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Post by wellway on Dec 16, 2015 14:01:14 GMT
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Post by naby64 on Dec 16, 2015 14:05:34 GMT
I have all but one wrapped. It is a phone case so I am just grabbing a bag and calling it done. I would say 96% of our gifts were bought on Thanksgiving and BF, all online. I have them all under the tree now. My kiddos are 18, 21, and 24 so there is no need to hide.
We are just trying to work out the details on the festivities now. Do we travel 3 hours my mom's and brother's homes or do we meet halfway and just do our thing at home. My two older kiddos have to drive almost 3 hours to get here. Then the thought of driving another almost 3 hours for a day just drives me batty.
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Post by cannes on Dec 16, 2015 14:06:15 GMT
I need to buy 3 more. Everything else is wrapped and under the tree. Santa gifts aren't wrapped yet, but are hidden. I've been debating about wrapping those while everyone is in school, but I wouldn't be able to hide them as easily.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2015 14:07:03 GMT
I'm a little panicked. I have bought anything I have figured out. The problem is I haven't a clue what else to get. I have never had a problem getting things for my daughter, but this year I haven't got her one single thing yet. The panic really set in when I got my first present for my 21yo son last night because he has always been the hard one. Still is, but this just means DD is harder!
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Post by Linda on Dec 16, 2015 14:07:16 GMT
my mum's and sister's are already wrapped, packaged and mailed
my best friend's - I'm waiting on one to arrive and then I'll wrap and mail
DH's - here, hidden, not yet wrapped
Father Christmas - some bought, some not yet
Kids - some made, some still waiting to be sewn
Adult kid - I can't mail until late January so his are on hold
teachers/bus drivers etc... - making those tomorrow
MIL - on Dh's to-do list
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Post by ljs1691 on Dec 16, 2015 14:15:09 GMT
We have nicknamed ourselves the Griswolds this year. We are living on quite a bit less income this year and if my sweet DH is getting a Christmas bonus it won't be until Friday. That gives me one week to do it all. If no bonus comes, I will have to get really creative, including but not limited to begging grandparents for a little help. I am surprisingly calm about it. I have good kids and I am certain we will be able to make it up to them. So no panic here.
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Post by christinec68 on Dec 16, 2015 14:16:13 GMT
I have 4 gifts to make which will take about 8 hours. Then I have a bunch to wrap which I could easily do in an evening. I feel a little overwhelmed because I also want to bake a bunch of cookies but I don't think I am in bad shape.
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Post by uksue on Dec 16, 2015 14:28:41 GMT
Everything purchased is wrapped, but I am on tenterhooks waiting for my daughters boyfriends gift and a couple of other things to arrive. My daughter still has to tell me a couple of things to buy as well. I have zero energy post chemo and radiotherapy ( thought I would be better by now!) and have done virtually everything online. Unfortunately I can't get my house tidied and cleaned online and its a tip ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) ?
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Post by janeliz on Dec 16, 2015 14:29:03 GMT
I haven't wrapped a thing. My daughters' gifts are hidden in the room over the garage. I'll probably get them wrapped one day next week. Extended family and friend gifts usually get wrapped right before they're handed over. If they do get wrapped early, I'll place them under the tree.
The only thing under the tree at this moment is our cat, Peanut.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Dec 16, 2015 14:36:03 GMT
90% of everything came wrapped! Yay!
DS wants "tools" so I think I am just going to give him money because a 120 piece socket wrench set is probably not a need anymore.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Dec 16, 2015 14:44:38 GMT
The vast majority has been purchased and wrapped. I am awaiting a few more being shipped. My husband and I have a shopping day planned next week to wrap up the few loose ends and the last of the stocking stuffers.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Dec 16, 2015 14:48:07 GMT
OMG. That mountain of presents burying the tree is my worst nightmare! Mine are mostly bought, except for the inevitable gift cards we'll have to get for DH's sister's kids who don't like anything normal and the matching flannel PJs that I still need to make for DD, DH and myself. Which I haven't started yet other than prewashing the fabric. I did get my sister's last thing made and it should be dry enough to wrap and stick in her box to ship out today. Still have to make one batch of sugar cookies so I can send off a package of cookies to the neighbor guy at the lake cabin whose wife is a sugar hater and doesn't bake. But I did get our cards done yesterday and ready to stick in the mailbox today after having to completely shift gears when the photos I printed for the fronts turned out a lot darker than I liked. I lightened up the pic in PSE and even printed a test one on my Selphy and it looked good, so I ordered them all knowing I wouldn't have time for a redo (normally I would order a couple to test then order the rest, but this year there was no time for that). I ended up printing the whole card here at home after lightening it up another two notches, and aside from being printed on plain cardstock, they look okay. Once I get my packages in the mail, I will be able to relax. Everything else will be easy.
