Christmas state of mind

Today as I was waiting for Cindy's medicine to be filled I started looking around a local department store. Though back to school is the main theme around here Christmas is starting to trickle in .Now don't get me wrong, Mike and I have been discussing , for awhile now, what we are going to get who for Christmas and I have even started getting some of the extended families gifts. Still, I couldn't help but feel behind. Just as I only had a few minutes left before my prescriptions could be picked up, something came over me as I seen the gift that we had planned on buying the boys this year and this store was one of the few who still had a lay a way, so I couldn't help myself, I found myself filling out a lay a way slip. This is really a good thing as the big debate this year was whether to buy multiple little gifts which amounted to a certain total ( like we have done all of our children's lives) or , since they have so much and we are both sick of gifts from last year which the kids asked for but are still in the unopened boxes. My actions have made the decisions for me. I am sure that they kids may have a moment of wonder when they only see one package , with their name under the tree but hopefully when they open it, that look will change.