tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post8530726020524155628..comments2023-12-26T08:30:05.614+00:00Comments on A Mixed Bag: CHRISTMAS IS COMING... but it's not here yetValeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-63729910919356936182014-10-16T11:44:11.384+01:002014-10-16T11:44:11.384+01:00BC, that sounds familiar. I have a feeling my aunt...BC, that sounds familiar. I have a feeling my aunt did the same.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-23686616584714009822014-10-15T22:24:48.986+01:002014-10-15T22:24:48.986+01:00My mom was a year round shopper, but some years sh...My mom was a year round shopper, but some years she would forget where she put it and would find it after christmas and deliver.katie eggemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615362861509258088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-60215018867281631462014-10-15T04:00:10.112+01:002014-10-15T04:00:10.112+01:00I'm still a year 'round shopper. I like t... I'm still a year 'round shopper. I like to snag things as I'm inspired. And I have the closet to prove it....or did until the last 2 years happened. I'm at a record low for pickings, recovering has interfered with shopping. But it's good. What I have today to gift people with is less, but a sight more than I had when I was casted in white. Geeze stuff has long lasting Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408403855260279799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-46551564404829381922014-10-14T13:39:15.945+01:002014-10-14T13:39:15.945+01:00ha. i am a bit stressed...over the holidays and ne...ha. i am a bit stressed...over the holidays and needing to get presents in time...ha....it would be a bit weird to receive a card but then too they would have to know that they were sent early....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-75800617619504313722014-10-14T10:15:46.814+01:002014-10-14T10:15:46.814+01:00Mona, it is understandable that you have to buy ea...Mona, it is understandable that you have to buy early. Hope you enjoy it when you start buying this year.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-34988059179658575912014-10-14T10:14:44.884+01:002014-10-14T10:14:44.884+01:00Ron, no doubt it is the boy scout/girl guide in us...Ron, no doubt it is the boy scout/girl guide in us that makes us want to be prepared. It just shows that it doesn't always pay to be ahead of the game.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-51813169411271190322014-10-14T10:13:11.419+01:002014-10-14T10:13:11.419+01:00Denise, it's always dicey picking the right ti...Denise, it's always dicey picking the right time to buy. I do start early but not as early as I once did.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-5424598270543201052014-10-13T17:10:43.149+01:002014-10-13T17:10:43.149+01:00Wow - I think you're very right about everythi...Wow - I think you're very right about everything you said. I used to do a ton of Christmas cards - don't do that anymore. I shop a little earlier for our daughter and her family as they live in Alaska.Montanagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428565909247665015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-17199653705199032972014-10-13T16:29:05.075+01:002014-10-13T16:29:05.075+01:00Valerie, I never thought of this that way but you&...Valerie, I never thought of this that way but you're so right...<br /><br />"...it doesn’t always pay to buy cards, presents or posh boots much earlier than the event for which they are intended."<br /><br />I used to be someone who bought presents and cards early so that I would be prepared. However, as I've gotten older, I've tended to go the the opposite; waiting until Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977027331657615697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-20886091117540933482014-10-13T15:11:49.654+01:002014-10-13T15:11:49.654+01:00A good lesson for us all Valerie. That sounded lik...A good lesson for us all Valerie. That sounded like one heck of a time to put it mildly. I wish I was more organized in my Christmas Card writing and present buying. It usually ends up being one mad rush, but maybe I'd better start early this year. Maybe :)DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.com