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Thank you so much. The ornaments are beautiful! :)

I will take down everything except the tree this evening or maybe tomorrow. The tree will probably come down Tuesday.

We're just going to see Santa Claus. My dh hasn't done ANY of his shopping yet.

My pkg arrived today!!! It is soooo great. My ss did a great job!!! I got an adorable bear with lotion, body cream, and shower gel that smells wonderful, a travel mug with hot cocoa in it, a glade candle, chocolates (which are already gone, lol), and LOTS of green apple jolly ranchers. I couldn't be happier! :)

Thankfully I recieved my last pkg yesterday. It was dd12's iPod. I guess the only thing that I'm waiting on now is my ss gift from here, lol. :)

Yes, I did. To the OP...just leave the egg out of the nog and try not to worry about it, then go chop down the nearest tree.

lol, well in that case I can be an elf again if you need another one

I would offer to be an elf again (I was last year), but I haven't recieved my ss gift either so I wouldn't want to be my own elf, lol.

I completely agree with the OP. (Btw, I am very grateful for my entire life as it is.) Here are a few issues we had last year. A family member (one we see on a pretty much daily basis) asks me what to get my daughter (then 11yo). I said anything as long as it's not pink. She hates pink, simple as that. Well, what does she get...a pink shirt. The family member says.."I know she may not like it but I thought it was cute." My dd was very nice about it and said thank you but when we got home I could tell she was dissapointed. So, to the OP...I can relate.

We have 5 dinners to go to (spread out over a few days) and this is what we do everywhere we go. It works out well.

The cards just keep pouring in, lol. :) kselzer - very pretty card, you did a wonderful job on them

I do equal amount of gifts. My 3yo will have no idea that dd12's iPod was $200 and her strawberry shortcake baby was $20.

Oh, ok. I'll probably get one then. Thanks :)

I ended up ordering from apple. Dd spotted the red one and those are exclusive to apple.com. I had to pay $199 for it but I got free engraving and free shipping and I'm thinking if it ever has to be returned for any reason I'll have alot less hassle dealing directly with apple instead of going through another retailer. Thanks everyone for all of your advice. :) Oh, she will have extra earbuds in her stocking. What kind of charger does it come with? I looked and I can't find where it tells.

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A friend of mine has a breathalyzer (and 2 teenage boys at the time, lol). She said it was the best money she has ever spent. I think she said she paid around $20 for hers.

Oooh... I see now that amazon.com is listed there.

It is...isn't it?

I'm also looking for a video camera. I've been looking both of these. I really want something simple. http://http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00356507000P?filter=Camcorder+Format+Type%7CDVD&vName=Computers+%26+Electronics&cName=Cameras+%26+Camcorders&sName=Camcorders http://http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00356047000P?filter=Camcorder+Format+Type%7CDVD&vName=Computers+%26+Electronics&cName=Cameras+%26+Camcorders&sName=Camcorders

I am soooo glad that my ornament exchange and ss people liked their gifts. :) I put part of my return address on both pkgs so it shouldn't be too hard to figure out. I haven't recieved my ss gift yet but I know how busy people get around the holidays (myself included) so I'm not worried. :) I am anxious to find out who my ornament exchange person was because as I said before, I loved all three of the ornaments and they did a great job!

Dd12 is wanting an iPod Nano for Christmas. Where can I find the best deal? Also, what accessories will I need to go with it? TIA :)

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I agree with all of this. If the Wii is something your other children will enjoy as well I see no reason not to make it a "family" gift.

Well, I tried to post the link but it didn't work for some reason.

Just great, now I'll never get rid of that gift card. If anyone is still interested...CLICK HERE