What's on your Christmas list?

[ummbnb]

I want a new pair of Danskos in Cordovan and a black pashmina shawl because I can't find mine anywhere! grrrr

I have no clue what I'm getting my husband, not a clue!

My son (6) is getting a Nintendo DS and some Star Wars thing he wants. Oh and he says he needs more knights for his castle because the good guys have no one to fight. Go figure...boys? We typically get him a costume of some sort....he LIVES in costume. But I have no idea what to get. He literally has every costume under the sun.

My daughter (3) is in full-on girly mode this year. She wants baby dolls and pink cowboy boots! Big change from last year when she wanted an RC car and a train.

I'm planning to buy us all new snow shoes but probably not until after the first of the year. Dh is a contractor and won't be paid on the huge job he's doing until mid-jan so I'll likely save that gift and hopefully get in on some after christmas sales.

We give our extended families donations to Habitat, Hefer Int, etc. and i-tunes cards for the neices and nephews.

I'm actually going to brave the cold, snow and crowds and shop today. I figure at most I'll have to go to 3 stores and not a one is in a mall.
I REALLY need to go for a run. I've not exercised since Thursday but its only 10 degrees out and the rec centers are closed on Sundays...? Perhaps the stress of ToysRUs two weeks before Christmas will elevate my heart rate to a sufficient level.

[KnottedYet]

I'm buying everyone socks.

Most folks on my list are adults and already have everything they want. Sometimes they have too much "stuff" and complain about it.

So they all get socks and something edible.

Can't go too far wrong with warm wooly socks and goodies.

(and SKnot really neeeeeeds socks, so he's getting 6-packs of matching socks. and underwear. It's traditional that he gets underwear every Christmas.)

[Zen]

I want a new pair of Danskos in Cordovan and a black pashmina shawl because I can't find mine anywhere!

I bought myself a pashmina shawl , mine's burgundy.

[Bad JuJu]

My nieces and nephews are all getting books this year (except the college student, who's getting a gift certificate for Powell's). I'll tuck a nice little check in between each book's pages, so they have to read the book, or at least open it, to find the surprise. I love the deviousness of that.

The Chief and I always take a day and do holiday shopping together, during which we buy each other the thing(s) we want. This is our solution to several years--when we were first married--of odd gifts that eventually got returned or never used. We make an occasion out of it: the hunt--er, shopping--then dinner out somewhere. Always enjoyable, we each get what we want from each other, and we have a nice day together enjoying the holiday atmosphere. Works for us.

[Starfish]

This is a weird Christmas for me. First year in a long time with no SO, DH, or parents. My brothers and I are all tired, and have agreed not to do presents. I will do a present for my one niece who is still young enough to live at home.

I'm thinking of giving myself a short trip to somewhere snowy for Christmas...Christmas in bright, white snow rather than gray rain always lifts my spirits!

But then, I want a new bike next year, so maybe just stay home and save up? Not sure. Strange year, a little bit.

[SadieKate]

Weird Xmas for us also. Bubba will still be in California, not only winding up the transfer of 135 cases to other attorneys in the DOJ (none of which have the skills or knowledge in his specific area) and in a trial as he heads toward retirement on 12/28. The house down there is pretty much down to an air mattress, his garment box of suits and one bike so it doesn't make sense for me to go down until I can haul him and his stuff up here on that last weekend. Our 20th Anniversary is on 1/2 so I'm really targeting that for being together. Besides, mtkitchn and I put in a lot of hard work to pick out a very special champagne for the occasion.

Fortunately, we don't exchange gifts with other family members except with my parents. This year they're getting gift certs to kiva.org.

Other than that, I bake biscotti or other calorie-free treats.

[Starfish]

Other than that, I bake biscotti or other calorie-free treats.

I will have to get the recipes for these calorie free treats. Do you have a good source for calorie free wine?

[DDH]

Well I got a new laptop for Christmas which I am using now. I know a little early but it was on sale and DH doesn't know a think about computers so he told me to go get it yesterday. LOL

I got him a new brooks b17 saddle for his bike. I hope he is going to like it. I think from reading some of your threads that I might want to get me one s
soon myself. I will wait though and see how well he likes his.
Ds will be getting a new tv for his room so he can play his games back there and I don't have to run him out of the living room or my room all the time.
I think that is more a present for mom and dad. LOL

[SadieKate]

I will have to get the recipes for these calorie free treats. Do you have a good source for calorie free wine?

Yep, just invite jobob over. Sit back and watch.

Depending on the whims of the weather gods, I'll see Bubba again in 8 days (or so)! Yippee!