Yes, it's true; I have already started my Christmas shopping and luckily I am already almost finished. It's hard to believe given the number of people that I have to buy for.

This year I plan on ordering special gift boxes to minimize my gift wrapping. I think I might just have nice boxes so that I can simply wrap a bow around it and call it perfect.

There are only 2 people left on my list that are unfinished, but I am quickly knocking those ones off too. Before you know it I will be done and thankful to beat the crowds, sudden money flow problems and so forth. It is just so much easier this way. My grandma B always shops year round for Chrsitmas; one thing here, one thing there to minimize her troubles and ever since I have been doing my shopping late July or early August and it always works out.

Some of you last minute shoppers might want to make a note of that for this coming season.

Trisha