Have you done it yet? The Christmas shopping, I mean. I haven't even started. Aaaaargh!
My sister has it all done - and wrapped - by October. October! Grrr… One day, I'm going to hit her over the head with a Christmas tree. No jury of sisters would convict me.
In My Beloved's family, all adults go in to a Secret Santa draw, so you only have to buy for one person. Whew! What a relief! We give the children, but that's pure fun. I always buy them books and I simply adore choosing them.
But in my family, which is admittedly smaller, it's pressies for all. Oh my Lord, what to get for my Mum, who insists she doesn't want "her girls" spending their hard-earned money on little old her? More grrr… Then there's My Beloved, who has so many clothes, he can't close the wardrobe doors. He isn't a gardener or a handyman either, just not interested in hardware. *sigh*
Any ideas for my mother (in her seventies), my brother-in-law the cop, or My Beloved? All suggestions gratefully received. I guess there's always gift vouchers, but I always feel just that bit guilty about giving them. And this despite the fact they're a genuinely sensible gift.
What do you think about gift vouchers? And people who do their Christmas shopping in October? Are you ready for Christmas? I'm not!