LOL. My kind of gift!

This is what we were given as a suggestion to get my step nephew who has Aspergers. My sister in law said he would like it because it is like his own credit card.

I got my bf this for Christmas. It's like a modern Swiss army knife.

He asked me for hints, and I told him cooking/practical stuff. Now that I think about it, if he got me pretty much ANYTHING Kappa, I'd be stoked. Haha oh well, too late to order it/drop hints now!

My very artistic niece is getting a book publishing kit- she can write her own story and illustrate it and then send it away. 4 weeks later, her book arrives bound and published. They will even correct spelling mistakes or leave them the way the child wrote it (depending on what you want).

My nephews are getting board games

my husband and I are getting each other a computer desk. Oh so romantic I know.

My 6 yr old is getting bakugan that I found this summer on sale, the 3 r old is getting some legos. the 1 yr old is getting toys that the 6 & 3 yr old have forgotten about and have been in the garage for the past 2 yrs. I am washing them, boxing them, and wrapping them. He will never know! Oh and all three are getting new matching pjs to wear to bed christmas eve.

Dad: home made cheesecake and pizza
Mother: breathing roll (yoga thing) and clothes
Brother: sweatshirt and something else that I'm not sure of yet
Boyfriend: new cell phone, and a date. He just had his birthday so probably not much else.

I always get tub toys for friends with kids - they're always a hit because they don't make noise, and since they get left in the basket by the tub they don't get dragged all over the house to be stepped on.

Plus I think a lot of people forget about them for whatever reason. Anyone who I've gotten them for said that no one else has thought of it.

I was about to give up, but I remembered a gaming/hobby store near my old office and decided to check out their website. I paid about $50 more than the MSRP, but I was fine with that because all the other stores are completely sold out. This store orders from all over, even from Canada, and that's why they're slightly higher, but I know it'll all be worth it come Christmas morning when I see his face as he opens it.

Good deal alert:
Target-$12.50 for the 25th anniversary premie Cabbage Patch Doll
Toys R Us-$20 for a 1 GB MP3 player slightly larger than a shuffle (250 songs with shuffle, normal and repeat mode) Actually, they had a lot of electronics marked down.

I saw Wiis at Best Buy a few weeks ago (like 2).

Mom: AJ Wright gift certificate
Dad: no idea yet
Child: she wants an iPod shuffle and DS games
Me: a digital camera (purchased three weeks ago at Best Buy)

I love bargain shopping. This is probably tmi... *LOL*

Mom-- Vera Bradley bag I found at Marshall's with the matching travel wallet. We're both crazy about the travel wallet and are super sad it's not being made any more. It's in Hope Toille, which I think is really springy! I paid under $50 for the set. A nautica shirt, homemade beaded necklace, bracelet, and anklet (I'm just learning but it looks pretty good...) and an angel orament.


Hubby-- 2 dress shirts, 4 new ties, a new nautica swimsuit, and socks. He's pretty easy, and since he wears ties every day, you can never have too many. Paid a total of $100 for everything. The ties were regularlly $32 a piece. *lol* All name brand stuff.

Dad-- Golf shirts and golf odds and ins. He LIVES for golf, so it works. And thanks to outlet malls and the JC Penny Outlet in Atlanta-- I don't think I paid over $4 for a golf shirt. Muahahahahha

My Nana, Mother-in-law, and best friend-- More Vera bags. I found the backsack in petal pink for under $25 at Marshalls. My Nana will love it, because she loves to travel, Mother-in-Law is a master gardner, so it fits! And my best friend wants a Vera desperately but can't afford it....so they should be happy! We also got Mother-in-Law a bird book that plays sounds. She's a huge bird watcher, and the book orginally was over 50 bucks. (I got it for under 10! *LMAO*)

Hubby's grandma-- is 90 and lives in Michigan, where she gets shut in all winter, so we send her a nice gift of fresh Florida oranges each year.

My Father-in-Law-- A couple of Hawaiian shirts, and a sodoku calendar.

Brother-in-Law and wife-- candle set and a nice ornament (he and my hubby aren't close at all.)


God children-- I don't remember! I bought it all so long ago. I remember books, puzzles, dolls... *lol* I have 4 God daughters, so it's a lot to keep up with.

Neighbors-- I made homemade cocoa mix, put it in pretty jars, added a star ornament I found at Cracker barrel for 50 cents. Then I made homemade dog treats and put it in all in a brown paper gift bag that we hand painted, put on pretty ribbons and added a couple of candy canes. We did that for families in our neighborhood that we really like (and have dogs.)

We also used brown craft paper to wrap, and handpainted the names and a little holly and berries on each gift, and added really pretty gold and red ribbons that we hand tie. It's a lot of work, but I end up doing that each year. Hubby says next year we're buying Disney paper and self stick bows and tags. *LOL*

That sounds adorable. I love the wrapping on some gifts more than the present itself!

nowadays i just get my friends and family gift cards. usually works for the best.

