I think I am coming along just fine - I have quite a few gifts boughts already, ideas on my lists for other gifts to buy. I am trying to also buy one gift per month to put away - I have done more than that this year - thanks to all the great clearances at kohls !! I dont send out many christmas cards anymore, so one box will last me about four christmas. I have four family members to buy for - dh, dd, son in law, dgd - for dh I already have 3 gifts bought with another 3 more ideas, dd I have 12 gifts bought with another 7 gifts on my list to get ( an dthen wait till closer till christmas to see what else she mentions) , son in law 8 gifts bought, with just one more on list to get, and granddaughter I have 6 gifts bought, with only one more on list to get - I need to wait closer to christmas since she is just two - to see what she is fascinated with at christmas time.
What I need to do is get a one hundred dollar gift card for grocery store to use at thanksgiving and one to use at christmas. I think instead of getting gifts the next couple of months I will concentrate on gettting those - I do get a small state bonus from my job this month - am hoping it will be a hundred so I can get gift card this month. I have some stocking stuffer for the above four family members. Next I have 3 nieghbor children to get for (one gift each about 20 dollars spent on each - I get those closer to christmas with a gift receipt for easy exchanges), Then my five daycare children, I already have three generic gifts bought that I can use - if one child leaves and another one comes I can still use the same gift - try to get them with a couple of years age range, boy or girl. Husband's parents always get one hundred dollars - they live across country. I have one gift for my the daughter of my daughter's friend (bought on clearance), and still have to get a 15 dollar gift card from dunkin donuts as a little gift for the man who comes as santa to our daycare party at my house. He volunteers but I like the kids to give him a little something. - All in all, I think I am coming along fine.