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IntenseMagic

Some grannies cuss a lot. I'm some grannies.
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So where are you in the Christmas/holiday prep?
I have a few gifts purchased but so much left to do! The last two weekends have just been crazy. I spent another Sunday at the hospital, only this time it was because my DIL went in to labor. No baby yet, though!
I have nothing wrapped and everything is scattered all over my house. The tree is still not decorated and it may stay that way haha. I really need some time to get things organized and feel like I'm back on track! Please tell me I'm not the only one feeling behind :giggle
 
Well, my tree is in pieces in my living room. I still need to buy gifts for my 3 great-nieces. Not sure when the GK will be available to decorate the tree. Last weekend Will told me he’d be in Vegas “next weekend” … then today I found out it’s actually next weekend.

Oh well, I’m going to put it up, put the Angel on top, the skirt around the bottom and when the GK show up I’ll pull there bin of decorations out of the attic.
 
I bought a few gifts and many more to go. I put up lights on my dining room window and a wreath on the door. I put out boxes to set up the tree. That's about as much as I have gotten to right now.
 
We’re done. And when I say done, I mean done. My daughter, her husband, and our granddaughter are here visiting. The tree is up, the gifts have been opened. We visited Santa at Disney Springs. It’s been great! Seeing them has been the best Christmas gifts.
 
Decorating is done. I don't buy gifts for others but I just pushed the button to buy my gift. I have a monitor that is dying so I'm buying 2 brand new ones my dual setup is both being the same. And, I'm going to 24" monitors to replace my 22" monitors. I will keep the one monitor as a backup since it is only a couple years old. The one that is dying is maybe 8 years old.
 
We’ve bought a lot but I still have to figure out stocking stuffers. The tree and decorations are up thanks to my kids.

Yay for a new baby coming soon! I hope you get lots of baby snuggles and find the time you need to get ready for Christmas.
 
Decor is up & done- although I'd love to get a big snowflake for our 2nd level window- but just haven't seen anything that works yet.

Shopping is almost done- just a few random things or people I just haven't figured out yet (dad & stepmom!) I've wrapped most things. I've gotten most stocking stuffers too- just maybe a few more little things. It's probably the earliest that I've been mostly done, but we have a busy NEXT few weekends, plus our house is in disarray from a water leak & all torn up (WHOLE 'nother story) so I feel like I have to be done early this year...
 
I'm done all the shopping, decorating and bought the turkey yesterday. All I need to do is some baking and wrapping. It's the first time I've gotten it all done so early.
 
Tree is up and a few random decorations around. No outside lights yet although I'm not sure that is even going to get done this year. I'd say I'm about 2/3 done with shopping but have not even thought about wrapping yet!
 
I am not ready. I have not started. But, I also have the best excuse because I had a planned hysterectomy 2 days ago and so if it's not done, it's not done! I am super excited to be uterus free! I do wish the Christmas tree would magically put itself up this year, though!

Huggles!!
~Sarah~
 
We don't buy gifts and we don't decorate, so ... that's done. LOL

Need to get started on planning and preparing the food though. I usually say that we don't celebrate Christmas, we celebrate Christmas food. LOL Ground beef was on sale last week, so I've made the meat balls for my son. Plus we got a box of 3 small British Cheddar cheese. And got some chocolate on sale last week as well. Now it's just the rest left ... i.e. TONS of cooking LOL
 
You definitely aren't alone in being "behind". We bought our tree the day after Thanksgiving and even put it up, but I didn't get it decorated until yesterday. It was the saddest thing just sitting there all n@ked in our living room until then. Lol.

As far as shopping I'm definitely not done with that either. I've purchased a few things and ordered some more that I'm waiting for to arrive. There are a few people I'm done with and a few that I have no idea what to even get for them. Sigh. I haven't wrapped a thing. And this year we are traveling to my sister's house, so I can't wait until Christmas Eve to wrap stuff. :giggle

I'm all like "whatever" about it all too. It'll get done eventually and I'm not stressing about it yet.

Very exciting about your DIL in labor... hopefully she's had that baby by now? Eek! Long labor is no fun!
 
I've started, and that is an accomplishment. lol!

I ordered some gifts on Friday, and we put up our tree and decorated it yesterday! It was actually perfect timing. Boys and hubby home and helped. I'm better than most years at this point, lol!

I may squash my Christmas cards. I don't have that extra cash. I am leaning on doing one every other year, as they for awhile were a chore. I enjoyed it last year after taking a year off.... and I think I'm going to continue that. I have to come to terms with it, and then I'll be ok.
 
Congrats on the new grandbaby! I'm on "schedule." I should be baking today, but I think that I'll wrap gifts instead. I have most of them in house, so I'll be easy to wrap up the few stragglers when they arrive." The tree us up and decorated, but I cut WAY back on the decorations this year. I'm just not feeling it.
 
I am about 1/2 way complete. To make things easy on my husband, I bought my own Christmas gifts...hahaha. Seriously, I did. Some more Posca markers, a new journal book, and an Art Journal magazine. My parents are difficult to buy for these days. They have so much "stuff" and don't really want more. So, it was a magazine subscription for my mom. It's a science based one and will spark conversations between us. No idea what to get my dad this year. It's gift cards these days for my sibling and his family. That way, they can get something they really like and/or need. My hubby wanted a special book - its on order. That made things easy. And I'll get him a few more items, like clothing for work.
 
Most gifts bought, just a couple to go for parents (mine and his), haven't wrapped a thing. Need stocking stuffers. House is decorated, 1/2 baking is done, and need to do Christmas cards.

Getting there!
 
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