Christmas comes every year, but somehow this year I seem to be stuck in cement and cannot move.
We know it is coming, but we get stressed out over the little things.
I buy gifts throughout the year when I see something that "looks" like the person, so that is not the problem.
Picking just the right Christmas gift may be a problem.
When the family is short of money, this becomes a real stickler.
Practical gifts are good for older persons, but children need something special that they may have been wishing for all year.
There is certainly no shortage of toys and mind building projects available in all the stores and at fairly reasonable prices.
For the little ones, it is really fun to gift the one thing they really wanted.
Try animal pillows, blocks, toy kitchens, doll houses, skates, scooters, books, and even skateboards.
A new generation of transformers will delight the older ones.
Everyone but baby and toddlers will appreciate the KINDLE, Amazon's bestselling item for two years running.
It's also the most-wished-for, most-gifted, and has the most 5-star reviews of any product on Amazon.
The new KINDLE has a high-contrast E ink screen which looks like a page from a book, rather than a computer screen.
There is no glare when you read it in sunlight.
The new one weighs only 8.
7 ounces.
The device has a battery life of one month with a single charge lasting up to the one month with the wireless off.
Three thousand five-hundred books may be stored on the new KINDLE.
Books you purchase from the Kindle Store are automatically backed up online in your Kindle library on Amazon.
Re-download books wirelessly for free anytime, and with Read-to-Me With Text-to-Speech, Kindle can read English-language content out loud to you.
The new KINDLE has a twenty percent faster page turns for seamless reading.
Over 750,000 books are available, including 107 of 111 New York Times Best Sellers, plus audio-books, periodicals and blogs.
For non-U.
S.
customers, content availability varies.
Check your country.
I know I really wish for a KINDLE, but our Santa does not understand technology very well.
Food is always good for gifts.
Keep your ears open and find out what people on your list like to eat.
Use your imagination when packaging these gifts.
Cook with love and everything tastes better.
Older folks appreciate services such as snow shoveling or you might take them shopping.
Stamps, stationery and greeting cards are nice, too.
Money is always a good gift especially for tweens and teens.
Books are nice, too.
Think of what your recipient enjoys such as hobbies, sports, things that are not work-related.
The main thing about Christmas is celebrating the day with friends and family.
Spread the love and invite others less fortunate than you into your home.