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Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 5:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
very hard-to-find non-slutty blouse and slacks in junior sizes.

ain't that the truth!!!!

i am almost done with all of my shopping and wrapping! just waiting to see if the Kurt Warner jacket will come in, and a couple of other online orders to arrive. ds still needs stocking stuffers
dd was cracking me up. i don't put their names on the gifts. i change my numbering 'system' every year too. and there are a two presents under the tree that have gift tags that are blank (they are presents i got for her from mil). she kept saying 'this makes no sense..you are driving me crazy!' LOL

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 9:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
You know, I'm no prude. I just don't think a 14-year-old who is in a group home and who goes to counseling because of parental abuse should wear blouses scooped down to *here* or slacks that how her butt crack if she bends over. I finally found a cute babydoll turtleneck and some regular rise navy chinos on sale.

Keep driving her crazy, Texannie, that's what mothers are for. :-)

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 9:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
I usually put underwear and socks in the boys' stockings.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 9:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
LOL Annie! My nieces spent the night (they're plumbing backed up last night) and the first thing they did was start to go through wrapped presents. I was cracking up cuz nothing they were going through was theirs! Oldest niece would pick something up, look at it and say, "well this isn't mine either!"

I need ideas. One of the things we'd decided on early on was that the kids were getting clothes. Caleb's pretty easy to shop for, especially the last several years since clothing manufacturers put those inside belts in pants...I can shop for his height and don't have to worry to much about his weight. Dakota's a whole other story. There's the whole slutty clothes thing (yep, even with little girls) but mostly she's near impossible to buy clothes for without her there to try them on. I always end up taking everything back and exchanging it. While shopping yesterday (and holding three different sized pairs of jeans) I told Darren I wasn't going to get her clothes, would instead get her a gift card and take her shopping for her own clothes after Christmas. Changed my mind again as we were checking out and decided we'd give her cash, that we aren't stuck shopping at one particular store.

She'll love that, she's to the age now where she really likes to shop and pick out her own stuff (took her to buy shoes last night, took us 45 minutes and she changed her mind 3 times, lol.) I want to do something fun with the money though, some fun way to wrap it up or something (while making it clear that money is just for new clothes.) Any ideas?

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 9:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Wargod, have you seen those puzzle boxes that make you complete a puzzle to get to the money inside. They are both fun and infuriating!

Or, rather than give her money, give her clothes cutouts she can exchange for clothes that you pay for. A pair of pants, a little blouse, etc.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 10:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I have seen those puzzle boxes at the mall, but didn't know what they were for, lol. That would be fun trying to get the money out, plus she'd have the box to keep (she loves little boxes.)

Also like the idea of cutouts cuz she could see exactly what she's supposed to get.

Sis and I are going shopping in about an hour, think we'll stop by the little gift shop around the corner and see if they have any of the puzzle boxes first. If not I have the sales ads from yesterday (not going back to the mall today!)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 11:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Prisoner, it's called layering! :-)

Seriously, the really long tanks (like those sold for about 10 bucks at Old Navy) work great as a bottom layer. They go down below the hips and cover low-slung jeans, and they are high enough at the neckline that they cover the chest (and actually look really nice layered... I wear 'em all the time).

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 11:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Sure, a tank works in southern California in the winter, but not in northeast PA.

I looked for layering options on t-shirts, which would have given more options later on, but selection was limited in the time frame I had. The turtleneck I got was really cute and age-appropriate for the circumstances.

Wargod, I really like Kar's idea of the cutouts. You could put each one in a box, and that way your daughter still gets to unwrap something.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 11:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
where can you find those boxes and how much are they???!!! Christmas morning changed after my mom died plus coupled with the fact the kids are older so i am always doing things to spice it up. i had been sending them on a scavenger hunt but the boy has made it clear it's lame. so this year i was going to make a puzzle out of foam board that tells them where their present from Santa is hidden. the box would be fun!

here's the poem that i will have with the puzzle...
Rudolph told me you thought it was lame
to play my little scavenger hunt game.

i won't send you around searching for clues,
but there still are some don'ts and some do's.

DON'T whine or complain, or Santa will see ....
DO complete this puzzle and show it to me ....


and then the puzzle is going to say
The presents are where they were the first time ...
Go on and get them (I SAID NOT TO WHINE!!!)


Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 11:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
War, Kohl's has cute non clothes. btdt, know how you feel!
You could buy Barbie clothes and wrap it up with the money attached.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 2:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Annie, the ones I've seen are at the mall on one of the little stands, not a store. They are wood, carved and come in different shapes/sizes. Animals, hearts, flowers, etc. The smaller ones I've looked at our around $10 and they go up from there. I'll let you know if I find them anywhere else.

Sis and I ran out of time on shopping. Got quite a bit done, just need to finish up my aunts shopping for her. I was really hoping to have it all done today so I didn't have to worry about doing it anymore.

