have u started xmas (gifts)shopping- anybody have their tree up yet?

[epmoodyblue]

lets go shopping . im putting my xmas tree up tomorrow..and i still got lots of presents to buy:...so little time..i think next year i will do my xmas shopping during the month of october..any special decorations u place on ur tree...does the whole family help out with the decorations-post up explain

[Polk-Salad-Annie]

My tree will be standing December 6th.
And it will stay until Elvis Birthday.
That has become a tradition at my house.

[Lonniebealestreet]

My wife is out shopping with her mother...they can have that.

We hadn't planned to do this in advance but on Wednesday, the first day that she and the kids were off work and school, we went to see A Christmas Carol in 3D, which was just an amazing production. And it really got us in the Christmas spirit -- a day before Thanksgiving -- so we went home and spent the rest of the day decorating. Though most are of the smaller tabletop variety, we have seven trees up in the house.

[The Everlasting Gaze]

My christmas will be alone.......listening to the comforting voice of Freddie Mercury!

[Lisarose]

My wife is out shopping with her mother...they can have that.

We hadn't planned to do this in advance but on Wednesday, the first day that she and the kids were off work and school, we went to see A Christmas Carol in 3D, which was just an amazing production. And it really got us in the Christmas spirit -- a day before Thanksgiving -- so we went home and spent the rest of the day decorating. Though most are of the smaller tabletop variety, we have seven trees up in the house.

That's fabulous! For the first time in my entire grown-up life, I'm done with my Christmas shopping. I'll be picking up Gift Cards for oddfellows that will come and go - boy/girlfriends of my kids! I hopeto get the tree up this weekend and it'll stay up until Epiphany when we have another Exchange party. Years ago I held a "white Elephant"party so that I could have help taking down the Christmas decorations & it became a tradition.

[epmoodyblue]

My christmas will be alone.......listening to the comforting voice of Freddie Mercury!

cheer up buddy..ur never alone u got all ur friends here at tcbFreddie Mercury ...ABBA is good too....but dont forget to listen to some elvis music also during the holidays...the ultimate comforting voice of all time

[The Everlasting Gaze]

No i wont forget that

[debtdbruno]

I've sent my International cards

Written all the rest, just not sent them yet
Bought 'some' prezzies

Normally put a tree up, not going to bother this year............as it would be coming down on the 2nd.......before I leave for Memphis.......Yipeeeeeeeee

[Merry]

lets go shopping . im putting my xmas tree up tomorrow..and i still got lots of presents to buy:...so little time..i think next year i will do my xmas shopping during the month of october..any special decorations u place on ur tree...does the whole family help out with the decorations-post up explain

LOL, Joe, what a lovely thread

The Christmas tree is happening today (depending on time) or definitely tomorrow

I have bought all this fine blue tinsel, to go on individually, rofl, and artistically. Not how my son liked to put the old ones on last time, take three steps back and throw it! rofl.

When I was little, I made do with my decorations, and used to tear up cotton into little balls, then roll it, to look like snow, individually placing them, hehe - not like DC's (hilarious) decorating! rofl

I have decorations that belonged to my grandmother, that mean the world to me; my Angel has been out for a few weeks, She will be the finale, lol, rofl!

We were looking at new Christmas trees last week (we have plastic ones here) I'm considering buying a new fluffy one, but I'll have to check out the "old one", lol. Things don't last well at all, these days

Christmas cake ingredients are out, ready to be assembled, fruit for the cake, is already in the fridge, having soaked for a week in brandy , lol.

Rumballs were made but someone ate them, rofl!

[May]

I've noticed a lot of people buying Christmas trees earlier than usual this year. We normally get ours in the first week of December and a lot of previous years have trouble finding a tree - as most of them get into garden centres around 10th.

They are everywhere this year!!!!!!

[Teddy]

I got ours on the 1st December last year but it was looking quite pitiful by Christmas Day and bald by New Years
I've resolved to be more patient this year and water it more

[May]

I (well, we) have both trees up!!! F.C. is on his way!!! EEeeeeee..... (as it were) !!

[Awickedreigndrop]

I went Christmas shopping a little bit so far. Working in retail this time of year doesn't give you that much time. Plus people are so cranky! Hopefully I'll have some time off to get some shopping in.
We're putting up the tree pretty soon.. It's a 7 foot fiber optic tree. It just two parts so it isn't such a task to put it up. I like decorating it!