It’s My Imagination

Christmas Shopping

Well, I’ve been trying to finish up the Christmas shopping, but the last couple of items I want to buy seem to be sold out everywhere I go.  It’s very frustrating and I’m checking online too.  I’m running out of time, so it may be that those couple of items just aren’t under the tree this year.

My daughter and I went last night and bought my husband’s gifts.  I don’t know if he’ll be surprised, but for the first time in the almost 25 years I’ve known him he told me what he would like for Christmas!  And guess what?  I got it for him!  That’s so much easier than me trying to guess at what to get him.  I never get him the right thing, this was so much nicer and less stressful!  Although, I didn’t get him the exact item he was playing with at the store, I got him a slightly different model, but I did have my reasons for it and my daughter was very happy with our choice.

This is the first year that my daughter has been really into the shopping also.  She is 11 and she got her dad to go with her one night last week to buy my gift and then the 2 of us went last night for his gift.  It is fun to go together, I feel like she’s giving me really good input on the gift ideas.

I have to pick up a few teacher gifts, although I think we’re just going to give them gift cards.  I also have to pick up a few things for my mother-in-law who will be here for the holidays.  We bought her a digital picture frame and will pre-load photos on it for her.  That was a large expense, so I’m just looking for a few smaller, less expensive items to put under the tree and in her stocking.

So, I’m almost done, just a few odds & ends to finish up.  How’s your holiday shopping coming along?