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Half the gifts under the tree and the stocking come from Santa. One gift is from their sibling and the rest are from mom and dad.

It does not say that you can't. I plan on using both this Sunday.

There are 3 coupons that came with my book: First coupon is 20% off one piece of clothing or shoe wear second is $10 off if you spend $100 or more third is $10 gift card if you spend $75 or more.

It's a jumbo lounging elmo doll for $7.99 with any $50 purchase

I never had any problems. I received the big toy book today in the mail.

emailed them again today I have not heard anything back from them yet regarding the emails I already sent and I will not hold my breath waiting for a reply.

Call them at 1-800-869-7787 and follow the prompts.

When ever I am in the mood year long. Then when sept/oct hits I start listening even more.

I emailed them again today and acused them of not listening to what their customers want because if they did then they would know we "THE CUSTOMERS" want that ad now.

You can that of us but that does not mean we are going to listen.

I sent my feed back to them. I pretty much told them I felt like they were acting like a spoiled child throwing a temper tantrum over spilled milk!

You can sign up to be on their mail list and they will mail it to you. I am not sure if it is too late to sign up for this years book. It will also be in your Sunday newspaper.

We also spend X amount per child. We have a 6 y.o DD and a 14 month old DS. The budget for our daughter is slightly higher then DS. Thankfully she is not into anything to expensive so each will get a fair amount of gifts, one from each other, a couple from mom and dad and the rest are from Santa.

You can make the mashed potatoes ahead of time and put them in a crock pot to keep them hot. You may need to add a little bit of milk to them right beofre you are ready to serve them. I did that last year and it was very easy to do. Same thing with the gravy. Make ahead of time and put into a crock pot. I have 4 crock pots and used 3 of them last christmas. With having a new baby, I wanted to spend as much time with the kids and less time in the kitchen.

It will not affect mine. The only thing that will affect my BF shopping are the actual deals that the store have that day.

I go every year with my best friend and sister in law. It's tradition. A few years ago we decided not to go, the rest of the day just did not seem the same. So now we are back to going every year.

how about matching patriotic ornaments dated for her and her son.

The Big Toy Book Sales starts Sunday Oct 28th. It is always the last Sunday in October. I was in TRUS the other day and they confirmed the start date of Oct 28th.

What is there not to love? There are so many things about Christmas that I love. Love to decorate the inside and outside of the house then to sit there with the house lights off and enjoy the hard work we did. Listening to Christmas music. Watching christmas shows/movies. Baking cookies and haveing my kids help me decorate the cookies. The pure magic and excitement that you see in the kids faces and fell in the air.

Check out this site. They have several ideas for cheap and inexpensive gifts. http://organizedchristmas.com/gifts-and-crafts/stocking-stuffers I have done the snowman soup and whisk you a merry christmas in the past and they were a big hit.

all of my trees are pre-lite

I noticed them at our walmart over the weekend. Included in them was World Trade center and Laura Croft Tomb Raider. I am wondering if they will knock these prices down to $1.88 like they did lastyear.

Usually we finish up shopping around lunch time so we will stop for lunch at a restraunt. We pick a different one each year then we head home. Some times we take a nap, no wait, hubby will take a nap and sometimes I will too. Then we work on decorating. Depending on the weather that day and the next day will determine which day we work on the inside decorations and the outside decorations. Dinner is left overs and then it's christmas movies the rest of the night.

I have not seen that flavor yet. I will have to try it if we get it around here.

LOL sorry but I had to laugh at this. My daughter LOVES Hanna Montana and my hubby LOVES Transformers. Talk about a big kid. Can you guess what is on my shopping list? LOL!