Originally Posted By Disneymom443 >>Isn't Christmas like, um, four years from now?>> Watch out it'll sneek up on ya. It's funny about homemade gifts, my husbands family never gave homemade gifts it just wasn't thought to be proper... Well, I can in and changed that. Didn't know it at the time. We had been married for 9 years and when in a different state, then we moved to Ok. where his family is..Big family!! So I decided to make every group a quilt, about 14 of them. and every year after that I would make something. After 5yrs of doing that other people stared giving homemade gifts. My husband told me that I made it more personal and they liked it. I've done simple to flavored butter to signature quilts. I think I'm doing truffles this year because I love chocolate. Because it's all about me you know. LOL JK. I'm dreaming of a white Christmas. Oh I can't wait.
Originally Posted By dlkozy My VERY favorite site, (after LP of course!) is www.organizedchristmas.com Great place for ideas, downloadable organization sheets, they even have a Rudolph Club that "meets" on the 25th of every month to help you get ready for THE BIG DAY! I try on the 25th of every month to do something to get ready for Christmas-even if it is only buying gift cards to the places that I do lots of Christmas shopping at so that I will have already "paid" for whatever I buy with the cards this Nov. This week I start some of my wrapping and tagging of gifts that I have already purchased-I will put bows on them later. I will then store them away in my closet in a Rubbermaid container. It is sooo much fun to be able to put the presents out around the tree as soon as the tree is up!
Originally Posted By sarahwithbaloo We always buy bits all the way through the year so that we can spraed the spend we have bits for our kids and Dave's brothers so far I am going to get a photo album or scrap book for my Mum when we go to WDW in November as it is her first trip and print out our photos.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Clapping hands.... I just can't wait this IS my favorite time of the year. dlkozy, I'm going that check out that site it counds like fun. thanks
Originally Posted By chickendumpling LOL @ sarah! I know Kennesaw Tom is already buying up some bash gifts! LOL. Gotta love a guy that plans ahead like that. We are having a heat wave where I am so it *is* kinda hard to think about Christmas right now. lol. Once in a while I will do a "Christmas in July" day where the kids and I plan out our crafts and menus and update our Christmas card list and stuff like that. This year is flying by though so I'm not sure what is gonna happen this July! LOL.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling And thanks for the site dlkozy. I will definitely check that out.
Originally Posted By u k fan We had Christmas a few weeks ago! We had the whole family round and ate Turkey and gave gifts and even trimmed a tree! We watched Xmas videos and had a great time. We've also been practising our Carols! We're thinking of making a family CD this year! The other thing we've discussed is having a Chinese themed Xmas this year. I've already picked up a couple of oriental decorations and some table linen. So, to answer the question, we're not really thinking about Xmas here!!! P.S. when does the bash start?!!!
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Thanks, I'm glad y'all liked the pics...u k fan, I'm sure you could do one in the UK from a British photo site? I would assume you could find one anyway---or maybe Kodak Gallery is international? I dunno, I've never had to find out, lol.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I literally Christmas shop all year long beginning Dec 26th. If I wait till Nov I will go broke.
Originally Posted By BlondeMouseEars I think I would like to be adopted by Tall Disney Guy! He gives great gifts!! Maybe my dad will read this thread and get a good hint for Christmas!
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy a-adopt?? *THUD* <---can't picture himself a parent--sees himself as an eternal "son", lol But thanks for the flattery, LOL.
Originally Posted By Labuda "I know Kennesaw Tom is already buying up some bash gifts! LOL. Gotta love a guy that plans ahead like that. " Heck, IIRC, he bouoght some bash gifts on his WDW trip with friends & family this spring!
Originally Posted By jdub I'm still trying to catch up with LAST xmas-- I'm behind a batch of tamales! But that's okay--the pumpkins from October never got carved, either.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Sometimes I feel like I'm ahead of the game and things go by and them I relize that I'm 2 steps behind.
