I recommend not online holiday shopping while drinking a bottle of champagne.

[Anonymous]

I have had to work crazy hours this last quarter, while managing two small ones and parents in poor health. I have a very helpful husband, so that makes it easier. He *helpfully* suggested I go the online route when I was panicking about everything being closed when I am able to shop.

Soooo. . .armed with a bottle of chamgagne (office gift), and after the kids went to bed, I cracked my knuckles, got my list, and sat down to do it.

Received the last package today. You totally lucked out if you were on the top of my list. You will receive a well-thought out gift that you will probably like. And my brother, enjoy that Kindle Fire you won't shut up about. Even loaded it with stuff you like.

If you were at the end of the list, hope you like the outrageous scarves handmade by underprivileged children in East Asia (or more likely, some crafty, unscrupulous woman cranking out garments with authentic snags.) Funny that they arrived via a home address in New Jersey. And I am sure that recipe book for gourmet marshmellows will come in real handy. You can use the golf santa I thoughtfully bought your husband as a bookend.

I am too ashamed to mention a few other *gifts.* They will go unmentioned.

Feel like an ass. Thinking about framing pictures I have of friends and loved ones I have taken at parties and events. They haven't seen them (not a big facebooker), so this might be fun. I could use the scarves as ribbons or wrap. No idea what to do with the golf santa.

Can you smell my desperation? Stay away from the picture frame aisle at any CVS in the DC area. Those suckers are mine.

Happy Holidays people.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

I think we could be friends. Also, did you happen to buy an eco-sphere. My kid REALLY wants one and I blew it. I'll trade you for a bottle of champagne.

[Anonymous]

That is so damn funny! I love it!

[Anonymous]

OP here. Just shared this post with my husband. His first comment was, "No worries. I think your gifts were inspired!" (Charitable for "drunkenly selected.") He is a glass half full kind of guy. He also volunteered to take the golf santa if I decided not to wrap it. He hasn't seen it yet, but the more I stare at the little guy, I think my husband actually might like it. (I am working from home and trying to wrap between work calls.)

I am running out of tape, so the nieces and nephews gifts will be secured with stickers I found in the kids' rooms.

[Anonymous]

Keep a bottle on hand when you wrap. I have to be two glasses deep before I attempt this bullshit project. Takes three hours to wrap, three minutes before the paper is thrown into the raging fireplace after opening. I now know not to buy expensive foil wrap. I almost considered giving my dad a fire extinguisher this year.

By the way, I am pretty sure I know you. And I need a scarf. Hope that doesn't mean I was at the bottom of the list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have had to work crazy hours this last quarter, while managing two small ones and parents in poor health. I have a very helpful husband, so that makes it easier. He *helpfully* suggested I go the online route when I was panicking about everything being closed when I am able to shop.

Soooo. . .armed with a bottle of chamgagne (office gift), and after the kids went to bed, I cracked my knuckles, got my list, and sat down to do it.

Received the last package today. You totally lucked out if you were on the top of my list. You will receive a well-thought out gift that you will probably like. And my brother, enjoy that Kindle Fire you won't shut up about. Even loaded it with stuff you like.

If you were at the end of the list, hope you like the outrageous scarves handmade by underprivileged children in East Asia (or more likely, some crafty, unscrupulous woman cranking out garments with authentic snags.) Funny that they arrived via a home address in New Jersey. And I am sure that recipe book for gourmet marshmellows will come in real handy. You can use the golf santa I thoughtfully bought your husband as a bookend.

I am too ashamed to mention a few other *gifts.* They will go unmentioned.

Feel like an ass. Thinking about framing pictures I have of friends and loved ones I have taken at parties and events. They haven't seen them (not a big facebooker), so this might be fun. I could use the scarves as ribbons or wrap. No idea what to do with the golf santa.

Can you smell my desperation? Stay away from the picture frame aisle at any CVS in the DC area. Those suckers are mine.

Happy Holidays people.

This was funny. And the bolded in brilliant. I didn't even think about doing this.

