ProudGrandma Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 do you find things in your stocking Christmas morning? If so, how do those items get there? I mean, do you put things in it yourself, does your husband or your kids do it? ANd what about your husband...do you put things in his stocking? If so, what?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I usually buy for all stockings. Ours always have favorite candy (usually something a teeny bit priceier than we would normally buy), a few fun things, and some useful things. Proportions vary by year. Mine usually includes shopping list pads (I use them a lot), fun socks, always chocolate. :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenangelcat Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Hubby buys for mine. I don't understand buying for yourself. I buy for his and this year it's a mix of candy and chocolate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I stuff all the stockings except mine--hubby is responsible for that! In his, I put things like beef jerky guitar pics massage oil choc covered cherries (favorite candy) altoids socks In mine, he puts things like my favorite lotion (Oil of Olay) candy new hairbrush (I'm requesting this this year) kitchen gadgets (new can opener, spatula, etc--little stuff) We put stockings on the beds after kids are asleep, and they can open first thing in the am before we all go downstairs. Dh does the late service so he doesn't get home til 1:30 or 2am, so he needs to sleep til at least 8, and this kept the kids busy when they were little. We lay our stockings beside the bed and open them together in bed before the kids come in to say hi on Xmas morning (occasionally, we've woken THEM up, esp the boys bc they sleep late now, at 21 and 23...lol..) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Sometimes we do each other sometimes not. I don't actually go and specifically buy anything for me, except maybe candy sometimes If I am getting everyone a candy cane full of m&ms, I might get one to shove in my own too :) So far this year I got dh a universal remote control for his, and I usually put in chapstick or men's toiletry products too. Plus some candy. He has put candy and candles in mine, and once a gift card to a spa. Other years he has forgotten the stocking and only done gifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 what if your husband isn't the "going out and buying stuff" kind of guy...for gifts for me (both birthday and Christmas) I ususally end up buying it and he will wrap it...so for him to actually go out and buy me stocking stuffers isn't going to happen...and so I was curious if there were other families in a similar situation and if the mom's stocking just went "unstuffed" or if it was actually stuffed by her. Not a big deal to me at all...just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 My husband isn't a shopper, but he always fills my stocking. Sometimes that means that he is at Walgreens on Christmas eve. But I always get some new nail polish and chocolate. I fill everyone else's stockings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 We do a stocking for each other--we put them together after the kids go to bed. I love seeing what's inside--stockings are my favorite thing to open on Christmas. There's always good chocolate and just fun things--in the past he has put fun kitchen gadgets, hair stuff, lotion, games, books, etc. in my stocking. This year I am putting his 'big' gift in his stocking--he has absolutely no idea that I got it for him and it will be priceless to see his face Christmas morning! I also put his favorite snacks and chocolate in his stocking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommee & Baba Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I fill all the stockings. However for the first time in our relationship my dh has said he will fill my stocking this year! He asked for a list with ideas since this is his first time so I'm working on a list that's reasonable & easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 In our family, each person contributes something to each stocking except their own. We've been doing this for a couple of years, since the kids are older now. I'm going to get reading glasses for DH's stocking. Other than that, his favorite things that fit into a stocking are candy and nuts. DH is notoriously hard to buy for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 what if your husband isn't the "going out and buying stuff" kind of guy...for gifts for me (both birthday and Christmas) I ususally end up buying it and he will wrap it...so for him to actually go out and buy me stocking stuffers isn't going to happen...and so I was curious if there were other families in a similar situation and if the mom's stocking just went "unstuffed" or if it was actually stuffed by her. Not a big deal to me at all...just curious. In that case, if I felt like I needed some little things I would get them and put them in there. Why not? Especially candy or the like. My kids don't want to share their special Christmas candy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 what if your husband isn't the "going out and buying stuff" kind of guy...for gifts for me (both birthday and Christmas) I ususally end up buying it and he will wrap it...so for him to actually go out and buy me stocking stuffers isn't going to happen...and so I was curious if there were other families in a similar situation and if the mom's stocking just went "unstuffed" or if it was actually stuffed by her. Not a big deal to me at all...just curious. In that case, if I felt like I needed some little things I would get them and put them in there. Why not? Especially candy or the like. My kids don't want to share their special Christmas candy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 what if your husband isn't the "going out and buying stuff" kind of guy...for gifts for me (both birthday and Christmas) I ususally end up buying it and he will wrap it...so for him to actually go out and buy me stocking stuffers isn't going to happen...and so I was curious if there were other families in a similar situation and if the mom's stocking just went "unstuffed" or if it was actually stuffed by her. Not a big deal to me at all...just curious. Mine doesn't love shopping during the holidays, but he puts a lot of effort in to making my stocking full of special surprises. He knows I put a lot of effort into the rest of the family's, so he does the same for me. He usually picks a theme. One year it was all based on wine/accessories, another on chocolate. The salted caramel hot chocolate year was really cool (think all the ingredients for a Starbucks type drink). When the kids still believed in Santa, there were a few items everyone got (special chocolate, candy canes) so I did by enough of those for mine too (or the kids would have questioned it). For regular gifts, he shops for mine too. Sometimes I give him suggestions but that's all they are, suggestions. If he sees something else he thinks I'd love, he gets it. He rarely stays in budget but I've learned to expect that aspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 My dh and I buy for each other's stockings. It's usually our favorite candy (him-Toblerone, me-Crunchie bars) and a little something. Last year for me it was a new scarf and I got him a new search and find computer game. We don't exchange gifts otherwise, at least the last several years. But, the boys get both of us something from 'them' that we help pick out. This year, they are building their dad his own Pokemon card deck so he can battle with them without having to borrow a deck. I thought it was very sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 DH and I do each other's stockings Christmas morning just before we take them into the living room. We only ever put candy in them though. It's hard enough finding presents for each other. Stocking stuffers are impossible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Dh and I always fill one another's stockings. I think it is fun on Christmas morning for all of us to have a fun treat from "Santa". Some years, we only do stockings and don't get each other real gifts. On those years, our stockings may be a bit nicer. Other years, if we are buying actual gifts for one another, we will fill stockings with just candy and small things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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