I am almost done Christmas shopping ... thank goodness! I am so done, I don't even want to think about going to the stores.

I spent the morning looking for an outfit to wear to my interview. Whew ... I was exhausted before I even started. I found three shirts for under thirty dollars, and then spent $20 on a necklace and earrings. I have nothing "fancy" anymore ... thanks to a very bad roommate episode. Yeah, I don't even want to think about it. The problem was, while I completely enjoy spending money on clothes, the whole time all I could think about was Christmas coming up.

The only people I have left to buy for our my parents (the two hardest people to buy for in my family) and my brother. I usually have my mom's gifts months before Christmas, but so far, I have found nothing. I have no idea what to buy my brother, and honestly don't care. Isn't that horrible. He's not working right now, so I know he's not getting my anything, which is fine ... but I feel like I have to get him something. I just don't have a clue as to what.

I bought the stuff tonight to make chocolate covered pretzels. I am going to make them for the teachers at Juliette's school and for our neighbors. I know the neighbor next door I will possibly buy a small giftcard to Dunkin Donuts or something, and I should buy the neighbor acorss the street something ... again no idea what. My next door neighbors are AMAZING ... the husband has mowed my grass a few times this year, including edging. I mean, that's just amazing. They have a son who is a few years younger than my sister, so I will buy him something as well ... as well as the little kid from down the street. His mom is also a single mom, but she seems to have a harder time than I do. My friend thought it was weird that I am buying things for neighbors, but ... I've lived here pratically my whole life, so it just seems ... natural.

As long as the plan works for the great DS switch of 2009, I should spend about $75 on whatever Christmas shopping I have left. My little one asked for iCarly for the DS from Santa ... and I have no idea if I am getting it for her ... I SHOULD since she only asked for the DS and that one game ... but it's $30 and I don't know if it's over her head.

Then ... it's on to the birthday party ... she'll be FIVE in a couple of weeks!