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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Aren't gift cards the greatest thing every?  They even come in nifty colors 
and with nifty pictures on them!  We've done the Amazon thing but only do it 
when they have free shipping, otherwise it is cheaper to do it ourselves and 
use the media rate.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
> mailing packages, I went to direct ship, i.e. order from
> Amazon and let them ship it.  That was easier for me as I wouldn't have
> to make a trip to town, etc.  The last few years, financially, have
> slackened further, and now I am down to gift cards if I give anything at
> all.  They are just convenient to mail and order.  Last year, we only
> gave to kids under 15 in the family.  This year, we probably won't be
> able to give presents at all.  So, if you can swing mailing 15 packages,
> you are doing better than me!
> I just refuse to get caught up in the holiday, even when I could afford
> it.  I hate shopping...bah humbug...I hate the post office...bah
> humbug...and I never feel comfortable with the gift I am giving...bah
> freakin humbug.  Sometimes, I feel that the easiest way for me to get
> through the holidays is to not celebrate at all, and in fact, some years
> we don't even put up a tree.  Such would be the case this year, except
> that there is a small chance that TJ might get to come home, and if he
> does, I want there to be a tree.