Christmas presents

[msmemory_archive]

Hah! I delegated the task of buying presents for his family to my husband, and he took care of everybody except the two young children. I have no idea what they would want, especially in a small & portable sort of thing. IIRC Joshua is 4 and a half, and Riley is one and a half.

Wolfers Lighting does not rewire lamps, but offered to sell me a cord-mounted dimmer switch along with a new lamp for Mother. All she wants is a lamp she can turn on and off without wriggling to reach that far up when she's been reading in bed. I am completely failing to find a lamp with its switch built in on the base or cord, so will likely buy her a cord switch to use with her current lamp, and then something else as a real present. Too bad I didn't see anything nifty in Pendleton yesterday (though I dropped off another change-of-address card there).

Got present for jducoeur yesterday. I think I'll actually manage to surprise him this year. Not Just Another Sweater. Thanks to the shop keeper who set aside the item for me to pick up. Can't say more here, since he reads this thing. We did say we're getting each other just one thing, since mostly we are buying each other the New House.

Now for the friends' presents, of which I have gotten only one so far. Aaaaccckkk!!

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[marysdress.livejournal.com]

What are the kids general interests? Violent? Dreamers? Wheels?

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

Not a clue. They live in California, so we see them annually or less. I'm going to see if their parents have an Amazon list from which I can infer anything.

[marysdress.livejournal.com]

Henry Bear's Park in Arlington across from the Library. I am not a devotee of Belmont Toys - they're too crowded and their stuff is overpriced. Henry Bear's Park has less stuff (bad if you're looking for specific things), but what they have is quality and not overpriced. Most of the things are small sized too. The book section is in the back if you want to get a fix :-) It's got lots of good stuff for browsing, including arts/crafts which could be good for the 4+ year old.