“Twenty Days Until Christmas,” — this is a headline I saw on a Web site this morning while I was looking for Christmas cookie recipes. Twenty days. I haven’t even made my shopping list, although I have made several purchases already. Usually I have goals of when to get all my out of state shopping done: The first people I shop for are those to whom I have to mail something. I have most of these done, but need to wrap, box and ship them. I’ve still got some time:

According to the United States Postal Service here is the mailing calendar:

Letters and cards — Dec. 20
Priority Mail — Dec. 20
Express mail — Dec. 22
Parcel post — Dec. 15

If you are shopping online, this year’s drop-dead shipping date is December 19 (15 days from today).

Not only do I need to do my shopping, I have to purchase the Christmas cards (address and mail them), take my son to see Santa, get our tree, decorate the tree, and so on. I thought I was ahead of the game, but that headline this morning makes me realize that I need to get going!

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