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I finished my xmas shopping today
Now all I have to do is mail Hazel her stuff
I don't really do Adult gifts anymore
Just buy for the little kids
I finished wrapping tonight also
This year I did buy 2 adult gifts
1 for my cousin because we eat sushi together and he always picks up the check
The other adult present is for my other cousin and roomy
I bought her a cashmere sweater if I hear one word of dissent out of her mouth it is her last gift from me
BAH humbug
She just has no filter and instead of just saying thank you if she doesn't like it she will say something
But I bought Hazel her first pair of black patent heels lol too cute
 
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LLANeedle said:
For me Christmas has always been about children. Since I don't have any little ones to shop for I get my holiday jollies shopping for Angel Tree recipients. It's my most favorite holiday shopping.
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I only have two little grand nieces and four children of a very close friend. It's so much more fun when they believe in Santa Claus. One year one of the girls heard him on the roof on Christmas Eve while she was in bed! She assured us that she wasn't making that up......
 
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Both mine and DH's family still buy gifts for one another -- the adults that is. We set a very low limit so it's about fun little things and not 'the haul'. I read about the thousands that people spend this time of year and I wonder if the sentiment of the holiday gets lost. One gift I love that I get every year is a chocolate G from Droste. My mother has been buying them since we were little and it's still such a treat.

My shopping is almost done. Just some raw hides for my BIL's dog and a gift certificate to this great local breakfast joint.
 
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grietje said:
Both mine and DH's family still buy gifts for one another -- the adults that is. We set a very low limit so it's about fun little things and not 'the haul'. I read about the thousands that people spend this time of year and I wonder if the sentiment of the holiday gets lost. One gift I love that I get every year is a chocolate G from Droste. My mother has been buying them since we were little and it's still such a treat.

My shopping is almost done. Just some raw hides for my BIL's dog and a gift certificate to this great local breakfast joint.
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OMG! We get a chocolate letter every year! I go to the Holland Shopping Cente in the town where my mum lives and always make sure I put one in our stockings. Same brand, too. Somehow I always walk out with a bag full of licorice as well. :angel:
I'm not really into Christmas anymore. It's just me and my mum and she is wheelchair bound so I just go to her place and I make Eggs Benedict on Christmas morning and she opens the lame gifts I buy her. I am getting her a new TV this year I think. I hope she doesn't buy me anything, I prefer she spends the money on herself.
 
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V0N1B2 said:
OMG! We get a chocolate letter every year! I go to the Holland Shopping Cente in the town where my mum lives and always make sure I put one in our stockings. Same brand, too. Somehow I always walk out with a bag full of licorice as well. :angel:
I'm not really into Christmas anymore. It's just me and my mum and she is wheelchair bound so I just go to her place and I make Eggs Benedict on Christmas morning and she opens the lame gifts I buy her. I am getting her a new TV this year I think. I hope she doesn't buy me anything, I prefer she spends the money on herself.
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I'm always looking high and low for the Droste chocolate letters I buy for my family M.E.R.V. - I have only found them in milk, dark would be nice at least for myself ( IMHO I find the ladies are drawn to the dark?)
 
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Haven't yet finished my shopping completely, but most is done already. But most important is this, i've been doing it the whole day today with a bit of help of DH and DS, all of us is a bit excited with the result we got! Now our house is filled with the spirit!
Merry Christmas everyone! No matter how far you're into it, just want to wish everybody peace, love and joy! XX
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grietje said:
Milk or dark?:idea:
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Usually Milk. My mum likes dark chocolate because she thinks it's healthy. I told her it's only healthy when you have a small square of it each day - not a giant Lindt bar at one sitting. :laugh:
I don't like dark chocolate and in a perfect world the letters would come in white chocolate. People say it isn't really chocolate but I don't care - it's the creaminess of the white chocolate that I like. I devoured half a dozen white chocolate Lindt balls the other day and I feel shame. :laugh:
missbellamama said:
I'm always looking high and low for the Droste chocolate letters I buy for my family M.E.R.V. - I have only found them in milk, dark would be nice at least for myself ( IMHO I find the ladies are drawn to the dark?)
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With the availability of online shopping (dutchmarket.ca) you can have them delivered right to your door. :yes:
 
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V0N1B2 said:
Usually Milk. My mum likes dark chocolate because she thinks it's healthy. I told her it's only healthy when you have a small square of it each day - not a giant Lindt bar at one sitting. :lol:
I don't like dark chocolate and in a perfect world the letters would come in white chocolate. People say it isn't really chocolate but I don't care - it's the creaminess of the white chocolate that I like. I devoured half a dozen white chocolate Lindt balls the other day and I feel shame. :lol:

With the availability of online shopping (dutchmarket.ca) you can have them delivered right to your door. :yes:
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I went to the Lindt outlet with a 50% off Groupon , it was a feast - the line up was half way down the sidewalk - WORTHY !
 
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missbellamama said:
I went to the Lindt outlet with a 50% off Groupon , it was a feast - the line up was half way down the sidewalk - WORTHY !
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Lindt OUTLET?!?!
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