[Anonymous]

I've learned to avoid the computer anytime I've been drinking, because I tend to shop for crazy things, purchase too many 80s songs on iTunes, send unintelligible emails, and post rants on Facebook.

I have learned my lesson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've learned to avoid the computer anytime I've been drinking, because I tend to shop for crazy things, purchase too many 80s songs on iTunes, send unintelligible emails, and post rants on Facebook.

I have learned my lesson.

But you have yet to receive a framed picture wrapped in a scarf. Perhaps this will be my lesson learned after this Christmas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have had to work crazy hours this last quarter, while managing two small ones and parents in poor health. I have a very helpful husband, so that makes it easier. He *helpfully* suggested I go the online route when I was panicking about everything being closed when I am able to shop.

Soooo. . .armed with a bottle of chamgagne (office gift), and after the kids went to bed, I cracked my knuckles, got my list, and sat down to do it.

Received the last package today. You totally lucked out if you were on the top of my list. You will receive a well-thought out gift that you will probably like. And my brother, enjoy that Kindle Fire you won't shut up about. Even loaded it with stuff you like.

If you were at the end of the list, hope you like the outrageous scarves handmade by underprivileged children in East Asia (or more likely, some crafty, unscrupulous woman cranking out garments with authentic snags.) Funny that they arrived via a home address in New Jersey. And I am sure that recipe book for gourmet marshmellows will come in real handy. You can use the golf santa I thoughtfully bought your husband as a bookend.

I am too ashamed to mention a few other *gifts.* They will go unmentioned.

Feel like an ass. Thinking about framing pictures I have of friends and loved ones I have taken at parties and events. They haven't seen them (not a big facebooker), so this might be fun. I could use the scarves as ribbons or wrap. No idea what to do with the golf santa.

Can you smell my desperation? Stay away from the picture frame aisle at any CVS in the DC area. Those suckers are mine.

Happy Holidays people.

Made my day.

[Anonymous]

Mine too.

[Anonymous]

I don't know - I've gotten some pretty good stuff on Amazon while under the spell of a lovely Cabernet. I particularly like my high end KitchenAid stand mixer I use once a year. I just say to DH, "What? It was on sale!"

Well done, OP. And I hear drinking champagne is how French people stay so thin. My French hairdresser told me so!

[Anonymous]

Hilarious.

It seems you have a really cool husband as well.

[Anonymous]

I got down to the end of my list last night and had my boring BIL with no hobbies left so I looked on Amazon's suggestion list for "people who have everything." One of the categories was "pan flutes" and there were two pages of different pan flutes to chose from. PAN FLUTES. I was sober so managed to refrain from ordering. But, if I had been 3/4ths through a bottle of champagne, I would probably have clicked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have had to work crazy hours this last quarter, while managing two small ones and parents in poor health. I have a very helpful husband, so that makes it easier. He *helpfully* suggested I go the online route when I was panicking about everything being closed when I am able to shop.

Soooo. . .armed with a bottle of chamgagne (office gift), and after the kids went to bed, I cracked my knuckles, got my list, and sat down to do it.

Received the last package today. You totally lucked out if you were on the top of my list. You will receive a well-thought out gift that you will probably like. And my brother, enjoy that Kindle Fire you won't shut up about. Even loaded it with stuff you like.

If you were at the end of the list, hope you like the outrageous scarves handmade by underprivileged children in East Asia (or more likely, some crafty, unscrupulous woman cranking out garments with authentic snags.) Funny that they arrived via a home address in New Jersey. And I am sure that recipe book for gourmet marshmellows will come in real handy. You can use the golf santa I thoughtfully bought your husband as a bookend.

I am too ashamed to mention a few other *gifts.* They will go unmentioned.

Feel like an ass. Thinking about framing pictures I have of friends and loved ones I have taken at parties and events. They haven't seen them (not a big facebooker), so this might be fun. I could use the scarves as ribbons or wrap. No idea what to do with the golf santa.

Can you smell my desperation? Stay away from the picture frame aisle at any CVS in the DC area. Those suckers are mine.

Happy Holidays people.

Dear OP,,

YOU are NOT alone. Can we be friends? Your husband sounds great-BTW!!