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 4:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Wargod, you could wrap up some hangers for her new clothes. Or to be funny some laundry detergent.

Cheri4angels
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11-15-2006

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 6:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cheri4angels a private message Print Post    
On the scavenger hunt- clues topic, about twelve years ago my husband was working for Primestar and we got our teenage boys a receiver for their room. I decided to have fun with it and instead of wrapping it I bought each a cheap puzzle and wrote a poem with a clue about what the real gift was on the back. I cannot remember the whole thing now but it said something about the gift being in space, referring to the actual satelliite.

I will forever cherish the look of utter disgust on my sixteen year old's face when he unwrapped it, read the clue, and threw the puzzle, thinking we'd had a star named after him.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 11:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
LOL Cheri! I think that'd be a pretty cool gift, but I'm not 16!

Sugar, one of Kota's chores is doing laundry, if I wrapped up laundry soap she'd probably throw it at me, lol. I have to say, I really think we made the right choice in giving her cash this year for clothes. I usually hate to do that with my kids (since I know what they want/need) unless it's like the $10 ipod gift card and cash isn't always fun right away since she can't go spend it for a day or two. Tonight we were going through her clothes trying to find something for her to wear tomorrow and dangit, she's outgrowing everything again! I would have totally bought the wrong sizes because until tonight, I hadn't realized how much taller she's gotten and how much she's thinned out.

I've been planning to take my kids out of school early Friday. Middle niece has a Christmas program and it's scheduled at such an odd time I wasn't sure I'd have time to go watch her and then pick the kids up (short day Friday.) Oldest niece called this evening to tell me I had more to do Friday...she's getting an award and wanted to know if I'd come watch the ceremony. I asked the kids if they have anything going on on Friday at school, they said nope, I said vacation starts one day earlier! They haven't missed any school, both are doing well in their classes, and no point in going to school for all of 45 minutes.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 5:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
too funny Cheri!!

War, your oldest is in middle school right? no finals?

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 9:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Annie, yeah, Caleb's in middle school. No finals. This week (usually any week before a vacation) is pretty much a gimme week. They don't do a lot. Dakota's class has been working on a group project (on weather) but they're presenting it Thrusday. Both have their holiday parties on Thursday as well cuz Friday they have assemblies and the holiday lunch.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 10:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
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I put up my tree last night. The presents get wrapped tonight.

Happy Holidays!

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 10:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
i know i can come here and hopefully find an answer.

i have been seeing so many sequin santa hats on girls and i think they're really cute and i wanted to get one.

i know i can buy it from costume shops etc...but i'm thinking that maybe there's a store that is selling them. anybody have any idea or has bought one??

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 1:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Beckie, I've seen one or two of those santa hats, but on kids heads not in stores.

Thought I'd share a mysterious funny since Caleb playing with the nativity set as a little one is one of my all time favorite Christmas stories, lol.

When I first set out the nativity, day after I guess it was, I walked by and saw someone had put the Christmas tree from my village with the nativity set. Not only that, but all the nativity people (and animals!) were gathered around the tree. I was cracking up telling the kids my nativity people were Christians and not pagans and Mary, Joseph, the Wise Men, sheep, and my stand in baby Jesus don't gather round a tree. At the time I just thought one of the kids was rearranging it that one time.

Ever since then though, things are moving. This morning, all the people were on top of the buildings in the christmas village. The other day Mary was sitting in a polly pocket car with a sheep in the back seat. LOL, one morning my stand in baby Jesus (can't find him, so I've been using a little angel) was gone and there was a carebear in his place! Like when Caleb was little, I'm never sure what I'm going to walk by and see!

No one will cop to it, so I'm not sure if it's one of the kids or Darren whos doing it, but it sure has been cracking me up. I've really missed the days when Caleb played with the set and sadly accepted (and have said this a few times to them) that it's just another sign of them growing up. Had to tell them last night whoever was doing it has really made my mornings, lol.

Csnog
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07-18-2002

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 1:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Csnog a private message Print Post    
I love it War!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 1:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
what fun!!!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
When our Joseph was missing last year (we found him over the summer) Ryan put a little Santa figure in the nativity set. Guess he thought Santa would be a good dad for Jesus!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 1:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I like that idea Julie, mixing traditions is totally me.

Our Christmas plans for this week are down the drain. Caleb's concert has been cancelled for tomorrow night. Little nieces performance most likely will be as well (it was supposed to be outside.) We're not even sure yet if they'll have the award ceremony where oldest niece was supposed to get an award.

I'm thinking we'll take the kids looking at Christmas lights Friday night. There's one neighborhood that goes all out that we really like to go to. If we wait too long it'll be very crowded. Also going to invite my nieces over to do a craft gift for their mommy and daddy.

Panda
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07-15-2005

Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 12:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
nice tree, Vacanick! I have the same Santa-my mom gave him to me.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 12:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
That's the Polar Express Santa ... I love him!!