Christmas 2022

[cath007]

@Angela273 @walkonby: I agree my birthday is on january 15...so most of the time it iis challenging for the people at Christmas.But they know I like simple not complicated things so that help

[Frugalbigmama]

Picked up a new puzzle for my niece this weekend. She likes them.

[Frugalbigmama]

Picked up a surprise ball for my niece for $5 (reg $12)

Transferred $100 to the Christmas account.

[Frugalbigmama]

Picked up 2 toys at Walmart this morning. One each for niece and great niece. (Reg $14.97 for $5 and reg $29.99 for $9 (Fisher Price- great for baby!)

[Frugalbigmama]

Picked up a gift for my 8 year old Niece $9 clearance (reg $34.99)
I think I am done for her for Christmas!
Will pull my bin out one night this week and take inventory of her gifts. And then wrap them

[Frugalbigmama]

Transferred $100 into Christmas account.

[Frugalbigmama]

Hollister has up to 70% off. I just made an order for my boys.

[Frugalbigmama]

My Hollister order was in my mailbox today. All sent in one package and all accounted for.
I think I may pull out my bin this weekend and start wrapping

[Frugalbigmama]

I picked up the cutest Vtech toy for my great niece. You can program it to say the child's name.

Heard on the radio that a survey said that people plan on getting their Christmas shopping done early so companies plan to roll out Christmas shopping promos earlier.0

[Ciel21]

I picked up the cutest Vtech toy for my great niece. You can program it to say the child's name.

Heard on the radio that a survey said that people plan on getting their Christmas shopping done early so companies plan to roll out Christmas shopping promos earlier.0

For some new items or things that run out of stock, the early shoppers get the gifts! Helps when SCers share promotions on the forum so anyone with the cards/loyalty programs can move on deals!

I have not looked at the price of wrapping paper or bows or tags this year (have some wrap just in case from prior years). Can't guess if it's possible to find a package of Xmas cards for under $10 before taxes. Last year, most seemed to be around $12.99 for nicer cards.

[Frugalbigmama]

Transferred $100 to Christmas account.

[Frugalbigmama]

2 pk of Colgate Optic white toothpaste $3 at Walmart on clearance (One tube was selling for over $4)
Stocking stuffer for DS's

[walkonby]

Again I am over the moon! Just got email confirmation that 3 more guests will join us for dinner here on the 25th. We are blessed! That makes 9 at the table again just like at Thanksgiving. The menu is fluid, I keep making one up then changing it every few days as new recipes just keep showing up! ha ha

[SassyAshley]

Dad's side of the family which is the bigger side of my family (8 of us) will not be exchanging gifts this year instead everyone is asked to bring parts of the meal. I will be taking dessert.

Now to find out what Cousin's 3 kids want.

[walkonby]

I have 3 Christmas trees set up now! Not much of a brag because 2 of them are mini sized. One is the crazy Charlie Brown tree, that pathetic twig structure nailed to 2 pieces of wood, with a single red ball ornament, but it does play the Peanuts theme song when you press the button. The other is a ( rainbow coloured lights ) fiber optics number 2 1/2 feet tall.
I keep all the small blue mirror balls and blue and silver bows attached when I store it away each year, so " set up " was literally take it out of the box, reshape the folded branches, primp those bows up and plug it in.....lol
The big tree took so much more work, it's artificial of course....took me 3+ days to get completely done as I was working through leg and back pain. Now all I have to do is cement a Christmas Day dinner menu and focus solely on that.