Christmas 2006

Bath and Body Works is having their yearly sale and I did good.  I purchased a total of 12 gifts for under $30.  Several of the gifts were large lotions I got at 75% off and I will "wrap" them in wine bottle gift bags and tissue paper.  I have already assigned all but 3 of the gifts.  Those 3 I plan to use as "emergency gifts" that I may need  - they were regular $11.  I did not buy anything that was not 75% off :)

I am more than 75% of the way to having my Christmas shopping done for this year!!!

Krisann

Well last night I went shopping - from my home - in a catalog - and purchased a hand-made basket that is a card file basket to use for my cards that are part of the Christmas Organizing system.  I sell the baskets so it is fun to look through the book and find baskets I can use in my Christmas Organizing.

Krisann
The Christmas Coach

I picked up 4 more gifts this past week - 4 blankets - they were regularly priced at $20 and I got them for $5 each!  This goes right along with my gift theme of "Warmth" 

Once I decide exactly who gets these I will do some embordory on them. 

Now I am waiting on scarves and gloves to on sale :)

Krisann
The Christmas Coach

I am finding out people I know personally are actually reading my blog :) (which is a good thing) because I had someone say "I am not on your Christmas list" and I had to explain that not everyone on my list is on here - I will be adding to it all the time :)

The one thing I cannot do though is to add what I am getting each person - I may tell about gifts in general without telling who they are for  :)

I am actally thinking of doing a numbering system so I can keep everyone straight.

Krisann

Every year I try to find a post it note pad with a cute saying on it.  I normally put this in our stockings.  This year I found one for me!  The saying is (and I am sure many of you already know it but I had not seen it before): 

STRESSED
(is just desserts spelled backwards)

I am going to try to remember this during the Christmas season!

Krisann Blair
The Christmas Coach

It is now January 2006 and I have already purchased almost 40 gifts for next year.  I am really excited about the upcoming Christmas season (I know we just got finished with this year!)

Today I will start re organizing my gift closet and working on my gift closet cards to know what I have.  I want to also "shop" the best I can out of it and cut down on some of the items I need to purchase.

I think I have some things already in my closet that will knock down quite a few items on my list.  Since I am doing this online I will have to figure out how to report on gifts without putting names to them so people do not know what they are getting!

Hope you can work on your gift list this New Year's!

Krisann Blair
The Christmas Coach

Ok now is the time to start working on gift lists.  The first process is to list everyone you would like to give a gift to if time and money were no object so here is mine:

1. Ashley
2. Ashlyn
3. Aaron
4. Daddy
5. Meghan
6. Grandma Maria
7. Grans
8. Daniela
9. Marcus
10. Elija
11. Becky
12. Caleb
13. Jacob
14. New Baby Girl
15. Mark
16. Darla
17. Katie
18. Kelsey
19. Parker
20. Family gift for Darla
21. Cassandra
22. Jeanette
23. Lee
24. Kevin
25. Tess
26. Justine
27. Grandma Payne
28. Pat
29. Junebug
30. Edith
31. Donna
32. Garry
33. Patrick
34. Josh
35. Micheal
36. Shayla
37. Jacob (Patrick's son)
38. Heather
39. D.D.
40. Jesse
41. Bruce
42. E.G.
43. E.G.
44. E.G.
45. Ricky
46. Maria
47. Diana
48. Katie
49. Nello and Justine
50. Gary
51. Vernice
52. Jason
53. Stephanie
54. Lauren
55. Lizzie
56. Chandler Family
57. Sheree
58. Jeff
59. Ciera
60. Erica
61. Ms. Kathy
62. Church Staff (tray of food)
63. Teacher 1
64. Teacher 2
65. Assistant 1
66. Assistant 2
67. Music Teacher
68. Art Teacher
69. PE Teacher
70. Reading Teacher
71. Cafeteria Workers
72. Guidance Teacher
73. SS Teacher 1
74. SS Teacher 2
75. Next Door Neighbor
76. PIE Class 1
77. PIE Class 2
78. Melissa
79. Henry
80. Elben
81. Kathy S. Family

5  Family Gifts (for Sunday School Class members)

10 Gifts (for Chruch Circle Members)

10 Gifts (for FCE Club Members)

10 Gifts (for Handbell Members)

25 Gifts (for Ashlyn's Classmates)

25 Gifts (for Aaron's Classmates)

10 "Extra" Gifts

Ok so now this is the first draft of the list!  I am sure it will have some more to add.  So far this is 176 people to buy gifts for.  Now someof these people get more than one gift I will add that information as I get to each person!

I will also keep everyone up to date on how much I spend along with other information with a Weekly Report in the Members Only Section.

Krisann Blair
The Christmas Coach

Well I bought more gifts today!!  I found a Christmas store in Ocean City, MD where I am visiting my father at, and everything in it was 50% off!   I purchased 3 ornaments and these cool 3D glasses that turn Christmas lights into things (like angles, snowmen, stars, etc.)  They were really cool!

Anyway I purchased the ornaments as gifts and they were specific to the people (like a camera for friend who is a photographer and some others I cannot tell about because they may read this blog and know it is for them!)

I like to give ornaments as gifts - especially when they are symbolic of something that person does or likes.  It makes for great gifts and at this time you can get them at a great price!

Krisann
The Christmas Coach

Well I am already getting my gift ideas for 2006 started!  I have 5 family gifts that I will be doing that will be what I will call right now "Family Christmas Time" Boxes.  In these boxes I will have the following:

Advent Devotional Book
Ornament for each person
Sugar Cookie mix
Sprinkles for Cookies
Christmas Cookie Cutters
A small nativity set
Thank You Cards for gifts
Christmas CD

I may add some other items also as I hunt for holiday items at rock bottom prices.

Krisann Blair
The Christmas Coach