How's the Christmas shopping going then?

[Hulababy]

I have now started - yeah! And I have now finished the resent buying for 7 of the people on my list including:

DD
niece
friend's two girls
friend's DS
PILs

Still have to sort:
DH
my parents
my sister
her boyfriend
my brother
BIL
SIL
friend's DD
grandad
my grandparents
grandma
elderly aunt
school teacher

...and that might be the list. Keep thining I may have missed someone out, but not sure who!

Im almost sorted!

Just got :

DB and SIL from kids
My dad from kids
Grandparents (but waiting for DS to arrive)
Aunt & uncle
Inlaws (they have asked for voucher so very easy)

And then its just food!

Done, wrapped and been in the pressie cupboard for over a week [smug emoticon]

Ok, mine is pretty much done, wrapped, sorted into bags for each house it has to go to. Just got a couple of Secret Santa things to sort when I find out who I'm secret santa to. Am now busy sorting out presents for ILs from my parents, presents for my parents from ILs, my own present from my parents and picking out presents for Erin for my aunt .

Have written all my xmas cards and am starting to stock up on stuff for xmas dinner (like mincemeat for mince pies, etc.)

OMG why did I click on this thread??! [scuttles off to cry in (present-less) corner].

Blimey!

I thought I was doing well, but some of y'all are putting me to shame!

I was dead chuffed that I have ordered, reviewed and paid for our christmas cards as last year I left it too late and had to buy and hand write about 100 of the buggers the day before the last post. Not doing that again.

I have bought rather alot of my pressies, including new christmas PJs and slippers for the DDs (again, forgot last year and it is something of a tradition) but as for wrapping etc...still a long way off.

it's not

I started too early, now I can't stop!

Um.

I've ordered the turkey and gammon.

And that's it.

All done, wrapped and hidden away. Christmas cards written and stamped ready to post. Cake, mince pies and puddings all made and stored/frozen. Goose ordered. Menus for the festive period planned and shopping lists written. DH thinks I am totally loopy

I am in awe of you, Veneer.

I am still well ahead of my usual self, and intend to have it all done by December so I can relax a bit and enjoy the festivities instead of stressing over what still needs to be done.

No way. I'm still saving for Xmas!

just got to buy for my mum and dad, my dh and my niece(if anyone knows anywhere that has got the highschool musical cheerleader costume in stock give us a yell.)we are going to parents for dinner so no need for food yippee.

HERE?

Well, it would all be finished if i had any money!
So far have bought 2 small things for each DC.

cheers for that, now where can i get the pom poms (is that what they are called?)

that is a lot of people to buy for! (hulababy)
we've cut back quite a lot - only give to nephews/neices, not brothers and sisters (and their partners) anymore. I am one of 4 and dh one of 6 so it was adding up quite a lot. (Although there are 15 nephews/neices on dh's side so still a bit
no friends children anymore - we all had a chat a couple of years ago about this, was getting silly

I like the fact that in the OP, Hula has referred to it as 'resent buying'

Freudian slip, perhaps?

lol!

I am always amazed at ho many people buy on behalf of others - my dh buys his parents a present because they are his parents lol
Likewsie I buy my parents and my siblingd
I'm shocked someone on here buys for inlaws on behalf of their parents and other way round. It just seems pointless as presumably they each know you've done the buying?!!

LOL GOH. No, I actually like present buying, and we buy for people we actually want to buy for too and not others Ifeel obliged to buy for.

I do pretty much all the shopping. DH buys his present to me. He is asked for ideas for others, but it's just easier for me to go and sort it TBH.

Bought prezzies for

my mum
my dad
MIL
DH

Still have to buy for

FIL
SIL
BIL
DD

No wrapping yet. I do this just before Christmas.

Pompoms

finished apart from choc/wine
Not wrapped though..! (blardyell bubblerock!)

Done most of mine. Just need to sort stuff for 2 BILs and the PILs, a couple of teenage boys (will probably ask the parents what they'd like) and ds's teacher.

I always do the buying for ds's family as well as mine, because otherwise they would not get anything!

Have also made my cake, pudding and mincemeat, bought cards and wrapping (but not written or wrapped yet), and don't need to order other food, plan menus etc this year, because Yippee!! we're going to my sister's so she will be doing it.

Sorry meant dh's family not ds's!