I'm running earlier than

I'm running earlier than usual this year, but I don't think I'm going to make it.

For Christmas the past two years, gift shopping & shipping has been a last-minute, mad rush. Nearly everyone on my gift list received similar items (yukata in 98, "winter gift" in 99). They were shipped via overnight mail just a few days before the holiday.

This year I've shopped online (but I'm not telling where) and supplemented with small stocking stuffers.

I wrapped the stocking gifts yesterday and packaged them up for shipping. Now they are ready to send to America and I'll take them to the post office this morning. That gives them ten days to arrive. Will they beat the deadline?

Maybe, but it's cutting it close. Next year, I'm sending my packages in November.