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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When Do You Start Christmas Shopping?

Have you started yet? I actually know a couple of people who have. I'm lucky if I can start six days before Christmas, let alone six months.

Part of the reason is because my kids are still so young, and their interests change fairly rapidly. Still that's no excuse because I could get part of my shopping done at least.

What about you? When do you shop for Christmas?

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A Bit About Christmas Gifts

So I've chosen the photos to use for my kid's Photo Memory Game, and cropped them into square shapes. All I have to do now is decide what to print them on, and then cut them out.

Photo paper would look the nicest but wouldn't be as durable, whereas cardstock would hold up better to the kids' play but might not look as clear. I think I'll do some test prints and see.

Today I also did a bit of Christmas shopping, and was amazed at how good the selection is when you shop before December 24th ;-) Wow.