It's all about the giving

I bought my first Christmas present of this season last night. In fact, besides this purchase, I have given absolutely no thought to my Christmas shopping. #1, I am a procrastinator. #2, my brain is unable to think further than the next upcoming event. And I'm moving this weekend, and I've made absolutely no preparations (see #1), so there you go.

But over Thanksgiving I had the opportunity to spend some time with my two and a half year old niece, and get a peak into her television taste. Sure, she'll stop to watch some Barney if it's on, but I discovered that given the opportunity, she's equally glad to stare slack-jawed at some good ole' fashioned Tom & Jerry or Scooby Doo.

And then I remembered what my friend Darby told me she bought when she heard she was having a niece, and I put that together with the knowledge that she likes tv, and added onto it the fact that I like to try to make her as much like me as possible (if for no other reason than to annoy my sister, who for some reason thinks I'm "weird"), and wa-la! I convinced myself to buy all 3 seasons of The Muppet Show!!









Aren't they beautiful??!!

But here's my problem now... How do I make the time to watch all 3 of these dvds in the little bit of time that my sister's here? I mean, I can't open them up and watch them before Christmas... ok, I could, but since when have I ever been tacky at Christmas? Really, I think I'm going to stress out about this while they're here. I'll be debating between a Christmas party or the Muppets, sleep... or the Muppets? It's going to be a tough call.

Now I just have to figure out what else I want for a little while that I can buy for other people. And I have a new family member this year - and new coworkers who are already talking gift-giving - I predict another year of last minute shopping. Unless anyone has any ideas? Blay, this sounds right up your ally...