| The count down to Christmas has already began, the last weekend for shopping is here. LOL! for some people this year Christmas shopping never began.I refused to let this recession foil my Christmas, I decided being out there in the rain today going from store to store looking for deals,wasn't very appealing to me. I did go out yesterday for a while just to look for some 99c items for our white elephant game. Of course there was nothing on sale there, but, that was one crowded place, LOL! I found a few good items for our game, I can't tell you right now what they were, it's a secret. I've still got a few more days to find more things, so I hope this rain lets up soon. I just hate to drive in it, people here just don't slow down and most of them drive very reckless.The rain sure makes it feel like Christmas though, it's the best we can do here, because we don't get snow down here where I live. I'm getting excited about our Christmas gathering. Even though most of us were together at a birthday party for a 76 year old relative, just last weekend. I enjoy any chance we have to get together. We're such an active Family that getting each person together in the same place is quite an ordeal. One of my Grandson's was in Wisconsin doing a show for Thanksgiving so he missed our Thanksgiving feast. He's back now just in time for Christmas, but his Brother will be taking off for Greece in about 8 days, but at least he'll be home for Christmas. I guess I'll get use to all this jet setting these young people do. You see I don't like to fly, but I'm always ready to go places. Nobody want to travel with me on the bus or train, they say it takes to long, there always in such a hurry. I just sit back and enjoy the ride. I'm glad their getting a chance to see the world, it will help them to make better informed decisions on where they live and how they live, because they get to see everybody isn't living Hollywood Rock Star lives in other places. Sure wish I would have had the opportunity to travel when I was younger, but look out Greyhound and Amtrak, I'll be retiring soon. Well the rain is still quietly hitting the pavement outside so I'm going to finish wrapping up a few more of my 99 cents only store gifts, I'm recycling bags an tissue from Christmas past. LOL! it hilarious how some of the Family wraps there gifts for this game, comic strips paper, brown paper bags, the original 99 cents only bag it came in, foil paper and so on. I've learned to beware of the gifts in the finest of Christmas paper and pretty bows...that's usually the gag gifts and none of the envelopes every contain money. We usually get great gifts that are over 99c from the new comer to the Family the 1st and 2 years, unfortunately they wise up and buy 99 cent items by the third year. Post a comment and let me know how your Holiday was this year. I hope all of you have a great Holiday. | 
