I think I had more fun buying my first sekrit giftee present than anything I received or gave that year. It was such fun!! Ditto the following year, too. Now that the big "ends in a zero" party I threw last Sunday is over, I'm going to get into the holiday spirit this year, I swear!

And..... SUPER duper slacker seekrit santa giftee assignments have been sent.

Sometimes a gift can be as simple as something on someone's Amazon wish list. Which is what I got from Susan W! Susan got me one of the Simpsons episode guide books I was wanting. Thanks Susan!!!

You're welcome! I'm glad you like it. I'd hoped to do something a little more personalized, but that's one of those things that fell by the wayside in life in a family with a new baby, and one where at least one member of the family has had a cold, ear infection, or sinus infection at every point since mid-November or so.

New baby? Colds? Infections? Likely excuses!

Seriously, it's great!

Theodosia -- what an excellent present!

Theodosia, I'm really pleased at how well that worked out. I still can't believe I got that lucky on eBay.

I have the bits and pieces of my Santee's gift. Now I have to wrap and pack and ship. I'm such a slacker. Will wrap tonight.

My plans are not going as planned. But, isn't that what Erma Bombeck said, "Life is what happens when you're otherwise busy making plans?" Ergo, I must be having a life. That said, I still haven't mailed my seekrit santa gift yet. It will be in the mail no later than Thursday, promise.

As for 2004, I think I'm finally ready to talk. I had a bit of a shock earlier this week and I wasn't in the headspace to hash out the year. But, it was such a good year, I need to tell all about it! I went to Gulf Shores, AL in April with a good friend and had one of the best and most relaxing vacations, ever. In May, a close friend of 20 years came out to stay with me for a month and it was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect. In August, I went out to SF for that stop on the Nilly!Tour and met many wonderful Buffistae. As an ongoing project, I continue to become better friends with my father and my daughter. And I found out this week I'm going to be a grandmother. My son and his girlfriend are expecting their first (and when they get up here at Christmas I'm going to grill them thoroughly on due dates, wedding plans, etc.) I only hope that 2005 goes as well as this year did.

And..... SUPER duper slacker seekrit santa giftee assignments have been sent.

Hi Buffistas,

I got one of these, but I didn't sign up for anything. We are so broke this year, I just can't. I'm not sure what happened here. I am very sorry for the confusion. I hope the assignments can be switched around.

cc: Java

The package I was waiting for arrived yesterday! Now just have to wrap and box and I can send it out.