Jamie!

John, Kristen and their new baby, Jamie (born yesterday!)


Wow, thanks for all the kind comments about my Gathering dress in Livejournal and Blatherchat (*blush*). Thanks also to Jeff, who gave me the dress as a gift. :-)

So I finished Christmas shopping for my nieces and nephews yesterday from the comfort of my home office, via the Mastermind Toys Web site. They had a huge variety of toys and puzzles and books for children; I've always enjoyed shopping in the actual store, but it's somewhat out of the way, and I was also worried about having to lug around, wrap, and label packages without tiring out my arms.

The toys are all categorized with photos and a detailed description of each item. As I selected each toy for my shopping cart, I labeled it with the name of the child for whom it was intended. From time to time, I would view the contents of my shopping cart to see what children I was missing, and occasionally swap items around. The more items I ordered, the lower the shipping fee per item. When I finally checked out, I chose the style of wrapping paper (free of charge) and name tag style.

I love online shopping. What about the rest of you? Have you ever shopped for Christmas presents online? If so, what Web site? I actually have an ulterior motive for asking; I'm hoping to do the rest of my Christmas shopping online as well. :-)

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