now that yuletide is done

[fox]

Pinch hits: I will be in the car most of the day Saturday, so signing up for a pinch-hit seems like not the smartest idea for me. There are approx. two pinch hits I would be qualified to write, among the 161 I've seen so far, but not a thousand words by Saturday midnight. Extra Treats it is!

Today after work is Shopping Fun Time. I must return a coat, buy a black turtleneck or two, get some new year's cards, and acquire presents for my extremely limited set of present-receiving people. Here is Fox's Gift List:

the grown-ups
• Mom
  
• Dad
  • whose birthday is tomorrow, by the way
• brother
  
• sister-in-law

the kids
• small cousin #1, age 7 1/3 (girl)
  
• small cousin #2, her sister, age almost 4
  
• small cousin #3, their cousin, age about 10 months, maybe 11 (boy)
  
• NoRMaN #1, age 2 (girl)
  • whose birthday is Boxing Day
• NoRMaN #2, her sister, age about 6 months

All suggestions eagerly welcomed.