Most years, we wait until December to buy Christmas gifts.  We always feel like we end up doing it very “last minute” though and it always feels so rushed.  We worry about what to get people and settle for choosing the best that we can find. 

But that’s no way to do it.

With a budget in mind, Hubby and I have decided to start early this year.  We’ve said that we’ll keep an eye open for anything that might be suitable for my parents and siblings as well as for our children.  (Hubby’s family is in the UK, so we don’t need to worry about them.)

Today, we went to Wal-Mart again.  I know it seems like we’re there all the time and, frankly, it’s starting to feel that way.  Anyway, we saw a digital picture frame and immediately thought of my Mum.  She is nearly impossible to buy for and refuses to assist by way of a list.  I think it would be fair to say that shopping for her drives me nuts!

But there’s nothing my Mum likes more than pictures of her precious grandchildren.  So we’ve chosen a digital picture frame and added a memory card.  We’ll load up the card before giving it to her and then she’ll have an ever-changing slideshow of photographs of the ones she loves most.  I’ll even get my brother and sister to send me pics too so that no one is left out.

As we made this purchase long before it will be given as a gift, we decided to take it out of the box to test it and make sure that it was working.  And it’s seems fine.  In fact, we liked it quite a lot and would consider getting one ourselves.

The one we’ve chosen is made by Venturer and has a 5.6″ LCD screen.  At just under $60 Canadian, I’d say that we found a good deal.  And I just know my Mum will love it.

* I couldn’t find a picture Venturer’s Digital Photo Frame so I’ve used one of Kodak’s.  But they look very similar.