I'm totally getting into the christmas thing this year. And why? Well, it all boils down to this realization I had while e-shopping.
In previous years my strategy was simply: shock-value. I'd be all "ah HA bet you weren't expecting THAT!".... as my sister opens her Avenging Unicorn playset - http://www.mcphee.com/items/11554.html with an awkward uh-huh face. Who wouldn't want to impale that mime with a pearlescent horn? I'd later ask.
Christmas was, for me, a bit of a gamble because I was always a little out-of-touch. This year, I'm taking a different approach. I'm coming to grips with the question that has to be asked of the gift recipien