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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 12:10:10 +1000
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- From: LNCJB@WOMBAT.NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU
- Subject: Re: Goofing off Saturday
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- >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)
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- I only started my shopping on Monday evening.... only got there because Kevin
- dragged me out to do it. I took Helen to buy her presents yesterday and tonight
- I'm taking Tony over to Charlestown Mall..... tonight is the last night
- shopping before Christmas. Last Year on Christmas Eve the shops were open to
- midnight but they're closing at 5.30pm tomorrow. If I didn't have my 6 year old
- daughter who still believes in Santa then I doubt that I would get much
- pleasure out of Christmas at all.
-
- In Australia the Christmas spirit seems to be really lacking this year. One
- blessing - Prime Minister Paul Keating has declared a 'politic-free' Christmas,
- no politician is allowed to talk to the media until after the New Year. :-)
- It will be great if it works but somehow I keep thinking he's got Buckley's
- of getting the Opposition to keep their mouths shut.
-
- Carolyn
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