I am glad it is over but I did enjoy it. Fortunately I was able to finnish some gifts and able to find many items at the 99cent store or on clearance. It was a little lean but we had given the kids the heads up. Stocking stuffers became Christmas gifts and it was still a lot of fun. We made an arsenal of tamales and froze many so we are set for a while. Nice to have the freezer full. We are all grateful to live in our home and for DH to have business coming in eventhough it could be better. Too many of my friends lost their home or jobs. Learning to appreciate again what we have.