I don’t ever decorate for Christmas any time before December (it’s like a mortal sin to me, which won’t really make any sense unless you were ever Catholic, but that’s not important right now).
I usually put up my tree around the second week of December and mail my cards after the 15th. But I have to confess. . .
I do shop early. Mostly for cool stocking stuffers, but for other gifts too.
It’s not that I’m particularly organized or anything, it’s just that every now and then I’ll see stuff that I think my kids or friends would like and I go ahead and get it.
Here’s the part where it gets really fun for me:
I go pull out the bags of stuff I’ve gotten weeks ago and it’s like I’m seeing it all for the first time.
"Wow! That’s so cool! What a great gift! They’re going to love this!"
"I suffer from short term memory loss.
It runs in my family…
At least I think it does…"
~ Dory from Finding Nemo
(I should so not be blogging about this.) 😉
I found a present in the closet that I had bought for my brother seven years ago. So much for my claim that I am Miss Organized.
How about a post, after Christmas, about what stocking gifts were the most surprising or unique? I love to do that all year too. But I must admit, every year i say….I’m only doing stockings, but somehow the gifts don’t fit……”It’s a blessing and a curse” (guess who) I think one of my coolest ones this year is a cow (with an utter) barbecue starter, for Johnny. I hope still works, as I picked it up in the summer. Last year I got him chocolate covered insects, that I ate with him! (only he and I did that) I’ll be on line later this afternoon. Hope you are there! Love you!