Empress_Owl: Hehe, hopefully Santa has other plans, because snail delivery would have been a bit too slow anyway ;-p
So, on the contrary, I force him to find a plan B, so every little French boys and girls have their gifts in time :-) ... voilà.
Wow, that is very generous from you and your partner... (i'm not surprised). Maybe if everyone (many persons in their circle) is helping a little, it will be possible for them to stay in their house, and it won't be too difficult for you, helping people, either ?... anyway, I hope you'll find a solution. And you're really a great person.
(and yes I'm having fun with the sale ! I already went on a spending spree yesterday, and bought the witcher 3, as I had been drooling in front of the box for months (I'm not reasonable at all... tant pis ! :">)... I was as excited and happy as a little owlet opening her christmas gifts... hihi :">). Now I'm planning my 'real' christmas gifts for the family kids and my secret 'giftee' (we all have a secret santa, and so we have only one gift to make to one another ; except for the kids !)... I'll go do some shopping during my lunch break... so I'll see how much money will be left for the rest of the sale... :)
What about you ? anything that catches your eye ?
But that is why there were lots of them, to make up for the slow delivery. :-)
He should not need too much (well, not compared to the over all cost of the house anyway). They have already payed a lot so far, and with his wives life insurance and what we can get him he should hopefully have enough to keep the house, which will be nice as it is where their kids have grown up and it is a lovely little house. Although I am hoping we can lend him enough so he still has some money left over from the life insurance so he and his daughters can take a trip to somewhere nice to help take their mind of things.
I am glad that you are having lots of fun with the sale and with the christmas gifting.
There are a few gams on my wishlist, but I don't think I will be picking any up. I have been lucky enough to get a few gifts, so I would rather use the money I would have spent on myself on some gifts for others instead.
Oh, and just a little children's Christmas cartoon for you that me and Agent were talking about. It a a musical cartoon about a little boy and a snowman who comes alive. There are no spoken words (except for one song), just music. With an introduction from David Bowie. :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXEoqb0_mrg *big hug*