CHRISTMAS CHAOS

We just returned from Christmas shopping. 6 hours of it! My kid is already sacked out on the couch with the dog and cat. Full House is on Nick at Nite (can't reach the remote). I put a pretty good dent in my Christmas list tonite. Ran into some pretty good deals, too. The traffic in Florence was horrendous. We ate at O'Charley's. Not bad but not what I really wanted. I am sick of Wal Mart. The mall was a bust,too. Did you know that at 11:00 at nite K-Mart is practically empty? They were having a pretty good sale. I think I will go to Decatur tomorrow to try to finish up. Can you believe I wore my kid out shopping? She has decided she doesn't want to go tomorrow because I won't go home until I get done. I out shopped an 11 year old girl!! Guess I ain't as old as she thinks. People are rude and pushy out there. But you just have to jump in the trenches and battle it out. My sisters and I have this little thing we do each year we call "Sister Gifts". We started it a few years back. We all try to be a little creative with our gifts. You would be surprised with some of the things we come up with. But one thing we all try to include is a Christmas ornament for each other. Now we have a collection of ornaments that we have given to each other. I have part of my sister gifts but I need to find the little unusual things. I think I will do that tomorrow while I am in town. I have some ideas but I can't reveal them in case my sisters read this. NO PEEKING Y'ALL.