son who wants an ipad ha think not.

Anyway well done you, I would love to be organised but it never happens.

[chickengrandma-2008]

I've got 68 so far but I still have a good few to get yet.  I hate wrapping them up, it takes so long!

[ilove2patch]

68! I buy for Jackie & family & a couple of friends. My son & family in Yorkshire get tokens at their request. I still find it hard knowing what to get.

[*golddust*]

I am just sterlising a couple of bottles I bought which will be filled with "winter spiced vodka" 

I made bramley and walnut chutney a few weeks ago which I will give to peeps at work etc 

The family etc will have to wait till I am  inspired/December !! 

[ed_blackadder_1]

68 presents, wow,  I have 7 family, 3 friends, and 2 secret santas to buy for, stopped buying for the grown ups except my parents and aunt, OH sadly lost his parents a long time ago,  we now just buy for the children,  We found we were just buying for the sake of buying.

[chickengrandma-2008]

I have 22 people to buy Christmas presents for Maggie, plus all four grandchildren and son in law are within three weeks before and three weeks after Christmas.  My closest family (7 of them)  I get umpteen presents each for.

[ed_blackadder_1]

My parents are like that, we get loads of things, they start buying in January, They love it and get some wonderful presents.

[bitsnknots]

I've bought a few presents but I still need a few more.  I think that I'd panic if I had to 68 presents though.

[carolyorkie2010]

Got most of mine. I'm making a parcel up for the local RSPCA dogs in kennels in memory of Poppy; buying treats and toys so that the dogs will have a present on Xmas day; I'm getting a lot of pleasure out of doing it.

The Christmas ad's have started in earnest now; loved the John Lewis one that was shown in the X Factor break last night, must have cost a fortune.

[ilove2patch]

It was lovely wasn't it. It made my eyes leak a bit! It doesn't take much. lol I think it has become a bit of a competition for the best Christmas advertisment. The M&S one is good too.

[captainbovine]

I'm the daftest moo on the planet Maggie, I can cry at the drop of a hat, will be looking out for that ad now.

I've got all the presents, just waiting on one I ordered on ebay to come and then I'll wrap up my penpals stuff to send to Maine. I've just looked up the price for USAI just hope it all weighs less than 1.5kg...which will cost £24!!!!

I write the cards out in Nov and send them on Dec 1st....the cost of the stamps is going to sting a bit this year

[hansrey64]

captain - dont send by royal mail, go to parcel to go com it will come up much cheaper. I have a penfriend in Florida and I am planning on sending something too!

[vamo48]

I buy for 7 adults and 5 children, two or more presents each, not got many so far!  We never buy for the sake of buying, everything is chosen with care, but doesn't have to be expensive, or even new in some cases!

[tintinthegingertomcat]

We made a pact in our family that once the children stopped believing in Father Christmas then we would not buy presents - it just gets ridiculous. I shall buy something for my son - just a token - but give him money to get what he wants. I will buy something for the cat as well. My best friend is about the only other person I buy for - and that will be a calander from The Works. Being in between jobs it gets more and more difficult.

As an aside I know that Christmas is just around the corner as the "Holidays are coming" Coca Cola ad was on TV about an hour ago. That signifies Christmas for me LOL.

[ginap.123]

All this talk about christmas and I haven't had my summer holiday yet!

[notgrumpyreally]

My big sister phoned on Friday. She has a farm in Dorset so she can't get here for Christmas ever. She said she hoped we could get down before to see her. Made me decide that spending time on people is far more important than spending money.

[dazypichu]

I have got some presents in ( finding where I have put them is a different matter altogether! ) but still have some to go. Eight family pressies, about 20 friend pressies, 2 Secret Santas and various pet pressies. I go a bit crackers at Xmas, I enjoy the madness of it all!