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I use alot but they are usually the smaller rolls from the $1 store and I have young kids so big boxes for the gifts usually. I haven't started wrapping yet, but thanks for reminding me that I should pick up some wrapping paper!!

thanks for posting!

My family loves Reeses cookies. Which are just M&M cookies with Reeses Pieces instead of M&Ms.

I ususally do photogifts for my MIL with photos of the grandkids. We get them taken professionally and then I frame the really nice, make a scrapbook, etc. She loves it, its very easy, and it solves the problem of getting her something when she doesn't really need anything. You all make me very greatful that I enjoy my MIL's company! :)

they were on a pallet by the aisle with the plastic storage totes.

My walmart has tons of the black friday 30 piece set left for $6.88

I agree with dealluvr - go with the flow and try to have a good time. They are family and family is what is important during the holidays! Don't let the un-evenness of gifts bother you, nothing you can do about that unless you want to buy gifts for your niece. You don't seem to mind your family invading on christmas, your husband's family should be allowed too. Go with the flow and it will be fine!

great deal, wish they had more restaurants in my area!

Dyson! I don't think I will ever buy anything else ever again! ETA: I have the DC17 a non-ball one. It sucks up everything. Once it sucked up a slipper sock and just kept going!

I got the $10 off $25

Obviously those questions don't mean they don't believe. My mom says I asked her flat out at 4 if there was no such thing as Santa and if she and dad were really Santa. And I was the oldest child and didn't go to daycare, so it wasn't that other kids ruined it for me. I just figured it out. So its shocking to me that kids would believe and be so old! My husband tells me I'm in the minority with this though...so just my opinion!

I would never tell my kids that he wasn't real unless they figured it out themselves and asked. I guess I just expect them to figure it out long before 8. Do you all remember believing in Santa? I don't, my mom says I figured it out by myself and came and asked her when I was 4. Maybe that's why I have a different opinion, I never remember believing or finding out that he was not real. But no matter when or how they find out I'm not going to try to convince my kids that they are crazy and he is actually real! My son is 3 and I expect him to figure it out in the next couple years no matter how much I play along with the magic. He is too smart for his own good.

I would tell her the truth. You said she was on the cusp of finding out anyway. In my opinion 8 is quite old to believe in Santa anyway, so you should feel lucky that she got to believe for so long!

I bought some fabrics to make new stockings for my family, but that's as far as I've gotten.

We put ours up last night. DS was begging! He is 3 and just sooo excited for decorations and kept going around saying "Happy holidays"

The walmart I went to last night had tons of stuff left in the boxes in the middle aisles. They had taken markers and crossed out the prices on the boxes and the balloons and put new price stickers over the top and written new prices on the balloons with markers.

DH and I were shocked to see people with babies in strollers (waiting in line in the cold!) at Toys R Us and toddlers running around at Walmart. Them being out late doesn't bother me as much as people being crazy on black friday and they could be seperated easily from thier parents.

If she won't go with you to help like she was planning have her watch your kids while you go to make it easier on you! I have a hard time keeping track of my 3 year old on a normal shopping day, I can't imagine taking young kids black friday shopping! Good luck!

They should all be in Thursday's paper.

yep, I was going to say Target too!

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My son asked for a suitcase with wheels for his 3rd birthday. He wanted to be able to pack toys to take back and forth to his grandparent's house. We got him one and he does use it!

EVERY TIME the commercial for flavor boost packets comes on tv my DS3 says I want flavor boost mommy! He is so strange.

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