My daughter told me last night that she doesn't want the cell phone she's been ogling all this time after all! They are coming out with an upgraded one that she thinks she will want more, next year. So, in addition to the several books, make up mirror and frame I already got her, I just ordered a Dooney and Bourke tote from Dillards. She admired it before but I acted aghast at the price. She is going to be SO surprised!!!!!!!! It's much more fun to get someone something like that when they didn't ask for it than to buy the ONE thing that they MUST have or else they'll totally freak out. Way more fun :) The photo frame I bought her is a black diamond shaped frame that holds 9 different 4 x 6 pics. I printed several of the city scenes she took pictures of in Europe and filled the frame with them. She loves black and white city shots and always wants to buy them when we're at street fairs so I think she'll really like this. I'm wondering how long it will take her to realize that the pics in it are actually pics she took and not the samples that come with the frame..lol. Yep, it will be a fun Christmas and she will be very surprised because she's not expecting several of her gifts but I know she'll love them!

I still have about $50 to spend on her so I think I'll just get her a Border's Gift Card for the rest or put money on her VisaBuxx card.

Fiance - Dress shirts and some ankle length socks because I can't stand the long ones that he has.

Mom - A replica of the necklace that my friend's mom made and gave to Sarah Palin...my mom fell in love with it after seeing Palin wearing it on national tv lately and obviously I got a stellar deal from the friend's mom. Also, some fuzzy socks and a shirt from Banana Republic.

Dad - A Borders gift certificate, a Notre Dame t-shirt and sweatshirt, and an "Indiana Dad" keychain.

Grandma - Some fuzzy socks.

Grandpa - An oversized fleece blanket in his favorite color.

I had sooooo much fun wrapping presents today! Pretty!!!

I bought myself a MOTORCYCLE ;) whoo hooo..

Ok, really it is for a husband :)...but he doesn't know that yet!

Ok my 9 year old is sooooooo completely spoiled ( like many others I stood in line at Wal Mart at 3 am "Black Friday"):

Rock Band and Guitar Hero World Tour for PS3 (has GH 1, 2, 3 ,and areosmith....he plays with his cousin all the time) along with (3) other video games to go with is countless amount of games for his PS

Also;

I shop throughout the year and got him MANY other things too:

a few DVD's: Alvin and the Chimpmunks, Kung Foo Panda, the enitre Avatar Collection on DVD
Kytronics(name?) 4 way skateboard/ and Bike ramp
some clothes
Nascaar stuff
and a really cool ( almost like an Easy Bake Oven) BUT it makes and bakes INSECTS!!!!!!!!
some Star War figures for the Mellenium Falcon my parents got him for Christmas
Deck Tech mini skateboards and ramp

His other grand parents got him:
Transformers ,a Transformer watch ,and the movie, clothes and a Digital camera

his dad got him:
Speed Racer toys and "Cars" the movie toys and a few computer learning games

Because i hit it good with a Mervyns going out of business sale:
Mom: chocolate brown chasmere pancho throw wrap and perfume
dad: Norte Dame football coffee table book and ND sweatshirt and cap
Nieces: this really cool dollhouse and tea set from a going out of business sale at Kay-bee toys
Nephew:dvd and a Wii game ( and a gift bag full of I-Pod and Wii skins and covers i found at all places...99cent store)
Brothers(2) and sister in laws: I made gift baskets full of baked goods and wine and cheese.


I cannot do this on a teacher salary at one time....however, with good sales all year long I made Bank! :)

If my brother doesn't leave a message by tomorrow, I will go through with my threat to present him with a chia pet. I am sick and tired of him waiting until 2 days before Christmas and then dictating that he MUST have Brand XYZ of whatever, and that's the only thing that will suffice.

I think you should go with the Chia pet, even if he does call! (One year my homeroom class bought a Chia - eventually it grew hair alright - MOLD!)

I spoiled my sister this year:

• All 4 seasons of Grey's Anatomy on DVD( She just started watching this season, and doesn't understand anything that is going on!!!)
• A Vera Bradley cosmetic bag and coin purse in Pink Elephants.
• A Gift Card for iTunes
• The Roasalie/Cullen family crest necklace from Twilight
• A little cute nursing plaque

Dad:

• A solar powered flashlight
• A sports clip watch for his biking hikes
• A nickel plated business card holder with his initials on it
• Mom: A set of snowman candy holders with our family's name on them
• A pair of nice gold earrings
• A red leather bag for her computer

It's still a thought - he's getting a tie, for sure. And I understand that he's ordering himself a few videos that I get to reimburse him for. :rolleyes:

He & his wife were supposedly going to Israel this coming year (he's a pastor), so I was all ready to get them both nice passport covers, a travel adapter, Imodium, Fodor's, stuff like that, but it sounds as if it's been put off. That would have been SO easy!

DH and I don't exchange gifts with many people. We have small families (we're both only children) so we give gifts to our parents... and there is a couple we've been friends with for years... and that's it. (Our card list, OTOH, is a mile long.)

Mom: Bath & Body Works gift package
Mom & Dad: Courvoisier gift package
Mom & Dad: Shar Pei tea towel and note pad (there's a family in-joke about old wrinkly dogs)

MIL: Bailey's gift package
FIL: Bombay Sapphire gift package
MIL: Handmade needlepoint playing-card themed tissue box cover (she loves bridge)

Friends: Handmade needlepoint TARDIS tissue box cover (they are sci-fi geeks, like us :) )
Friends: Something off their Amazon wish list. We wanted to get them the Dr. Horrible DVD but someone already bought it for them - d'oh!

LOL! When those first came out inthe late 80's I think?? My sister and I got each other one of them for Christmas. Ours both grew mold too :) My mom got mad and threw them out.