Shopping

Yes, it is that time of year again. The end of July - time to go Christmas shopping!

??? In July?

Yes. If I want to order something from the States as a Christmas gift for someone here in Ukraine, now is the time to go shopping. I'll have to have it shipped over and that can take at least a couple months now, maybe 3+. Most things I can get here - except books, as I've written about before, and other items in English or pertaining to something American, and so forth. Also, for Mel and for me both, I must order our shoes from the States. It's part of the punishment we have for having such big feet, the both of us. (Mel wears a size 50 European, I wear a size 43.5 European. HUGE. Those very, very large numbers make size 15 and size 11.5, respectively, sound so much nicer! But sound aside, neither one of us can find shoes here in our sizes.) So, I started looking a bit, now and again, last week at both shoes and winter boots for me (no or very low heels after my knee surgery now needed for snow/winter boots) and shoes for Mel. Found and ordered what I want today. We'll see them sometime after winter has started.

I decided while I was at it, I'd look at a few sites and see what might be available for Christmas. I don't like to give 'typical' gifts for Christmas. Thus my grandson got for his second Christmas a photo of the moon and a poster of the planets. I'm already looking for his birthday present (in September) as well as Christmas presents. And I'm looking for our team kids here in Kherson, too. Lots to look at, lots to decide about. It's fun! (I'd give Timmy his very own pond with fish and fountain .... but I'm not too sure mom and dad would like that, altho I'm sure Timmy and both of the young cats would!!)

Mel came in, asked me what I was doing and then gave me his list. I'll have to see if I can remember what he said - I was busy ordering at the time... something about a couple books of some sort, hmmmm.

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