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Awesome!! As a former music major who has song the Hallalujah chorus many, many times, this was the most enjoyable!!!

The Grinch vs Miracle on 34th Street- Original Version The Santa Clause vs White Christmas Christmas Vacation vs Santa Claus- The Movie It's a Wonderful Life vs Elf

I've had money wrapped in cleaned up tin cans before. I thought that was pretty novel. Looked like someone was giving me a can of beans when I opened it, until I noticed that the lid was fake. They had even put a baggie of marbles in it on top of the money to weight it down!

I'm a teacher (Middle School, 24+ years) and my favorite gifts are things that I can use for my classroom, things that make my life easier, ie gift cards for Staples, Target, WalMart, or GC for dinner, so I don't have to cook after taking care of 160 kids all days. I'm a mom too, and my son will take GC to his favorite teachers, as well as homemade Pumpkin chocolate chip bread or mini cheesecakes. I know it was brought up about teachers not eating homemade items and I think it is up to the individual teacher. We are with the kids all year, so we know how "hygenic" they are,etc. If there is any doubt in my mind, it goes in the trash when I get home. If it makes it to the dessert tray, hubby takes care of it for me!

One gift unwrapped, the rest are wrapped. I'll never forget the first Christmas with my Stepkids. They got up in the middle of the night, got their unwrapped toys and took them into their room to play with them. I got up, saw the toys were missing and went to the room (it was 4 AM at this time). I told them their dad would be awefully disappointed to not see their excited faces in the morning, so they put the toys back and then went back to bed. They was great acting skill the next morning exhibited by both of them and DH has never known the truth! (now they wait, but they are 16 and 19)

We have a special plate and mug just for Santa, the only time it is used all year! Santa seems to love M&M cookies and milk at our house best for some reason. My 6 year old has been stirring in M&M's into cookies since he was 18 months old!

thanks!

I've spent about $1200, but I'm almost done!

Round 2 Jingle all the Way Vs Home Alone 2 The Grinch Vs Santa Clause 3- The Escape Clause Miracle on 34th Street- Original 1947 Version starring Natalie Wood and Maureen O'Hara vs Prancer Polar Express Vs Love Actually The Santa Clause Vs Home Alone Fred Claus Vs The Homecoming- A Christmas Story Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas Vs Holiday in Handcuffs White Christmas Vs Mickey's One Upon a Christmas Santa Claus: The Movie Vs Scrooge- 1951 - Alistar Sim The Christmas Shoes Vs I'll Be Home For Christmas The Santa Clause 2 Vs Scrooged Holiday Inn Vs Christmas Vacation Santa Buddies Vs Smokey Mountain Christmas Muppet Christmas Carol Vs It's a Wonderful Life Elf Vs Die Hard Gremlins Vs Four Christmases Gee, several of my favs are up against each other! Not fair!! It makes it hard to vote!

This is what i do for appys at my house for christmas dinner 1. Harry & David Dip w/ chips (1 jar of Harry and David Onion and Pepper Relish with 2 8oz blocks of Cream cheese, whipped together and let mellow in the frig for a few hours) 2. Shrimp and cocktail sauce (I buy the tray already done and just jazz up the sauce with a little more horseradish.) 3. Veggie Tray (again, bought from deli) For dinner, I have the following 1. Crown Rib Roast 2. Honey-baked Ham 3. Green Bean Casserole 4. Sweet Potatoes 5. Corn 6. Broccoli and Cheese 7. Pineapple and Cheese Bake 8. Potato Casserole (brother brings) 9. Salad (nephew brings) 10. Rolls Desserts are at my moms condo where Santa has come and filled stockings there too! Usually she has Cheesecake, Fudge Pie, assorted cookies and candies, etc. There are over 25 of us, so its a pretty big bunch and we started with it being a progressive dinner, but its gotten down to just me and momma doing it, which is fine by me.

So glad you are back Pam! It just wasn't the same without you!

The did a report on my local news about how Amazon was going after Walmart this year, so it might very well happen.

Come on people! Desk Set is classic Tracy and Hepburn!! How could some little kid left alone again by crazy parents beat it?

Sister in law got one and I got one. I also got a deer with my car on the way! Got there at 7:15 and they still had about 20 left in a cart behind the customer service desk. And my neice will love them! But boy, it's an expensive Zhu Zhu for me!

My teenagers LOVE those highlighter pens that have the little post-it notes in them. Absolutely one of the things they ask for in their stocking!

