Shopping Early

Last year I bought my daughter some shoes for Christmas a couple of months early, and then panicked thinking they'd be too small by Christmas. I gave them to her early, only to discover that they were HUGE on her (and yes, I do know her size ;) She still wears them now, a year later, and now they fit her properly. I could have waited until Christmas last year to give them to her.

You'd think I'd learn to not buy shoes for Christmas... but nooo... this time I bought her runners. Hannah Montana runners, to be specific. (Think very very very happy six year old). I looked at the size of the runners, and then measured the bottom of one runner against the palm of my hand. They seemed enormous, until I got home and measured one of her currents runners against the palm of my hand. Same size.

sigh.

Do I panic and give her these new ones early, just like I did last year? I haven't yet, but who knows what tomorrow will bring...

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Canadian Mailing Deadlines

I'm a last minute (oops ;-) Christmas mailer, and I always end up paying more for sending my parcels to family.

This year, however, I'm more on the ball because at least I've checked the Canada Post website for their mailing deadlines:

http://www.canadapost.ca/AboutUs/Corporate/HolidayMailing.aspx

OK, so... according to that I have to mail parcels by TOMORROW. (Got it Jeanne? TOMORROW).

Hey, at least I know this year... it's a step in the right direction ;-)
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