Christmas Shopping

I didn't realize how difficult it could be to buy items for a 13 y/o boy. Suddenly the shirts he wants are $50 and pants are $70 a pop. I understand though because I wanted name brand items when I was a teenager, but that certainly didn't start until I was well into high school, more like my sophomore year and beyond mostly. Now everything just seems to start much sooner. I told him that he has to understand if he wants the more expensive stuff that he will have to settle for less presents because even though he might have less to open, the money spent will be the same. Of course he doesn't understand that! (all kids think that money grows on trees, right??)

Actually, the biggest problem that I have found while shopping for christmas stuff is that most kids seems to wear the same size clothes that mine do because those are the sizes of all the cute stuff that is completely sold out! Go figure? Lots of all the other sizes but the ones I need. Anyhow, I need to go out and finish some of this shopping.