Halfway to Christmas!
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Topic: Halfway to Christmas!
Posted By: busymum
Subject: Halfway to Christmas!
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 3:05pm
I just realised this, with a bit of dread as our Christmases are generally full of family politics and secret squabbles 
But anyway, what are you doing to prepare for Christmas, if anything? We have started to save a weekly amount for pressies, that way we can start shopping at Labour Weekend (go the sales!). And since both our families live close by, we don't have to arrange travel or anything. -------------  |
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Posted By: Lissy
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 3:54pm
OOoooooohhhhhh noooooooo not Christmas. Well, I have started putting away, cause otherwise it is such a big cost in December, and of course Harlan's birthday is at the beginning of December. Mum said she will do Christmas Lunch for the family this year...... Yeh no cooking for me this year, I can sit back and relax. ------------- Harlan Drew DOB: 06.12.06 & Stepmum to Ethan & Christian, DOB: 25.02.99 |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 4:03pm
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I started my Chrissy club wit New World back in Jan. Just getting $5-10worth of stamps at every shop.
Started thinking about pressies this week & put a bike on lay-by for my DS. Its kinda a bugger his Birthday is Xmas Eve & by then I'll have 2 kiddies to buy pressies for plus Brae's Birthday. ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 4:08pm
ssshhhhhhhhhhhhh go away... don't need to know that... wink wink
------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 4:17pm
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I do the Chrisco thing $5 a week for the food, and Kmart now do 12 week laybys I have 2 kids birthdays before christmas then will be waiting for the toy sales and laybying everything.
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Posted By: Leelee
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 4:55pm
| We have been buying xmas clubs from pak n save and will be starting a layby soon |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 5:00pm
I'm planning on ignoring it for the next 5 months or so and then go into a mad Xmas rush to buy everything the week beforehand - hey it worked last year!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 6:30pm
i have a christmas club i put $5 a week away for pressy and i also have a food club that i put $5 a week away its all though my bank have been doing it for years  ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 6:49pm
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LALA "I'm not listening" I can't believe it's going to be here soon...
We kind of don't organise anything, in fact we are known to wait till the week before or even the night before to go and fight the crowds.... I hate the whole drama of where to eat... we'll have a 3mth old so the grandparents will want to do something..as long as I'm not driving all over Auckland I don't care.. oh to be able to go away for Christmas day, yeah right like that would ever happen! ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Chovynz
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 7:27pm
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. ------------- Defending the male species since 1980 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 7:28pm
LOL Glow, we have DH on 23 Dec and DD1 on 27 Dec
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 8:56pm
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we have the xmas club thing, but have to start thinking about the boys present, especially as Taine is getting a trike for his birthday and that Jan and $120!!! And we still have Jake's birthday in October too!!!! I am not impressed with this thread and shall now ignore it.
OOOh, just remembered I have a $4000 inheritence coming through, and a $2500 scholarship that will come through in december. am happy again! who needs to buy a new car or house eh? blow it all on a trip to fiji. that'll be cheap soon! |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 9:03pm
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The most expensive time of the year in my household too!!! I have Alize's 1st b'day 26/11 Lesieli's 12th B'day 29/11 xmas, new year then Mercedes 14/01 (as well as sisters b'day's 25/11 and 27/11). I have christmas club at pak n save that rolled over from Dec last year and also Chrisco warehouse vouchers. I have already got Alize's b'day pressies (thanks to big Fisher Price sales ages ago, I laybyd (sp?) half the shop lol. I LOVE CHRISTMAS THO!!!!! My fave time of the year ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 9:19pm
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I'm not listening, I'm not listening, you can't make me!
Coz by Christmas my gremlins will be one and my big girl will be only 8 weeks away from big school  ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 10:17pm
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Kels - shall I add me on 23/11 and Kryssi on 14/01?
Emma - every time I think of Hannah going to be 4, Briona 2, Krystiana almost 1, man do I feel old! Or at least much older than a 24yo is supposed to feel!!! ------------- |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 16 June 2007 at 8:12am
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It would suck to have your Bday so close to Xmas. Glad its not mine
Do you do separate Bday pressies or parties as well Busymum? Last year the Warehouse (the only decent/cheap place i have to shop where i live) had a great Toy sale at the end of June & i got heaps of stuff at bargain prices for Brae & stashed it away till Xmas. Hopefully they are doing the same thing this year. ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 16 June 2007 at 8:30am
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Christmas - eek! We will have four kids by then. I was thinking about the logistics of having all the kids together for one meal with my family before 3 of them spend time with their other parents. Then I realised we'd have to buy them all presents. And give them money to buy each other something.
