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Post by grammadee on Dec 14, 2017 17:16:27 GMT
How are you doing with your gift purchasing and wrapping? I had to be ahead of the game this year b/c Monday the 18th I am picking up dd & family from the airport, and before then I had to get everything giftwise wrapped up so I can start house cleaning.
Don't think I have ever had THIS part of the Christmas prep done this early, but I have purchased or made gifts for the 20 people in our family (dh + 4 kids & spouses + 11 dgk's), plus another 15 or so for friends and family. Don't mean to gloat, but today the Wrapping is All Wrapped Up!
Don't panic. You still have 10 days until Christmas!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2017 17:17:51 GMT
I like to savor the wrapping part! But I'm hoping to finish my shopping this weekend.
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Post by nancydrew on Dec 14, 2017 17:37:32 GMT
I have 2 gifts that I'm waiting for to come in the mail this week (one of which is lost between Baltimore and Minnesota...)the rest are all bought and wrapped!
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Post by lilacgal on Dec 14, 2017 17:47:49 GMT
Finished wrapping? I’m not even close to finished shopping! I’m a bit jealous you’re done!!
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Post by mom on Dec 14, 2017 18:10:48 GMT
Im still shopping. Hope to be completely done shopping by the end of Sunday. Then the epic wrapping party will start.
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Post by quinmm14 on Dec 14, 2017 18:30:35 GMT
#overachiever
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The shopping still isn’t finished here, hoping to finish this weekend.
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Post by marg on Dec 14, 2017 18:51:01 GMT
I'm setting Sunday aside for wrapping. I'm looking forward to it this year. I still have some stuff coming in the mail so I'm waiting for that first.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2017 19:18:58 GMT
No matter how early I think I am going to start...I always wait till the weekend before
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Post by pennyscraps on Dec 14, 2017 19:22:05 GMT
I was DONE, and then expanded my buying list! Ha. I will finish shopping tomorrow (I have one more thing to buy from a specialty store), and will wrap everything this weekend - probably Sunday. I love being done!!
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Post by hutchfan on Dec 14, 2017 20:18:03 GMT
I am 99% done shopping and about 90% of that wrapped. I have a Doctor's appointment next Thursday so I plan on finishing then.
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Post by anniefb on Dec 14, 2017 21:00:38 GMT
I just have a couple left to wrap. Most of mine are sent overseas so I have to be organised and ready early.
So just the gifts for the friends I’m spending Christmas Day with - plus I need to bake a couple of things to take with me.
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Post by 950nancy on Dec 15, 2017 1:44:33 GMT
We are heading to Vegas this weekend and returning late Wednesday. I WILL have my wrapping done this weekend before I go. I know we'll also find a few gifts in Vegas, so I will have a few to wrap. All gifts are wrapped in tissue, put in boxes, taped, and sitting on my dining room table. Next step is to wrap and the final step is my favorite- they all get wrapped in ribbons and tagged with handmade tags (reuse ribbons and tags each year). I am all about having gorgeous gifts under the tree. No one can sell socks like I do!
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Post by amom23 on Dec 15, 2017 2:29:45 GMT
I'm like 99% done shopping and 75% done wrapping.
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Post by refugeepea on Dec 15, 2017 2:36:05 GMT
I am not wrapping one single gift this year! It's gift bags or gift cards. I got three gift bags from my friends and I have three kids who are getting small gifts. Waiting on my daughter's items to arrive and I still need to buy for my son. ETA: I only buy for my kids, mom, and three friends.
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Post by grammadee on Dec 15, 2017 2:56:01 GMT
I am not wrapping one single gift this year! It's gift bags or gift cards. I got three gift bags from my friends and I have three kids who are getting small gifts. Waiting on my daughter's items to arrive and I still need to buy for my son. ETA: I only buy for my kids, mom, and three friends. One year, one of my boys borrowed a gift bag his grandmother had just taken her gift out of. He then went upstairs and came down with a gift in that bag. He then patiently waited for the recipient to take out the gift and immediately asked to borrow the bag again. Gave a gift to each person, and used only one bag!
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Post by nicolep on Dec 15, 2017 19:37:55 GMT
I should start shopping.
Seriously.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Dec 16, 2017 0:23:50 GMT
I need to finish a few small projects - two mini albums, 2 ornaments and a t-shirt. Then I need to wrap and figure out baking and the menu for Christmas Eve. I have a lot of wrapping to do this weekend.
I really wanted to be done by now but am still waiting for a few packages. Usps is not doing a good job this year way to many packages are coming late or they say they haven't received days after ups says they handed over packages. I'm really hoping to have everything by Monday.
Anyone else just not feeling the holiday this year. It might be the weather it was in the 80's today and we haven't really done anything holiday wise. School doesn't break until the 23 which is making it difficult to.
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Post by carolynhasacat on Dec 16, 2017 3:27:09 GMT
Just stocking stuffers left to buy. Almost done wrapping. I'm having company starting on the 20th, so I needed to be done early this year.
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Post by LisaDV on Dec 16, 2017 14:51:07 GMT
Sounds like gloating to me, grammadee! 😛 Not really. I’m finished with all but one item. DD wants a robe. She might not get one until after Christmas. DS and I will be watching Die Hard and wrapping dh’s & dd’s presents in the next couple of days. Then I’ll just have ds’s to wrap. I’ve been on house cleaning mode instead. 🤣🤣🤣your story of one gift bag is so funny!!
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Post by Kerri W on Dec 16, 2017 16:09:27 GMT
I feel surely I have missed half of what I purchased because everything in my hidey hole is wrapped and I’m never done wrapping before the 24th. I have a handful of gifts still on their way that will need to be wrapped but this tiny bit of Christmas I have under control. The rest of Christmas ......HA!
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Post by twillerbee on Dec 17, 2017 17:41:07 GMT
I still need to buy lots of gifts before I get to wrapping.
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Post by streetscrapper on Dec 17, 2017 21:19:32 GMT
Everything I've bought so far is finally all wrapped and under the tree. I spent a good chunk of time this weekend getting things organized and wrapped. Still have a couple to buy, but hopefully that'll get done within the next couple of days.
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Post by 950nancy on Dec 17, 2017 21:53:10 GMT
I am done! Just finished putting ribbons and name tags on them. I also bagged up my neighbor, coworker, and friends gifts this morning.
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Post by grammadee on Dec 17, 2017 23:24:03 GMT
I know how that feels, Kerri W: I never want to start wrapping until I have everything laid out and sorted. If I finish a little early, I wonder, what did I miss? That seems like a lot of projects to finish, Scrapper100. Sorry you are not feeling the spirit. Hoping it sneaks up on you when you least expect it! Good luck with your shopping twillerbee! One reason I try to have everything all wrapped up a little early is that I don't do very well with crowded noisy stores. I need to shop for a few things (not gifts) in the city tomorrow. Hoping the crowds won't be too bad on a Monday. Do you think it will be safe to go into Costco a week before Christmas?
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Post by anonrefugee on Dec 20, 2017 14:48:46 GMT
Wrapped but not bowed! And a few last minute Amazon purchases arriving Friday- thanks RefuPeas!
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