Ok, I know there are those of you out there that are huge Christmas fans like me. No ,its not because of the gifts, but I LOVE the season and everything it means and what it does to people. Our friends call Rob and I Mr. and Mrs. Claus because we are such huge Christmas fanatics.

Do you have a christmas goal? A christmas craft to share? A favorite christmas memory? A sweet christmas story? A cool christmas website? Lets share in our insanity for the season together. And countdown the next 6 months to our favorite time of year!!

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CHRISTMAS WISH LIST

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Lets make this holiday season a healthy and skinny one!! Hop on the sleigh and add your name to the Wish List with your Christmas Goal. What weight do you want Santa to make you this Christmas? Be realistic! And lets make this season a jolly one!!

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Almostready76 - J 239 / C 239 / G 199

Barbara465 - J 250 / C 250 / G 200

Christy668 - J 370 / C 370 / G 330

dsrjrr - J 201 / C 201 / G 175

EmileeKaye - J 204 / C 204 / G 170

FunnyDuddies - J 318 / C 314 / G 230 (-4 this week)

JenMomTo3 - J 307 / C 306 / G 240 (-1 this week)

Jenn28 - J 230 / C 230 / G 205

Jorjet - J 224.5 / C 224.5 / G 200

Kim2bhealthy - J 271.5 / C 269 / G 220 (-2.5 this week)

LindaV - J 269 / C 267 / G 220 (-1 this week)

MarcyD - J 300 / C 300 / G 250

MiaHalliwell - J 186 / C 186 / G 165

Mousecrazy - J 225 / C 225 / G 199 (-0 this week)

MyChevyGirl - J 271 / C 271 / G 225

MySherriJo - J 243 / C 242 / G 199 (-1 this week)

NJChick - J 214 / C 214 / G 189

Paula - Renew her relationship with God

PhotoNut - J 222.5 / C 222.5 / G 170

Sallyjo - J 186 / C 181 / G 150 (-5 this week)

SherryW - J 230 / C 230 / G 195

Teresita - J 390 / C 390 / G 340

Terrriho - Wants to be banded for Christmas

TheBestMe - J 179.2 / C 179.0 / G 165 (-.2 this week)

Warmmorningsun - J 289 / C 288 / G 230 (-1 this week)

Wavydaby - J 297 / C 297 / G 275

Woodys - J 173.4 / C 173.4 / G 125

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I would love to start shopping for my family now! But I have a big problem! they are all getting to old. Oh how I miss having young children in the family. My Sons are 27 & 21 my daughter in law is 26. ( she will always get a Barbie from me!) and no grandchildren yet! ( boo hoo). I just need some ideas for them. I was thinking of a family trip to Reno in January. Just paying the room for them and maybe airfare. I just think it would be fun.

any other ideas?

Hi, again...I just responded to your prayer request on the prayer thread...

Family trips are so great! If you think your family would love it, then do it! We took a family trip to Disneyworld Christmas 2004, and my mom passed away the following summer. That trip has a very, very special place in our family's hearts forever.

There is no price on memories, and they can never be sold in a garage sale! LOL!

I love the idea of a family trip. Soon will come the day when they can't or won't go so now is the time. Once the grandchildren start arriving you will be going to their house for Christmas. You can then buy all the cute clothes and toys.

I thought I'd try to post some Christmas Pics in case anyone wanted them for craft projects or emails to friends. Lets see if this works and isn't too huge lol If you right click on it you can save the pictures to a Christmas Folder on your PC. You can use them for home made cards, emails, ornaments etc. (Funny...should a Christmas Picture Thread be started so we don't make this thread too huge? What do you think?)

another...smiley angel with star

Posted a few maybe they'll be links so not so much space is taken. Found some holiday tags in format folks can use too. I'll post those next.

You can use regular address labels for these. They work great and you dont' have to worry about them falling off. I used these last year. Address labels are pretty cheap and you can make quite a few in one shot! Have fun...enjoy!

HappyHolidays gift tag.doc

MerryChristmas gift tag.doc

http://www.debidawn.com/xmastags2.htm

Link to more tags..these you make on regular paper or paperboard. I used the thicker almost stiff like cardboard paper.

Thanks, Sherry! Those are all so cute!

Oh I don't mind if this thread gets too big. I want to keep all the christmas stuff in one thread so that we keep our seasonal craziness from overloading the lounge. LOLI wouldn't want anyone to get annoyed that there are too many christmas threads this far from christmas.

Those pics are great tho!!! I have a lot of uses for some of them.

Something I am doing this year is taking some left over wrapping paper with christmas images, and decoupaging the cutout images onto large glass ornaments. Modpodge has a glittery version that is really nice for this. I am doing sets of six, and the family is signing them, then we are giving them away as our family gift this year.

147 days till Christmas!!!

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I opened this thread for the 1st time today and I'm so glad that I did. I had no idea this was a challenge!! Yay!!

I want to join.

TRICIA K.'S CHRISTMAS WISH LIST

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WooHoo I'm glad you joined Tricia!! And you will make your goal, I know it!!

OK I've decided to have two Christmas parties this year. One an open house on a Saturday night. The second will be on a Sunday afternoon. This is going to be fun. Here's last year's whimisical tree. It was done in all red/white ornaments.

Oh Barbara I love that tree!! It looks fantastic! I should take pics of our trees this year to show. My plan is after Christmas day this year I will set a new Christmas goal, and continue the Christmas thread. LOL I may end up being the only one here, but dammit!! I will have a new christmas goal and I will have lots of christmas stuff to share. LOL