I can't recall if I've written about shopping for Elegante Mother. It's so difficult for her to deal with getting in and out of the car that I've taken over most of her shopping for her. She has approximately 65 people to shop for, and we also give tins of home made cookies to the ladies at the salon.
She decided she would do a $15 gift certificate for each person on her list. I made up a list of family members, and then we decided which store would be appropriate (with a little help from my sisters). I did the lion's share of the shopping, but she went to the mall with My-Sister-The-Nurse one day, and hit five shops, and she went with me for a couple more this week.
We have signed the gift cards, and addressed them, and slipped them into little gift bags which have tags on them. I've mailed cards to four of the families; the rest are collected, waiting for our family party.. I'll make sure that there's a bag for each person who will be attending the party, before it's time to pack the car.
I'm relieved it's done. I helped her address her Christmas cards, and I hope to get mine finished tonight. I've resorted to shopping on line, and getting gift certificates for those who live out of state. Luckily, Dear Husband has done the shopping for the kids and our grand daughters, and he's even wrapped gifts! Way to go, DH!
We will not be entertaining anyone here for Christmas. We'll go to a niece's home for my family's party, and to my step-daughter's home on Christmas Day. The house is clean. We're almost done with the shopping and wrapping. It's very possible that other than a little cooking, we might have several laid back days coming our way. Sounds like a plan, doesn't it? *S*