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I have a theme each year and A LOT of things match...including and most importantly the paper for gifts! last year-red and black paper...with red, white and black ribbons-a variety of them...real ribbon that you can untie. Makes me think of being a little girl and getting a gift from a fancy store. I always use real ribbon...this was due to the flood at my house on black friday-so appropriate to include black in this sophisticated theme...we lived at my dd's for 7 months and house is not done...yet. year before-brown and pink...with pink organdy ribbon...paper from joann's...my Mom had died unexpectedly and we were living in Orlando...with dd again...doctor said for me to leave my house and get some peace about it all...pink was her favorite color and brown mine...so that was the reason for that... 2003-snowflakes-white with white satin ribbons...snowflake paper and lots of snowflakes outside...last year in my house until this year...snow trees-three of them-new-in entry. 2002-Santa theme-santa paper, red and green grosgrain ribbons-new santas outside and in... 2001-patriotic-red and white striped paper with blue ribbons and star gift cards. A new tree-patriotic in stairway. I do eleven trees and usually one matches my theme...and the number of trees keeps growing! This year a new one...white one. Not sure where to put it. Or how to decorate it. Here is what I have so far: Hallmark tree in LR Disney tree in kitchen Handmade tree in family room Santa's laundry tree in laundry room For dining room-silver decorated tree and silver stuff on the table and mantle For media room-gold everywhere! Room is painted a pepper brown color... For bathroom-cranberry decorations-room is now painted a color called My Valentine For my bathroom-pink decorations For my loft-no ideas yet For my guest room-tree decorated with purple... For bahama room-bright colors! This is an obsession! I do love the theme thing...

Where is the stocking stuffers list??? I need that-I do them for all family...7 adults and three children-two baby girls and a 3 1/2 year old. The guys are the hardest.

I have the North Pole series...lots of them! My dh had built a shelf with outlets for the houses-last year on black friday-yeah it has taken on a new meaning for me now-my house flooded massively. Moved back in in August but it is a total disaster here...and my houses are packed-they took a brunt of the flood-did not break...but wet...don't know if they light or not. They were so beautiful and flipping a switch was so cool... I also have the Precious Moments house village-in a curio in lr all the time...

I still do and my dd's are married...include all family in photo...who wants to see dh and I instead of a cute new baby? LOL! We try to make ours meaningful for the year-a vacation for family...something that happened...etc.

It is about 2 hours from me too...I am south...do they have good bargains? I will probably stick to my usual at Robinson.

Yes, I have to get those danged snowglobes every year as I am a Disney nut...and I hate having to go to JCP as there is not much I would need there at that time... Mostly I need electronics, toys, house things... druffing