Well, we finished 99.5% of our catalog shopping (and, thus, 95% of our Christmas shopping), after a marathon day of catalog poring-through and web site navigation.
A number of sites were still within the normal shipping period. The ones that weren’t were balanced by our doing some online discount code Googling.
We probably spent too much on too many people for too much stuff — but I’m at least a bit pleased that our motivation wasn’t to Impress, or Keep Up, or Fulfill Obligations, but to simply share a bit of our good fortune with folks, and brighten their days. With swag, to be sure, but nice swag.
And it’s not like we’re bankrupting ourselves, or that Katherine won’t be able to find a full scholarship somewhere, eventually, right? And the bank doesn’t mind the occasional missed payment — especially in January, ’cause, I mean, who’s expecting other bills to be paid in January, right? Right?