The Gift Gods are Conspiring Against Me ⇒
I had all my Christmas shopping done two weeks ago. I was trying to avoid having to go out to the shops in the few days before Christmas. I didn't want to participate in the crowded aisle dances, engage in battles to the death for parking spots or wait in huge check out line-ups with my stroller full of whining babies and last minute stuff. So I finished early.
Well, on the 17th, I found out the Erin's main gift that I had ordered on-line (scrabble letter cufflinks--how cool is that?) was on back order and they didn't know when they would receive them. Since I had already had to tell him his birthday gift would be here in a few weeks (notice Erin's posting about his new Wii?), I didn't want to say the same on Christmas morning. So I had to come up with something else and quick!
I had a brain wave and found out that I could order it through London Drugs and it would be here later that day (5 sleeps). So I went to pick it up and it had a huge scratch so it had to be reordered and would be ready the next day in later afternoon (4 sleeps). I went to pick it up at 5:00 and it wasn't ready but the girl who did it would be doing it as soon as she got back from her break.
So today is Saturday (3 sleeps) really the day I wanted to avoid being at the shops and it is snowing!! Hard!! So unless it stops, I won't be going out.
Argh
But hey, the good news is that the Wii has arrived so I can pick that up today if we want it before Christmas!