Christmas Shopping

We've been having beautiful, warm weather and so I hated to jink it by thinking about Christmas, but with the rain yesterday and the fact that there are ONLY 43 days left until Christmas, I ventured out to go shopping today. I was surprised at how busy it was, and by how much stuff is already gone or picked over. So now I'm motivated and more shopping tomorrow. But to help everybody get in the Christmas spirit, I have posted a picture from last Christmas Eve:

Mary, Joseph and their donkey searching for an inn.