Finally

There are few pleasures like that of finally being completely done with Christmas shopping. Even for my father-in-law's gifts, I am done. The presents are all wrapped & under the tree. Many gift cards were bought this year because I have no earthly idea what to get the four pre-teen nephews. Or the grandparents, who don't need anything.

Do you play lottery cards? The scratch off kind? I normally don't; I see it as a bit of a waste of money. But for Andrew's grandparents, I thought they might like to scratch a bunch of tickets. And if they win, that's nice, but again, they live in a tiny cramped retirement apartment & don't need anything. So I thought I'd buy 20 or so tickets. Luckily the guy said "even the thirty dollar ones?" Um. No. Since when did they start making 30 dollar lottery tickets? And are your odds of winning better? Cause that seems a bit like a scam. They also have 5, 10, and 20 dollar ones, apparently. I did splurge & get the grandparents ONE 5 dollar one. I hope it was worth it. :)

I also bought some maternity clothes. Yay. This means I'm getting a bit fat... even as early as I am. None of my normal pants fit, and most maternity stuff is still too big (thankfully--if it wasn't, that would be bad!) But I found some things. I have been avoiding the shopping thing as much as possible-- not fun for me right now. But maybe, just maybe, I'm set now for a while. Sigh. Now I need a nap. Anyone else up for one? You can do it at your desk, if necessary, just pretend to be reading something very intently and lean your hand on your head. Naptime!!!