I picked up a few items from the supermarket yesterday. Some onion relish, seasoned salts and dried herbs that will go into DB's cooking pack. Also got some treats that were on sale to put in the dogs stockings.
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Laundry soap, shampoo, and toilet bowl cleaner for my son.
Still concentrating on stocking fillers. Got DS and DD flavoured tooth pastes, passionfruit for DS and watermelon for DD. Found some bbq cloths for DB, a twin pack to clean and polish the bbq hot plates and the cabinet. For Mum a tin of mango and pineapple juice, a very long use by date so that is added to her stocking box.
Teigan a necklace today from Hobby Lobby. Got some craft kits under half price for her poster.
Also, got Jaymee a red oblong metal container. It was under half price. She loves red so figured she can find a use for it. I will fill it with some stuff for Christmas. Either Bath & Body or will see.
Also, got Jaymee a red oblong metal container. It was under half price. She loves red so figured she can find a use for it. I will fill it with some stuff for Christmas. Either Bath & Body or will see.
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I have nothing in my gift closet for Josh, Jin or DH. I do have things in my stash that I can use for other family and friends. And some people will get baked goods
Still plenty of time. I struggle with ideas for DH, I find him the hardest to buy for.
Picked up a shirt for each boy, and BBW lotions for my sisters.
Back from the supermarket. It is where I get the bulk of my Christmas shopping done. I picked up some chocolate that sets hard on top of ice cream for a gift that I am doing for DH and DD. The use by date is 2026 so will be fine. I will add crushed nuts, wafers, ice cream cones and sprinkles as I see them and it will make a lovely gift for use over our Summer.
Got some birdseed blocks for in DH's stocking. I am storing those in a plastic container so that vermin do not get in and eat them.
Got Mum some satchets of gravy mix. She finds them useful if she just wants to add a finishing sauce to a meal. They were 75c today and once again a great use by date. If I see them again I may purchase some more for her.
Got some birdseed blocks for in DH's stocking. I am storing those in a plastic container so that vermin do not get in and eat them.
Got Mum some satchets of gravy mix. She finds them useful if she just wants to add a finishing sauce to a meal. They were 75c today and once again a great use by date. If I see them again I may purchase some more for her.
Sounds like everyone is doing great with their shopping. I haven't bought anything in awhile but I have been putting money away each month into the Christmas Club. Just need to get through our youngest (DS)'s HS graduation and party next week and our DGS' 2nd birthday party then I can get back to looking for and picking up Christmas Gifts.
I struggle with the husband gifts too. I did order a bunch of movies for my husband. Working on a quilt for him too. Will need to do some more thinking about him and gifts.
Ordered son a few 1st edition signed books. They will be for next year or the year after.
Does your husband like to Grill (new grilling tools, seasonings, burger press), have a favorite sports team (order coffee mugs, water bottle, travel mug in favorite sports team) Like jerky, there are plenty of websites and stores that sell assorted types of jerkies (beef, chicken, alligator, etc) in various flavors. Does he enjoy air popped pop corn? Assorted flavor seasons available for popcorn. Did he a favorite cartoon or show from his childhood? There are probably t-shirts, coffee mugs, puzzles available in those.
Last year I got DH a heated vest. He loved it. He is often out in the cold on the lawn treactor mowing and raking leaves or shoveling snow.
Thank you for the suggestions! He is a problem child for sure. I do all the cooking, grilling/smoking. We have nothing to do with professional sports. Doesn’t golf, bowl, etc. doesn’t wear t shirts or gym short type attire. Doesn’t use water bottles etc, we have our yetti travel cups and pitched the rest to decrease clutter. Doesn’t like jerky, not into flavored anything including pop corn, coffee, cigars, bourbon etc. Doesn’t hunt. Doesn’t play games, cards or do puzzles. It doesn’t help that he is diabetic. That excludes a lot of food type items that I could get. He does not and will not use any types of artificial sweeteners.
He does like movies (including from his childhood) that’s why I buy so many movies. He has every tool known to mankind. Loves shooting and guns and has pretty much everything he wants or needs including all the 511 clothing- shooting stuff is way over my head. Likes to fish- has pretty much all of that stuff too. He does read but very picky about that. He does give me book ideas.
As I said problem child lol.
I do watch and listen- every now and then I come up with ideas that way.
He sounds like my husband! I told him I will not buy him bullets!
Yep sounds like my husband but he doesn't hunt either and does not like movies. He likes tools but he has them all. He does take walks, hummm will have to try to find ideas with that in mind
Yep! And handkerchiefs, vitamins, baby aspirin, copy of the new Farmer's Almanac...