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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 07:23:20 -0600
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- From: Nancy Harwood <harwood@TENET.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Goofing off Saturday
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- > > Chicago to South Bend and back, and did almost all of my Christmas
- > > shopping down in the Loop
- >
- > Wish I were in your shoes - have to do most of mine yet! I am especially
- > bummed as I haven't found anything for two of the most important people on my
- > list. Every year I resolve not to do the holiday thangs - gifts, cards,
- lists,
- > but end up doing them all the same. It seems to get worse each year, I spent
- > the past few hours setting up and decorating a tree.
- >
- Rashmi, if it makes you feel any better, I am finishing cards this
- morning, and so far have one present bought (and my husband did that!). I
- found out yesterday that the toys I had ordered for my granddaughter two
- weeks ago are out of stock, so I'm afraid it's going to be a Toys R Us
- kind of day. This is the year I have resolved not to be in the mall on
- Christmas Eve (left there at 5:15 p.m. last Christmas Eve)...we shall see.
- ndh (who really loves Christmas but is never ready for it)
-