Not so much going on here. Lots of enjoyable self-indulgence

I bought hubby the new Thomas Pynchon book that he would have gotten anyway for himself.

He bought himself the new mix of the Beatles CD.

Son finished up his first semester at college where he had excellent attendance and made all his deadlines despite various amounts of pain and suffering. We went over a wish list of his together Bought 4 video games for him from that. He got 3 games from a friend whose X box and games he had borrowed while friend went across country to work in the National Guard. When all was returned, friend said keep 3 of the games plus he gave son a new game that son wanted. Son had no extra money on him when they met for lunch and so he bought pizza for the friend.

Hubby bought 3 clip on/magnetic calculators and 2 of them don't work.

Hubby wanted to buy me a set of Northern Exposure on DVD but I declined as I don't have the patience to rewatch even though the theme song is my email alert. It keeps me calm whenever I am likely to get hysterical emails.

I will probably get chanuka presents from friend who hasn't been by yet owing to illness and family problems. I don't have too much for her - ornate scarf clip I am shedding, perhaps and 15 Starbucks gift card I received for participating in hoarding survey. She is very big on Christmas - her house is decorated with glass Christmas trees all year long and will leave her decorations up for months until all her friends have come by to see them. But OTOH, I funnel some of my best rejects to her through the year and she makes out like a bandit. She offered back to me the evening purse she took to Antiques Roadshow so that I could sell it, but I declined.

Bought myself a tuque, scarf, gloves in winter white that I wanted, a marshmallow white purse with brown "leather" trim and strap, a not-so-puffy white knee-length puffer coat with hood and white fleece lining. Bought several books. Bought an Orthotote shoulder pad that slips over shoulder straps to relieve muscle strain from trying to keep a shoulder bag on. Everyone will try it out since the guys carry backpacks and gym bags on one shoulder and will order more if anyone else wants one.