Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy So DVC_dad asked about what you may know you're getting for Christmas...but what about the other side? What are you giving to your family and friends, and anyone else? Naturally, if your spouse or children or other relatives are LPers or known lurkers, you may be exempt from answering. ;-)
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m So far I've gotten this: For Dave pajamas boxers Hanes t-shirts winter coat CSI Season 2 or 3 (Best Buy had one of them on sale on Black Friday and it's his favorite show) MI:3 Click Entourage Season 2 A sweatshirt from Old Navy Tyler the original Robosapien Knex Roller Coaster 5 feet tall box of 450 Knex pieces A spiderman action set where spiderman really swings from webs or something Cars Pajamas Buzz LIghtyear Pajamas Spiderman Pajamas Spiderman bedroom slippers Spiderman robe Spiderman Flannel bedsheets A spiderman throw blanket One of those weird pillows with beads or something in them that is shaped like Spiderman's head Two Spiderman towels with the hood Mom A couple of Old Navy shirts thusfar Mother-in-law Yankee candle snowman candle topper Old Navy Shirt Brother-in-law Old Navy Sweatshirt Sister-in-law Lia Sophia Necklace Lia Sophia Earings That's it so far. I still have a long way to go. All of the Spiderman stuff for Tyler is on layaway. Other than the stuff on layaway and the clothes, everything is wrapped.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m Oh, in case you couldn't tell, Tyler is totally obsessed with Spiderman this year. He's really looking forward to the third one coming out in movies this summer. I also got Tyler Curious George and Over the Hedge on DVD. They were on sale at Toys R Us for $9.99 each this past week.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy With the wonderful advent of modern technology, I love to make personal photo gifts for a lot of my family presents. And the great thing is you can start months ahead of time and pay for a couple or few things at once instead of spendin' a lot at one time for everything closer to Christmas. This year I'm giving the following: Mom ~pillowcase with photo of Dad asleep (I'm sure he'll "love" that, lol) ~small book/DVD of the 50s ~pretty iridescent pendant Dad ~mousepad with photo of our dog Beau ~custom-made album of Asleep at the Wheel songs Sis (theme: "A 'Sleeping Beauty' Christmas") ~20x30 collage of 100 Maleficent screencaps (the first time I ordered it it was rejected, but I tried a second time with no problems, haHA! yay!) ~mini Sleeping Beauty photo book made up of screencaps of the book pages from the film ~Sleeping Beauty coasters ~a few other SB things that I totally can't remember, lol...I got whatever they are though several months ago. I actually got her so much stuff cause she's easy to shop for interest-wise since we share a lot of the same interests, but I decided to split up the goods and give her mostly SB stuff for Christmas and the other stuff for her birthday. ~Jeff Dunham comedy DVD (yes I know he wasn't in SB) Bro-in-Law ---------- ~Muppets Dr. Teeth figure ~apron with big photo of he and sis kissing Gran (Dad's mom) ---------------- ~calendar made up of old family photos that I took to Kinko's and had scanned so I could have digital copies Grandmommy (Mom's mom) ---------------------- ~tote bag with photo of me 'n sis Papa Dan (Mom's Dad) -------------------- ~stainless steel travel mug with photo of him between sis 'n me And for a little "community Christmas cheer" I'm gonna burn CDs of a mix of some of my favorite Christmas/holiday songs and make "secret deliveries" to some people's mailboxes or front steps one night after work this week, maybe with little anonymous notes. I decided to start with the houses that look really Christmasy first.
Originally Posted By gadzuux A lot of my holiday shopping is at 'Bevmo'. It's easy and I know they'll love their gift. I have fourteen people I need to gift at work this year, and they're getting a bottle of halfway decent champagne (TBD - but in the $12/$14 range) along with a copy of POTCII - $14.77 ea. at walmart. With the bottle giftbags included, total expense per per - about $32 each. An expensive time of year, but I'm in sales, and these people support my efforts all year, but are non-comissioned.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Something I made but can't talk about here. I don't have a lot of family but the family I do have is getting gift cards and some handmade ornaments/boxes I made. Plus each will get a few homemade cinnamon rolls. My son is getting a new electric guitar. I bought at least 2 Xbox games for my husband.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 <<~Jeff Dunham comedy DVD (yes I know he wasn't in SB)<< Ah, dude! I love Jeff Dunham. That DVD cracks me up so much, especially the old man (whose name escapes me right now) and Peanut. Here's what I've gotten so far: Mom: a home medical guide she picked out herslf, lol Dad: a boxed set of George Carlin's books Grandma: the Onion's latest book Grandpa: pipe tobacco Plan on getting: 4 cousins: Wal-Mart gift cards Cousin Kari: a food processor I've still got no clue what I'm getting Kari's two children, but I plan on wandering through Toys R Us this weekend until I find their gifts.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka <<I plan on wandering through Toys R Us this weekend until I find their gifts.>> brave soul
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <Ah, dude! I love Jeff Dunham. That DVD cracks me up so much, especially the old man (whose name escapes me right now)> Yes! Walter! He looks *just* *like* our paternal grandfather, Pop, without glasses, and when we were kids and saw Jeff Dunham on TV bring out Walter, we'd look at each other and say "Pop!" and giggle, LOL! And he also had the puppet "Jalapeño---on a Steek!" (stick) LOL!
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Mum and dad - thirds in European licence plates (along with my sisters); Walk the Line on DVD for mum and High Noon on DVD for dad because they've already got the plates and they need something to open on Christmas Day. Biggest sister - halves in perfume and a skirt along with middlest sister Middlest sister - halves in PlayStation games and a book with biggest sister Little nephews - Potato Head board game, a Star Wars Artoo-Potatoo, Wiggles bath toys, bath crayons (I'm teaching them to share. Heh heh). Teenage niece - pyjamas and Body Shop bath stuff Teenage nephew - Family Guy Season 5 on DVD Best friends - Law and Order: SVU Season 1 on DVD and the new U2 CD; Cluedo board game DVD edition Poodles - matching pink collars, food bowls and stuffed pink bones, all with spoiled-looking poodles on them. lol.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Oh yeah, pets! I got our 11 1/2 year-old collie a human hand-held pet massager---it's in the shape of a paw, lol.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy and LB-formerly-f&c, ;-), what do "thirds" and "halves" mean? Does that mean you're going in on a third or half of the cost for those items?
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Hey TDG - yep, splitting the cost and all signing the card together - so the plates were $600 and my sisters and I put in $200 each, and the perfume was $60 and we put in $30 each. Does that make sense ...? Yes. I think. But I wrote it.
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy We are giving family gifts this year. Between DH and I we have over 40 people we usually buy for. For the last 2 years we dropped it down to only buying for the kids -- that is 17 people. This year I went to crazy and bought Uno Attack for each family unit. Plus I made calanders for everyone that shows birthdays and anniversarys. And pictures of family gatherings through out the year. Turned out really good!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Grandma: the Onion's latest book<< Excellent. Jasmine, you have one cool grandma! : )
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Careful---I've heard the onion's latest book is a real tear-jerker. ;-)