July is our expensive month. Thats when 3 of the 4 kids have birthdays. |
Posted By: lil_miss
Date Posted: 16 June 2007 at 12:36pm
Heheh I agree..... surely it can't be nearly here!! I'll just live in denial for the next few months! |
.Mel wrote:Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 16 June 2007 at 1:21pm
Yep. We don't always throw a party for DH (we had a pot-luck dinner for his 25th though) and last year we brought Hannah's birthday party forward 10 days. I explained to her that Abby (her best friend) would be away for her birthday so we were going to have a pretend birthday on a different day so Abby could come. DH grew up with people giving him presents with a "- and that can be your Christmas (or birthday) present as well" so we want to keep his and Hannah's (and Krystiana's and whoever else's) presents separate. When the kids get older I will probably say to them, look we're planning to spend a certain amount for your birthday and again for Christmas, but if you would prefer something bigger I'll combine it - but still pay the same total.
With birthday parties so far I work roughly on one guest per year of age, so so far I have been able to ring the mums to check and pencil book the date before invitations go out. ------------- |
Posted By: EllenMumof2
Date Posted: 16 June 2007 at 1:54pm
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oh noooooooooooooooooooooo we have xmas club with paknsave comes out of bank weekly so we will end up with about $800 dollars which will be great with 2 in nappies etc. We have a tramp on layby for the kids and we have been putting $10 a week on a xmas card at the warehouse to which will be good. -------------  
 
Kalem 6! |
Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 16 June 2007 at 2:46pm
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Well my birthday is in December - it really does suck. I always tried to convince my mother that I could have it in August instead, but she never went for it. Hate getting 'combined' pressies. Hate getting birthday pressies wrapped in xmas paper.
But anyway, it won't be all about me this time! I don't imagine we will have a big xmas this year as bubs will be too young to care, so will probably wrap up some boxes or whatever she is into pulling apart at that stage - lol! There is somthing to be said about not having contact with one side of the family as it minimises the driving on xmas day - we may go to the inlaws for xmas day because they are amazing and do everything and make a big fuss of us, otherwise, if I can be bothered (so, no this won't be happening !) I could have it here. -------------  
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 16 June 2007 at 3:59pm
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Miss if you feel the need to stay home for Christmas, could I go to your in-laws instead? ------------- |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 16 June 2007 at 4:17pm
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We I had a look at the flybuys points and we can get Andrew some Thomas stuff from there for xmas, Josh who knows what we'll get him. I'm hoping my parents will be in Oz by then and we'll take off over there for xmas and new years *fingers crossed*. As much as we love spending time with DH's family his brother annoys the hell out of me and I hate spending any time with him, so I avoid times like that. I'll go looking at the July toy sales for a few things (and end up with a lot ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 16 June 2007 at 7:18pm
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Lol Busymum! We are lucky.
Mummybecks - that is awesome that you can use your flybuys, we hardly ever have enough points to do anything with, then again I have now lost the card so that doesn't help... -------------
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Posted By: MelanieAndBree
Date Posted: 16 June 2007 at 7:28pm
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Im excited about christmas. Only cause my mum and aunty are coming over from England for a month. And of course it will be bubs first xmas and first time seeing nana
------------- Melanie. Mum to Briahna Robyn, 3yrs |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 16 June 2007 at 7:30pm
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Oh I was gonna say before, there are always heaps of toy specials in the last school holidays for the year (ie September) ------------- |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 16 June 2007 at 10:31pm
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have to add.. apparently only 20 days until Kmart's big toy sale... sucks that they open at midnight... i liked the 7 am thing more.. that was do-able. midnight's just stupidly crazy. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 16 June 2007 at 10:32pm
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.... of course, if there's REALLLLLLY something there that's kewl for a wonderful price.. Mike will go. ha ha ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 7:28am
| oooh, will have to get mum donwn there - will get her to ring me and we'll discuss at 5am ,what she can put on laybuy for me. wooohoooo!!!! |