The perfect scenario for any holiday, in my mind, is one in which all gifts can be purchased without me ever having to step foot in a shopping mall. I am sure that I must have thoroughly enjoyed them when I was younger, but now that I am a crotchety woman in her late 30’s, they seem like one of the lesser rings of hell.

Every year they post statistics showing that the percentage of gifts bought online is steadily rising. It’s nice to know that I am obviously not the only one who prefers to search for gifts from the comfort of her own home. Heh. All hail the almighty entity that is Amazon.com and all its associated marketplaces, for as of this evening, not only have we successfully selected, and ordered, all but two of the presents we needed to buy, I have already gotten several shipping notifications in my inbox indicating that they are, even now, merrily winging their way toward our house, courtesy of the holiday angels known as FedEx, UPS, and of course the US Postal Service.

Now if only writing up the yearly holiday letter, addressing all the cards, and signing them by hand, were just as easy.

Happy Holidailies!