Illinoismom

well My outside and inside is all down and put away, Can not believe how depressing looking it looks, All that work and fun to be over in a day, there has to be some way to prolong it, All that is left is the tree to go out to the curb. and that will be done tonight,

You know People give what they want and how they feel, I never was one to feel how much something cost was the deciding factor in gift giving. My self and children are not the closest with my family and we get the low end of the gifts, Thats fine I do not have a problem with that, It doesnt stop me from buying them what I feel I can afford with in a budget. I buy my family things I think they would like, no matter what they buy us. I teach me children the same, If they buy something they can not use or is two small I estimate the cost and then we go buy something they would like. This year it was Ds games for both my children niether have a DS, so I just took them back to Walmart no recipets got Gift cards and the 7 and 9 year old bought what they wanted, no biggy. There will come a time that people leave us then you will wish that you had them and thier gifts, My mom died three years ago, and my dad quit buying gifts for Christmas, but you know what I dont care, I get an I love you every phone call and thats the best gift I could have

I thought the same thing but these dolls are great, My 9 year old got hers when she was 4 and it still looks like it did the day we got it, Although hers is a mytwinn and looks just like her, Depends on what you want

I have to say this year, I labled everything right and ddint lose anything I have done it in the past, Last year my oldest got the 9 year olds books, and the youngest got his older brothers football, and there was something else, and we lost a memory card last year but found before we were done with the presents.

Target is a pain when you have no reciept, My sister sent DS games and my son has an advance, it was like I wanted to steal something, I just wanted an advance game, Now I took four back to Walmart last night and didnt have any problems at all. I don't know why both my sisters decided I had bought my children Sp's and didnt ask

Geez I just got everything up and now it's gotta come down

My family lives 1200 miles away in Florida, My inlaws went to texas, So our big night is Christmas eve when my husbands family comes over. But since they are in Texas his sister choosed not to come over. So it was just the six of us and the neighbors. We ate, exchanged a few presents the kids went to bed We adults played Scene it and then Santa Came, Went to bed about 1:00am, I got up at 3:00am did some dishes, made coffee. then went backed layed down. Kids got up about 7:00 am we all them got up, Put breakfest in the oven, opened presents, ate breakfest, kids played, I download music I got, Played with the kids, Had left overs from Christmas eve which is a tradition,. so we too love the layed back feeling and never leaving the house.

My family sent my two youngest games for a system they do not own, a little disapointing for them I will try and get them something with an exchange

rip and go

Yes we have Eloise, I am now watching Prancer

It's hell when you own most of the Christmas movies, the kids have nothing to look forward too. LOLOLOLOLOL

Great news, I am glad you too had a happy ending

I can always count on her, She is just a very socially busy person, who also has 4 kids and owns and runs a day spa and has a doctor for a husband and besides all that she is a procrastiator thats why I asked her at the beginning of Dec, and kept on her, she ordered one but it went to her house and her daughter also dances so she decided to keep that one and order me another one, She keeps me sane and I love her to death, I am just not a procrastinator

I went out todqay and bought all the Animals a christmas treat, the Birds hace logs, the G.pig has Alfapha bars. the cats toys, and the 2 dogs bones, we forgot no one or thing this year

So now we are both at ease with our package arrivals, Although my sister said she sent our gifts but they are not here and I am not going to worry to much about it.

Good Luck, and I really do hope everything turns out wonderful, Hope you dont have to go a jingle all the way on them ( Christmas Movie, with Sinbad and very funny) Let us know I am sending elve vibes your way

I have added all 4 kids now, This doing a web site is neat, I feel like I have had so many friends visit through out the month, Which just makes me feel so good

so you didnt get either one today ???

It's on the the UPS truck for delivery Yeah, I think she is made I conntacted the company, But she will have to understand I was going crazy with worry

I had ordered something once and gave up on it ever arriving, I happened to be the first on up on Christmas morning, and was looking out side it had snowed and on the steps I saw something brown and low and behold there was the last package. So things do happen

nope that is just the way she is

they are 4.99 at Staples

I also got an e-mail from the company, she ordered it today and it is being next day aired to me, Nothing like waiting till the last minute, I swear I could not live like that

could be good news, I spoke with my friend and she said it should be here tomorrow, But I can not stop worring till it's in my hands

Well I glad you may have resolved your problem Go Mom