Christmas shopping is 98% done!!

Sorry, I haven't kept up the blog as promised, but I can't get any photos off of my camera, and I love seeing new photos on blogs. So this is for you, and you know who are (the one who keeps bugging me to update, lol!).

My xmas shopping is 98% done!! Yee-haw!! Since in our families, we only buy for kids, it is pretty easy. Here is the list so far:

Macy..age 7...LOTS of books (like 25). She is at the age in which she is starting to get into the good chapter books such as Beverly Cleary and Judy Blume; a great coloring book, that I wish I had, called Scribbles, it is almost 400 pages and it gives you a jumpstart on your creativity. Check it out. Lincoln Logs and a large Lego set (she builds awesome stuff), 4 movies for rainy days, Polly Pockets, cds, games for her Leapster (which is the closest thing to a videogame she will probably ever see in this house, and it keeps her busy during long car rides), an awesome painted wood disc to hang from the swingset and ride on (she is to share this with Vince), earrings (I told her she had to wait until Christmas to take her starters out, even though she got her ears pierced for her bday in August!), necklace, leg warmers, a long sweater, a dartboard (her new hobby) and Bratz clothes (yes, I know, I swore my daughter would never own a Bratz doll, but when she had her sleepover bday party this year, every single girl brought her a Bratz. Was I supposed to take away ALL of her bday presents? Anyways, it is hard to find outfits for these things without buying a whole other doll, so I scored some on Ebay, because who wants their dolls wearing the same hooker outfits day in and day out? Besides she plays very innocently with them, they go on picnics and horseback riding (though I think I bug her with my remarks of "It must be hard to ride a horse in 4 inch heels!")). I still have a few things to get her...she wants me to teach her how to knit, so supplies for that and a 14 ft. jump rope (or 2) so that I can teach her how to doubledutch.

Vince is the hard one since all he likes to play are superhero figures. So he has gotten various Superhero, Pirates of the Carribean, and his new love Star Wars figures. Lots of craft supplies for him, such a paints, papers, new Playdoh, etc., some hockey sticks, lots of dress-up clothes (you got it Star Wars characters), Legos, and I am still thinking of a doctor's kit and I need ideas for a "big gift" (I was thinking a pirate ship or something).

A week ago, I was at a yard sale, and a guy was selling one of those huge Powerwheels Monster trucks, you know the one where two kids can fit in it and they run down the battery after one weekend use? Well he said he bought it last year after xmas on clearance for $259, and it still was in excellent condition. He was asking $25 because he really wanted to get it out of his garage and he said his kids barely use it (well duh, they were seven and nine), so I offered him $10. Since I doubted I could hide it for another 2.5 months, I gave it to the kids already and hence have already won this year's "Best Mom Award". I also explained that this was an early xmas present, so don't expect alot at Christmas time (that was the sentence that got me off the hook from having to buy out every store). Oh and went I went to Toys R'Us to see how much they were retailing for...$399! Score!

Next blog...Halloween and not so cute costumes, Macy and Gifted and Talented (otherwise know as G/T), and trying to rationalize the fact that I bought my 2.5 yr. old son a $90 scooter for his birthday next month.