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Post by padresfan619 on Dec 16, 2015 14:49:37 GMT
I still have to buy two gifts and some stocking stuffers. I'll get that done on Thursday. I have wrapped some gifts, but I still have quite a few that need to get done. I will probably work on the pile of stuff in the office when I get home today.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2015 14:58:11 GMT
wrapped, not hidden but not under the tree. YET. lol
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2015 15:01:02 GMT
I just have to comment- What is a carrier bag? Is that a shopping bag? Yes, it's a plastic shopping bag, similar to this one - some have the names of stores on them.
...and cost 5p /outrage Mine are wrapped and given out, the clutter started to bother me so away they went!
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Post by Darcy Collins on Dec 16, 2015 15:04:03 GMT
I needed an option of in transit. I did 90% of my shopping Tuesday, so pretty much everything is still enroute.
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Post by kckckc on Dec 16, 2015 15:08:33 GMT
Most of mine are wrapped and under the tree. I am still waiting on 3 gifts to arrive - one of them appears to be lost somewhere in the mail/shipping system, one I think will be here this week, and one probably won't arrive until after Christmas.
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Post by peano on Dec 16, 2015 15:11:13 GMT
I have several presents in transit, several stashed in various locations around the house, still trying to figure out what sort of consumable to get my father and stepmother, the people who have everything, and Saturday I'm kidnapping DH and taking him to North Shore Animal League so he can adopt a kitty!
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Post by femalebusiness on Dec 16, 2015 15:12:35 GMT
Done Done Done! Everything is wrapped and the ones that I mailed have been sent. First time in years that I'm finished early. I'm going to spend the rest of the time until Christmas making goodies to make me fat.
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Post by blarneygirl on Dec 16, 2015 15:18:10 GMT
My situation isn't part of the poll. I have out of town gifts to mail. I have some in my home unwrapped/packaged to mail, I have another that I still need to buy/wrap/box/mail. Yes, there is panic. I've gone back to work (less than a month) after being a SAHM for over 20 years. It's supposed to be part time, but situations have pushed me to nearly full time.
I do not have my time/management down yet. Yes, absolutely in panic mode!
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Post by wrongwayfeldman on Dec 16, 2015 15:35:36 GMT
Since I typically end up staying up til past 2 or 3 in the morning on Christmas Eve wrapping presents, I got a head start this year. I'm over half done, and plan to work most of it before the 24th. I'm sure I'll save a few for that night, though, because, you know, tradition.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Dec 16, 2015 15:43:40 GMT
I still have one gift that is in transit, waiting for it to arrive. And two gifts I have to go to the liquor store to buy which I haven't done yet. I am also waiting on DH to go buy his present. It is something for his gun which I don't even know what it is exactly, a bipod, he called it, for his rifle. I just told him to pick it up himself and I would wrap it and give it to him. Everything else is wrapped and under the tree already.
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Post by mikklynn on Dec 16, 2015 15:47:25 GMT
I need a couple of gift cards, then I am done. But, I am losing a week of prep time because DS and the grands are coming in on Saturday!
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Post by bethany102399 on Dec 16, 2015 16:10:41 GMT
I *think* I voted? I have no clue. I spent a crap ton of money yesterday, but I'm finished, mostly. The only thing left is the food we typically get for DH's parents which gets ordered on Thursday. The big deal was I finished with my DD, whom I had nothing for. I was panicking. It's fine if the adults don't get their stuff on time, but I'm not going to tell my kid that her presents are still in the mail on Christmas morning.
of course DH is headed to ATL to deliver some stained glass, so now guess who gets to wrap all this stuff? grumble grumble.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Dec 16, 2015 16:54:59 GMT
I think I am done and I am hoping to finish the wrapping today. I do have two gifts coming Friday and hope to get it wrapped before hubby gets home. Hubby will pick up a gift card for his uncle. I think he is done as well.
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Post by deshacrafts on Dec 16, 2015 17:11:55 GMT
I didn't vote, I am almost done shopping (just need to pick up some GCs) and have a bunch wrapped but not all. Hopefully tonight I will get the rest that I have wrapped and put under the tree (no little ones in my house).
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Post by Peamac on Dec 16, 2015 19:18:26 GMT
Bought, some shipped but still unwrapped. Some still shipping.
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Post by cyndijane on Dec 16, 2015 19:27:09 GMT
I'm almost done. We have a few more to finish up, but none are wrapped. I don't wrap completely last minute, but I do wait to put them under the tree until right before Christmas. I can't afford to replace anything if someone were to break in.
Plus, they are much easier to stash unwrapped!
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Post by scorpeao on Dec 16, 2015 20:19:37 GMT
I live alone so mine are purchased and sitting in the living room waiting for me to wrap them...actually, I think they are mocking me.
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Post by cannmom on Dec 16, 2015 20:30:10 GMT
Wrapped almost everything today. DS's last day of school is Thursday and I wanted to get it done before school was out. I'm still waiting on something I ordered 12/2 to be delivered. Amazon tracking shows it's due to be delivered Christmas Eve. Hoping it gets here earlier than that.
Everything that's here is wrapped and hidden. Will be placed under the tree Christmas Eve after DS is asleep. I have done too many Christmas Eve wrapping marathons and did not want to repeat this year. I actually enjoy wrapping when I have plenty of time.
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