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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.

MUCH better tonight. My list worked, adn me and mama both got our doorbuster order placed. She got the Switch bundle, and I got the Avengers weighted blanket. Now off to do some more (stress free) shopping to see if I missed anything.

Ordered the Surface Monday, received it today! My order confirmation said delivery Dec 6, so I was surprised when it arrived.

I placed 2 orders in the 1st hour of the sale. All of first order will be delivered today, 2nd order that was placed 20 minutes later will arrive Friday and Monday. Love that I'll have some things before the sale even starts in store.

Both of my boys need new Converse. So I'll use my KC on those, since coupon discounts dont apply to those. Bonus, they will still be on sale after Thanksgiving.

I had my list open and all ready... and then a few minutes in I decided to refresh the page for updated prices... and then it wouldn't load. So I spent 30 minutes searching for things I had already picked out, and trying to remember other things. Very frustrating. I would have been done in less than 10 minutes had that worked. I did have the GD list open though, and that was a good back up, got me where I needed to be, I just had to pick out colors and sizes again. Next year, let's remind each other to keep it open, and on at least 2 devices!! I was also able to use HOMEDEAL10 on the bedding stuff I got. Yay.

Got my gotta deal shirt on, my list is up, and I'm ready!

I think it depends what you order. (I assume you are asking about walmart, since you mentioned ordering Wednesday at 9pm. Other store I have found ship their items very quickly.) I seem to remember people getting their items fairly quickly last year, but I think they were ordering larger and/or higher priced items. I ordered sharpies and rubbermaid containers, and it took over a week before my items even shipped. I can't tell you though if I was given a shipping estimate time when I checked out or not.