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I am a little more than relieved that the holiday shopping rush is over and done with. It seems that my customers are all enjoying the end of holiday days off.

Although business was good, it is nice to have a couple of days with the light shipping. One thing though I had an over whelming amount of VooDoo dolls to make. Hmm, makes me wonder about what they will be doing for the new year. haha

After the New Year it will be time to do a stock and inventory check for all re-orders. Hate that but has to be done. I have already began the purging of the year end files. I still have a lot more to do. Get ready for the 2009 year.

Tax time is right around the corner so I like to get my things over and done with early...

More work than it is worth to tell the truth

Dad acted OK but he did have a few things that were just not nice that he did all that week. He threw a fit a few times about getting cleaned up. One fit happened when I was trying to figure out how to use the compact flash that I received. He just kept it up and kept it up.

He was seeing things that were not there so I told the hospice nurse about this. They think that possibly the cancer may be going through his spinal column and hitting his brain now. Which will make people see things that are not there. Since he is not taking pain medicine yet it is not the med's doing this.

His actions during the week just reminded me of a normal Christmas. Every year he acted like an ass and dying made it no different. Either he or my mom would pull some stunt to ruin or put a damper on the holiday. This was normal childhood into adulthood.

Other than acting out, seeing things, playing in his feces he was OK

My son in law, Jamie thought that his main gift this year was an xbox 360. He really did not want one as he really wanted a PS3 but Sab's told him no way as it is way to costly.

This went on and on all month long. There were even a couple of fights about it. Which made everyone that knew what he was getting laugh a lot.

Christmas Eve he talked her into opening his main gift which was the PS3. His face when he opened the unit with the two games he got was priceless. He ended up with another game as well so he is good to go. Spoiled guy

The boys were surprised as I bought them a new PS2. They had no idea that that was under the tree at all. So they were jumping for joy. The door on their old PS2 broke so it was a good idea for a present.

Colt was thrilled that he received a new MP3 player with the external speakers so he can annoy his sisters with his music. haha

Nicky got so many electronic things it is hard to list. He did get his new bike which has flames on it and there will not be a lot of kids that will have this particular bike.

Sab's got her mixer. You know ladies that big, fancy industrial type. Boy, was she happy. Along with the diamond ring that Jamie got her she did pretty well

Shaina got her silly Giga pet and a fancy art set. Plus a lot of other things that she liked. Her best gift was the Mothers Ring with her and Jeremys birthstone on it. On the side it states I love you on it.

All and all they did well

Over the course of shipping for December most packages arrived in somewhat timely manner. Although there were a few that took longer than normal to arrive it seemed to be a good ship month.

Towards the middle of the month that is when it really seemed to hit an all time slow. One reason was our weather here which slowed many packages down to where they were supposed to go. Snow, ice and everything in between made arrivals fall behind. I had priority mailings arriving in 5-9 days. Now, with that and the mad rush to mail packages out there is one package that comes to mind as a lesson for all sellers and buyers alike to take to heart.

I shipped a package out to Canada. For one thing sometimes International takes so long that I do not like doing it but money is money. The auto ship email was sent out before I realized it. I sent an email when in fact the item did ship. It shipped later than normal due to weather.
The buyer has a feedback of nearly 20,000 a big time power seller. The item was in route and he files a claim. OK, that is fine I explain the situation and offer proof of mailing. Was that good enough? No. He continues on and on telling me that I was deceitful. I really do not see how that is but I apologize for the late arrival and anything else.

This continues on and on over the Christmas holiday. Yes, even on Christmas eve he slams me more stating that I lied, deceived and I think I even had something to do with Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance. I sent him the official proof of mailing and also to Pay Pal who had held my funds. Which is normal. One thing though is that I do not appreciate reading that he does not think it will get there. Seeing the official form with the stamp is more than enough proof to show it was mailed. What am I supposed to do?

For being such a big time seller he should know that items take longer than normal and do get way laid from the US to any International destination. There is no way to track these ground packages unless the customs scans the form. Which in most cases they do not.

I really hope that sellers that are high up on the food chain take a look at their attitudes and stop thinking that they are all that and a bag of chips. Just because you are up there high does not mean that the lower sellers do not know what they are doing.

There was no sense in acting like an ass.

Ever notice that after the hliday is over there is always one or two people that you forgot to get a gift for? Or maybe, if you are like me have to send it and just got to busy, putting it off till the last minute to send the gifts out. One thing is for certain there are always and I mean always last minute gifts from Kmart under $25 to purchase. I still have a couple of gifts to mail out. Yes, better late than never, so I went to the site to check out the money saving gifts that can be found. I was amazed that there were so many really good deals, and they were in stock! A few other stores I checked out the items were not in stock so I was out of luck there.

With Kmart you know the items are always reasonable any way, plus it is a family name that we all know and trust. If you are looking for something you know that you will be able to save money by going to Kmart to shop. Plus there is always the lay away program that you are able to use to make payments on if you are little short of funds or you just want to wait to bring it home. There are few stores that make this available to the general public now days.

Are you wondering what types of gift items you can buy for under $25? There are actually over 25,000 to choose from but here are a few that might peak your shopping interest:


• Craftsman® 23-inch hand tool box with comfort handle
• Martha Stewart Everyday tall nickel pillar candle holders
• Route 66 girls fashion hoodies and embellished jeans

Now, remember that is just an example of the great items to choose from.

I don't know about you but I will be purchasing a couple of gifts there to FINALLY complete my holiday shopping. With the low prices and shipping it is really going to be a deal