All In A Days Work

We’ve been working most of the day on “The Christmas Letter” You know, the thing you send out to people each year telling them what you’ve been doing and now in the great age of computers, putting your pictures into the letter as well? We’ve managed to agree on what we did during the year, and after some minor squabbles, we have agreed on the pictures we will use in the letter. (The naked picture of me sunbathing, will be saved once again from the letter and blinding those we love!)
While Hubby, who is an English junkie, was correcting the letter, I did what I do the very best. I went out shopping. I wanted to finish my shopping for my BFF in Germany so I can mail her packages tomorrow. Mission accomplished, Not only did I find what I wanted, everything is wrapped and will be mailed in the morning.
Then I was sort of looking around and I found something more for my cousin, Janet. I’d already shopped for her, but when I saw this, I knew I had to get it for her. It was perfect.
I think the thing is about my Christmas shopping now, is that I don’t buy crap. I buy things I think people can either use or will like. I saw people today throwing all this junk into their shopping carts in Walmart and TJ Maxx and I thought, “Wow, you know no one ever uses that crap. They put it away and then the next time they move, they have to pack it up and move it to their next house.”
After seeing what my parents had when they sold their place and went into a senior apartment, I wanted to gag! I promised my sister never to buy her another Chia Pet (Ha! I never did, but you know what I mean) or anything else that was just plain junk. And so it goes.
Now that Hubby is done with the English part of the letter, I need to finish up my art work. Nothing wonderful, a few Santa’s here, a Christmas tree there, you know…
It’s all in a days work!

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