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5 years old is such a great age for Disney! I can't wait for him to tell me about it.

Tomorrow is my grandson's 5th birthday. Today my daughter surprised him with a weekend trip to Disney World. She loaded him in the car at 5am, and he slept until they arrived at the hotel. He still didnt realize where they were, he thought they were at a trampoline park or play place, because even Disney hotel lobbies are fun. In the gift shop he exclaimed he knew where they were, because he saw it on the bag. But then on the bus to the park, he said "Wait, there are 2 Disney Worlds?" Sweet boy was excited with just the gift shop! And then he saw the castle. DISNEY WORLLLD!! I'm so excited for them.

It will arrive on Friday.

Sorry 'bout that! He's hanging out in my cart right now...

I don't need a purple penguin... I dont need a purple penguin... <clicks on link>

Happy New Year! I plan to start my new Lego set today, since I finally got Christmas stuff cleared off the dining room table and put away yesterday.

I got mine a couple years ago at Kohls, not during Christmas. Seems I used KC, and earned KC, and probably used a Home coupon that they have so often. And it turned out to be a pretty good deal. The $199 price at Best Buy is a good deal too.

They were mentioned in the cookie thread last year, so I was curious and tried them. The dough is sticky, and the whole time I was whining saying I'd never make them again. But they were so good!! They are made with a cake mix, egg, and cool whip, and rolled in powdered sugar. Here's the recipe I used. https://breadboozebacon.com/christmas-crinkle-cool-whip-cookies/

Today is baking day. I just haven't been in the mood or very motivated yet, but today is the day I scheduled, and I'm ready! Not very many things, or anything too adventurous, but I'll get all the favorites done. Buckeyes Sugar cookies (just plain, unfrosted) Chocolate chip cookies Brownies Cool whip cookies Should be easy peasy. I'll turn on christmas music when the boys are up, and have a grand time! For wrapping, I have a few small things that came in over the weekend. So I'll finish all those up tonight. And looks like I may have 2 things that won't make it. Ones been hanging out in SC for 2 or 3 days, and the other is somewhere between NY and GA. I'm not convinced the USPS even knows exactly where it is. But neither of those are major, so not a huge deal. Just frustrating, especially since the one that is MIA was shipped 12/16.

I'm going to my daughter's tomorrow. Her gifts are wrapped, but still got the grandson's done. Been busy every evening this week knitting gifts for my son's coworkers. (And seeing Star Wars!) So tonight will be wrapping those, plus hopefully I can get some buckeyes made to take down. Sunday I'll finish wrapping the few gifts that arrived this week. And Monday will be baking day.

I never have. Sometimes I say I'm going to... but then it's one more thing to do and it doesn't get done.

My mom got some of those too, and she loves them. She said the same thing, made things so much easier!

Got my daughter's stuff wrapped tonight. Hooray. I'll do grandson's tomorrow. A couple of his are really big (art desk and train set) so those will be an adventure to wrap.

Oh wow! How cool is that?!

Everything is wrapped for my husband and sons, and for my mom and sister that come over Christmas day. Like you, I can't really fit everything under the tree, so I haven't wrapped my daughter and grandson's gifts yet, or my friend's. Looks like I'm going down to my daughter's on Saturday though (which will put me behind on baking!), so guess I'm wrapping those 20+ presents tonight and tomorrow. It will be nice to have it all done though.

Yep. I'm getting a little stressed as well. I keep thinking of things I need to, and trying now to make my plan when to do it all!

I still have a bit of shopping to do too. And I got word today that the gift I ordered for my sister is back ordered, and won't be in before Christmas. Boo. So I gotta figure out what to do about that.

So yesterday at the store I realized how close it is to baking time, yikes! I was feeling lazy, so I bought chocolate chip and sugar cookie mixes, and refrigerated brownies. Right now I don't have the oomph to think about more than that, but hopefully that will change. Last year I made cool whip cookies, and the whole time I said I would never make them again... but they were so good, I might. For candy, I always make about 20 dozen buckeyes, and last year I learned how to make butter mints, so I'll probably make those again. And maybe peppermint patties.

I wrapped 21 presents today. That's everything except 1 for my 2 boys, and what I have already for my husband. What's left is my daughter and grandson (about 20), and then my parents and sister and her family of 5. So about another 20. Progress though!

Um.... I have everything piled up on the guest bed... nothing wrapped... Hopefully tonight or tomorrow I'll get the table put up in the wrapping room, and then get the wrapping paper out and I can start soon.

It's December! Time to start the advent calendars. I got my dog one this year. Mine is a bracelet/necklace/charm set. Tree is up, ornaments get finished today, hooray! Then over to mama's to do her tree. And if there is still time (and energy!) I hope to start some wrapping. Goodness knows I shopped enough this week, so I have a nice pile of things to wrap.

Happy Thanksgiving! We are having dinner very early (for us) today at 1 pm. Both my sister (retail) and her husband (county water department) have to work this evening, so we are moving it up. I better get busy making the cranberry sauce and cookies!

I always get the k cups that are a door buster. I wasn't intending to stay up for just those, but my goofy neighbors were keeping me up with loud music, so I figured I'd go ahead and grab them. But, they list the price as pickup or delivery only. Sadness. The ad doesn't indicate this would be the case. If I'd known, I would have just ordered them from Kohl's.

The decorations will get pulled out this evening or tomorrow morning. I hope to be decorated by the end of the weekend. I wasnt necessarily opposed to getting decorations up earlier this week, I just didn't really have the time. And Thanksgiving weekend is the normal time for us, so that is okay with me .

It looks to be up, I saw prices change on several things at 3am ET. It did take them about 10 minutes to update the front page though.