Question of the day - Thursday 8 December

GemsGem

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Hi Everybody :wavey:


I hope no one has asked this question yet & ive missed it :doh3: So, here goes .......



Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet ? :santa:





I finished mine last week. Which is about the earliest I've ever finished it before. :lol3:
I haven't wrapped anything yet though. :D
 

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No, in fact the only presents I've purchased have been for cats.  
   This year, I'm just buying presents for my two daughters and they haven't yet let me know what they need/want.  Once I know that, I'll order everything and then add a few surprises.  They'd better get a move-on though or they'll be receiving New Year's presents. 
 

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Pretty much. I have two packages that should get here at work tomorrow sometime. I need to grab a few things for Rick and finish up my sister and BIL's basket. And that's pretty much it. At least until I realize that I've forgotten something.

But the kids are done and so are the grands, thankfully. I think we're going to take Rick's mother out to a nice restaurant for dinner (after the holidays, though, to give her a bit of something to look forward to); there is absolutely nothing she needs and when she wants something to snack on, she calls me and I get it. She loves different crackers to eat while she's reading. When I pick up chocolate-covered pretzels for my sister, I'm also going to grab some for her.

My biggest issue now? Finding time to bake! (Thinking maybe on Sunday)

Oh, and it's Dear Richard's job to wrap it all! 
 

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Nope but almost. Just a few more things to get I think and I'm done. it's hard to buy for the kids when they are ALWAYS with me. 
 

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Not really planning on doing any, except I may get something for my sister and send my father some money.
 

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I'm about 2/3 or maybe 3/4 done.  Mostly I need to get gift cards now.  I still need physical presents for my best friend's kids, my Mom and my nephew who also has a birthday a couple days before Christmas.  I always give him 2 things so he doesn't feel like his birthday was forgotten in all the Christmas rush and excitement.  

My Mom is pretty easy to shop for; but I haven't found that special something yet.  So far just a pair of pink flamingo slippers.  My Mom and I have had a long running gag about them.  When I was a kid my Gram (her mom) just detested them as lawn ornaments.  So one day we snuck one in her front yard to see how long before she'd notice.  Gram had a good laugh and moved it to her backyard.  Ever since they have reminded us of Gram. I couldn't pass them up when I saw them! 
 

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No, I have barely done any shopping. I can't get with the program this year.
 

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Yes, I'm done. I get a ton of catalogs, and I flagged things I thought people would like, then ordered them all on-line on cyber Monday. Everything got here by this past Tuesday. That's a big load off my shoulders.
 

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The last of my packages came into work yesterday. 

Now it's just a matter of hitting the cheesemaker and walking over to town pick up the chocolate-covered pretzels. 

(I still need a few things for Rick and I just haven't had the time to go anywhere without him! It's difficult because we pretty much do everything together, so I can't just say, "Oh, I'm going shopping" because he'll want to come along.)
 

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I have all the packages I ordered. I have to buy some gift cards. Our grandchildren get money in their bank accounts. I have to make those deposits and wrap my gifts. There are two things I wanted to buy for myself, but haven't been able to find them. I want a pair of black leather ankle boots and some flannel lined jeans. Just not available in our local stores. All the boots are some kind of synthetic stuff. They are cute, but it doesn't last like the real leather. I thought Tractor Supply would have the jeans but they don't.
 
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