Look how fast the summer is going. Thanksgiving is only a few months away and that special time of year will be here before you know it. I always say I'll plan early and always wait until the last minute. Am I the only procrastinator? I doubt it.

To be honest we are, we have a new grand baby coming into the world in October, my son will be home from Iraq around the same time and we are hoping for my parents to fly in from the UK for an extended stay for christmas and the new baby etc.............

So I am trying to coordinate all that as best as I can.

I tend to buy presents throughout the year so the "hit" of Christmas is not so hard, we have whats called a present box, which has a stock of bits and pieces along with gifts that I have a definite person in mind when I buy it.................really saves a LOT come the end of the year.