Merry Christmas

to all

&

to all

A Happy New Year!!

Chris and I are going to Wisconsin for Christmas to be with family.

We won't be at church Sunday so I want to take this moment to

wish all of you a joyous and blessed holiday.

We love you.

My Hero

Last night I did some Christmas/grocery shopping and I was trying to find the new limited edition Cherry Cordial Hershey Kisses that are by the way out of this world good! I looked all over the place, I went down the candy isle, the Christmas isle, around all the special displays, and I even went around the Hershey rack FOUR times! Nothing.
I really wanted these chocolates for a new idea I had for some Christmas cookies.
I tried another store. I walked around for a half an hour in vain. I was so frustrated.
I called my husband and he told me to come on home and even though I was tempted to go to another store I decided to listen to my husband. It was almost 8 and I had been shopping for almost four hours.
When I got home do you know what was on the table?
Yup, a bag of LIMITED EDITION CHERRY CORDIAL HERSHEY KISSES!!!
I was soooo geeked!
My husband found them for me and even though he won't tell me his source, he was me HERO!

Christmas is coming!

I still have a few present to get.
There are some very frustrating people to shop for on my list.
What do you buy for someone who has everything?
For someone who has no hobbies?
For someone who says they don't want anything?
For someone who only needs or wants expensive gifts?
How do you know when you have found the perfect gift?
Is it like when you meet the right person? You just "know"?
Gift certificates come in handy but I always feel cheap giving them like I didn't think that person was good enough for me to take the time to get them something they would really like.
In reality, I buy certificates only as a last resort after I've spent countless hours scouring stores for the "perfect" gift only to come up empty handed.
So, I spend more energy and time on the gift certificate people than on the gift people.
Anyway, I'm hoping to finish my shopping this weekend with the exception of a few odds and ends that will have to wait for my last checks of the year.
I hope everyone else is successful this year and that you all find the "perfect" gift.

Just for my friends!

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