Comments on Musings of The Mom Jen: Let The Santa Threats Begin

It's awesome to use the Santa threat! I start ...

2010-01-24T18:56:22.364-08:00

It's awesome to use the Santa threat! I start as soon as possible, because I can only use it until Dec.25th!
-Sylvia
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Oops, I totally just commented on the wrong post.

2009-11-26T11:58:51.435-08:00

Oops, I totally just commented on the wrong post.

Happy Thanksgiving! I almost posted that picture,...

2009-11-26T11:58:21.038-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

I almost posted that picture, but I decided to make something pretty. :)

I can not believe it's almost December. In jus...

2009-11-25T23:25:18.214-08:00

I can not believe it's almost December. In just two weeks we are going on our big road trip and I am so far from ready. I should have been packing and making lists and getting things ready and saving money like weeks ago.

Heck I have been doing Santa threats since last De...

2009-11-25T09:52:01.583-08:00

Heck I have been doing Santa threats since last December LOL

My kids have off all week, how crazy is that! No fair....why am I getting punished :( kidding I really do like my kids....sometimes :)

I am all about shopping online too, so far that is what I have been doing. Last year I went shopping on Black Friday and got some deals, may go out again this year...not sure yet.

Have a GREAT Thanksgiving Jen...hope Ellen calls....fingers crossed :)

I always gift myself!! As Im unwrapping my present...

2009-11-24T21:40:24.438-08:00

I always gift myself!! As Im unwrapping my presents on Christmas morning my husband asks "Who got you that?" And I smile and say "YOU!" hahaha

I think I am becoming your husband too! I am spro...

2009-11-24T20:41:07.941-08:00

I think I am becoming your husband too! I am sprouting chest hairs and the errant chin hair as well. Oh wait - I am just going through menopause.

I don't do black friday ...I'd rather pay a little extra to avoid the headache.

Oh, and I go away once or thrice a year on 'scrapbooking' weekends, too. (Is that what we're calling it now?)

Love the Santa threats! Hilarious. I don't hav...

2009-11-24T18:46:22.120-08:00

Love the Santa threats! Hilarious. I don't have children yet, but I know I'll SO be doing this when that time comes.

I totally gift myself. My husband's not one to *shop*. However, this year we're taking a trip to the US Virgin Islands in January. Yeah!

I think a weekend is Napa sounds fabulous! You sho...

2009-11-24T18:43:48.639-08:00

I think a weekend is Napa sounds fabulous! You should do it.

If I don't gift myself I don't get gifted....

2009-11-24T17:11:13.064-08:00

If I don't gift myself I don't get gifted. Bless his heart, Chris is hopeless with gift buying. I show him things all year and he just bombs when the holidays roll around lol.

I could have written that myself, except I've ...

2009-11-24T16:02:01.953-08:00

I could have written that myself, except I've been using the santa threats since Halloween!

As for the gift thing, my gift is the ONLY gift my hubs buys & I usually buy myself a backup in case his isn't "just what I've always wanted".

Only one more day of virtual school for Tara and t...

2009-11-24T15:40:27.163-08:00

Only one more day of virtual school for Tara and then 4 days off woo hoo. We took last Fri off to go away, so she needs to either do a couple hours each day of break, or she needs to do school on Monday!

I'm not into shopping, esp. Black Friday, but Tara is at that age the because of all the darned commercials - she wants to "experience it". So we might head to Tar-get for 4am opening and see if I can pick up a $3 crock pot or something.

Tara asked what I wanted for XMAS.... I told her that I would love for her to be more responsible (aka remember her own stuff) and help more around the house! Doesn't cost a dime!

I don't think I will buy myself anything things year, I've been itching to trade in my camera for the next model up, but I keep talking myself out of it.... I'm going to need to be employed here soon, something part time -but even a couple hundred bucks is that much longer I can stay on hiatus!

Happy Thanksgiving - enjoy those candied yams. They really are the best that way aren't they?

As a grandmother now I was thinking about how I gi...

2009-11-24T15:18:30.675-08:00

As a grandmother now I was thinking about how I gifted myself when our kids were young. I had a group of girls and we had 'games nights' - at first we were going to play games however the games were soon turfed and we sat and visited and laughed. Sometimes we would make a craft if someone had an easy one cheap one - I remember once making a door wreath by twisting tin can lids into the shape of bells - and once we had a cookies exchange. Everybody brought two dozen of their favourite cookies (some bought 2 dozen) - we didn't care - and then we divided them up - we all brought an empty box and then the 12 of us walked around and put 2 cookies in each box. I think it all worked out - we weren't worried - it saved on the baking that year and we had fun. 35 years later we still meet. Now we sip wine and tell stories and sometimes we can even afford to go away for a whole weekend.

I ordered myself a new jewelry box for Christmas t...

2009-11-24T14:04:52.835-08:00

I ordered myself a new jewelry box for Christmas this year. I always gift myself...and I'm glad I'm not the only one pulling out the Santa threats! ;)