25-Surviving Christmas Vs 2-Jingle All the Way 49-Desk Set Vs 15-Home Alone 2 58-A Christmas Carol- 1984- George C. Scott Vs 13-The Grinch 37-Bad Santa vs 20-The Santa Clause 3- The Escape Clause 50-Meet Me in St. Louis vs 1-Miracle on 34th Street- Original 1947 Version starring Natalie Wood and Maureen O'Hara 26-Prancer vs 54-Badder Santa 59-A Christmas Carol- 2004- Kelsey Grammar Vs 5-Polar Express 44-Love Actually Vs 23-Unaccompanied Minors 18-The Santa Clause Vs 11-Eight Crazy Nights 35-Last Holiday Vs 14-Home Alone 7-Fred Claus Vs 8-Christmas with The Kranks 47-The Bishop's Wife Vs 51-The Homecoming- A Christmas Story 62-The Nativity Story Vs 30-Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas 57-The Preacher's Wife Vs 34-Holiday in Handcuffs 21-White Christmas Vs 53-Miracle on 34th Street- 1994 version 29-Mickey's One Upon a Christmas Vs 46-Christmas in Connecticut 48-A House Without a Christmas Tree Vs 63-Santa Claus: The Movie 60-Scrooge- 1951 - Alistar Sim Vs 45-The Ref 52-The Christmas Shoes Vs 28-One Magical Christmas 55-Die Hard 2 Vs 31-I'll Be Home For Christmas 19-The Santa Clause 2 Vs 10-Deck the Halls 33-Christmas Do Over Vs 22-Scrooged 42-Holiday Inn VS 36-Three Days 3-Christmas Vacation Vs 56-Home Alone 3 43-Santa Buddies Vs 61-Ernest Saves Christmas 24-The Nightmare Before Christmas Vs 40-Smokey Mountain Christmas 17-Muppet Christmas Carol Vs 64-Santa Baby 9-A Christmas Story- 2008 Champion Vs 16-It's a Wonderful Life 4-Mickey's A Christmas Carol Vs 12-Elf 32-The Christmas List Vs 38-Die Hard 39-Gremlins Vs 41-The Holiday 6-Four Christmases Vs 27-Trapped in Paradise

Please, please, please...... I'm in!

Well, I've still a little woozy, but here is my story of the day.... After cooking dinner for 20 people last night and they had left, I cleaned up the kitchen and took a small nap until 11:00 pm. I drove the 10 minutes to my TRU and low and behold, there were about 150 people in line! By the time the store opened at Midnight, there were about 750 people in line! Didn't get a Zhu Zhu, but got the razor and a few other items. Took 45 minutes to get out of the store and back home to rest for an hour an a half. Sister in Law shows up about 2:45 and wakes me up, we head out to JC Penney. No one in line, so we wait in our nice, warm car until about 3:45 am, get out and get in line with about 10 other people and Penney's opens EARLY!! Awesome service in there today! Got my jammies for everyone, shirts for hubby and a tie and 2 snow globes (because we came back in to go into the mall.) On to Macy's for some glassware, frying pans and a Mickey Mouse (love that mouse!!), then to Chik-fil-A for a breakfast biscuit. We then left the mall to go to Academy Sports. It's about 6:30, and I see people lined up outside. We are very puzzled, because they are only letting in 10 people at a time. We find out why....They are giving out free Tennessee Titans Jerseys! Score! Free $50 jersey! On to Wal-mart. Most of the doorbusters are gone, but the crowds are too. Price Matched several items with no problems. We get what we need and head on to Target. Still crowded, hard to find anything. Couldn't find the Duck Hunter game or Wizard of Oz DVD, but found most all else. Next stop, back to the mall. Bath and Body was packed, took 30 minutes to check out, so hot in the store, I was afraid people would pass out!). On to Yankee Candle, so nice and peaceful. Still busy, but no pushing/shoving. They had lots of coupons and let you up them, so instead of buy 2/get 2 free, I did buy 4/get 4 free! By this time, it's getting to be a little after 10:00. We go to TJ Maxx to get a pair of shoes that my sister in law had held for her, then to PF Chang's for early lunch and free lettace wraps! Service was very slow. Then over to Best Buy to get Entourage videos and try to get Zune Marketplace cards, but they wouldn't work and so I didn't buy them. Then home and a nap for a couple of hours, since I had only slept 2 hours in over 24 hours. But I love BF!!!

I just returned from TRU! OMG! I got there about 11:15 and there were already 150 people in line, which means no Zhu Zhu for me. Saw one fight break out over a Leapster. By the time the store opened, there must have been 500 people in line, and another 50-100 waiting near the entrance that were too lazy to get out of their cars to get into line.

Kroger

Mine won't get delivered until about 8:00 AM

Walmart will have some on sale for $7 or $8 I think, but they have characters on it, like Mickey Mouse, Tinkerbell, etc.

Ad for my area doesn't have the Zhu Zhus.

drats, my cover is blown... I always do my cream cheese shopping at 5 am! Gotta make the cheesecakes!

I love this!