… and I am in the process of planning one of my favorite store visits of the holidays.  I have start by saying I hate to shop.  It is a necessary evil but not something I enjoy.  The big exception to that is grocery shopping.  I love finding the right ingredients for that special item to be made.

But, my favorite shopping trip of the holiday season is my trip to the book store.  It is more likely two or three book stores but still.  I always make sure that my kids have books under the tree.  I have to search as it is hard to find one that I think each will read.  The trip to the bookstore, though, intrigues me.  I like seeing what others are buying.  It doesn’t seem to matter that it is holiday shopping.  Book shopping seems to more leisurely than the hustle and bustle of regular shopping.

I can’t wait!!!