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Subject: Re: How's your Christmas list going? Wed 19 Sep 2007, 3:56 pm

Kim, please, please, please take precautions and wrap a bandage around your head, or wear a hat, just in case!!!
But let's hope everything remains intact Razz

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Subject: Re: How's your Christmas list going? Thu 20 Sep 2007, 6:54 am

skin you are too funny
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Vicki

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LOL Skin....

Subject: Re: How's your Christmas list going? Fri 21 Sep 2007, 9:55 am

Hehehehehe
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Gayla

"They take great pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in making my dinner cost so little."

---Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

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Toady I found TONS of really cool stocking stuffers at CVS for 50% off Smile

some things were .17!!! I am really happy! They were like little pencils, paper..etc...from back to school stuff Smile

Subject: Re: How's your Christmas list going? Sat 22 Sep 2007, 4:00 pm

cool Kim
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Vicki

Subject: Re: How's your Christmas list going? Sat 22 Sep 2007, 7:03 pm

I'm happy for you also kim Very Happy

Lucky finds!
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Well, I found these AWESOME dolls called Only Hearts Club dolls...they are so pretty and I found them on sale for $12...so I got Ash a doll.. and an outfit for it...two pets and then a cool Bob the Builder car wash and tow other really cool Bob toys for the boys for $66...all on sale...and FREE shipping! I got 6 toys for $66!!!!! YEAH!!!

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I just did more shopping! EVERYTHING I bought was on sale and FREE shipping!!! I got LOTS done! I knocked off 4 kids and got alot for my 3 on the list! YEAH!!! All REALLY GREAT toys...ones they will love! Now I am pretty much done with BIG purchases and on to the dollar stores and thrift shops to finish! Smile

I feel so much better having some done! On the last order I placed I saved $32.50 by buying on sale...and we didn't have a babysitter and we didn't eat out or spend gas $! So I am REALLY figuring a savings of $32.50 from sales...at least $15 on dinner...and probly $15 on gas as the mall is an hour away..sitting is usually free...but hey that's a savings of $62.50!!!!..not to mention the fact that the stuff i bought earlier today was on sale... Smile

Subject: Re: How's your Christmas list going? Tue 25 Sep 2007, 6:42 pm

Kim that is great. I am so happy for you.
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Vicki

Subject: Re: How's your Christmas list going? Tue 25 Sep 2007, 7:53 pm

WOW Kim that is incrediable. Good job ..
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Gayla

"They take great pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in making my dinner cost so little."

---Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

Subject: Re: How's your Christmas list going? Tue 25 Sep 2007, 9:08 pm

Great deals kim, and all from the comfort of home!
The FREE shipping was a bonus on top of the sale prices, well sourced! Smile

I've finished ALL the ladies/nieces in our family, just BIL's and nephews to finish and the adult males will be getting gift vouchers which we'll get while in Ireland, so more or less finished, except for our neighbours. We may get something for them while in Ireland so we'll be all done with Christmas shopping when we get back Very Happy

Except for our little nucleus at home but I've a few items already and my 2 guys will be EASY!!! Very Happy

I'll be so glad to have that all sorted and out of the way well before the holiday so I can totally relax and enjoy santa

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Skin...you are really doing great!

I found a neat little craft the kids are going to make for the Grandparents... they are going to cut their handprints out of wrapping paper, and then we will get them laminated at the library and we will give them as Christmas coasters Smile

Also to have Ash make bookmarks and get them laminated

I thought about buying a reem of computer paper..and stamping on it for pretty stationary for Ashley...putting it in a shirt box with tissue paper, ribbon, and a cut out snowflake with glitter...it would be REALLY pretty! One of my goals is to buy cheap gifts and wrap them up to look pretty...it will appear to be more "expensive"....we shall see! An idea was to buy cheap plain wrapping paper at Dollar Bazzar and wrap in that and then glue a paper snowflake with glitter on it to the front and attatch a name tag...like a primative tag printed from the net Smile

Subject: Re: How's your Christmas list going? Wed 26 Sep 2007, 2:39 pm

We were in the drugstore the other day, and found some binoculars on sale 2/$10 for the two youngest nieces to put in their treasure chests. It's funny when you're not looking, you can find the bargains.

Subject: Re: How's your Christmas list going? Wed 26 Sep 2007, 4:12 pm

That's so true Sissy!

Kim, those coasters sound really neat. Smile

Kim, I also found a site (last year I think) and they had wrapped gifts in plain brown parcel paper and tied it up with cord/twine and used nice labels, they looked great, I was surprised. A nice label/tag can make a huge difference and really lift the presentation.
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