No sooner had I taken down our Halloween decorations and removed the rotting pumpkins that I forgot to carve (in my haste to prepare for Hurricane Sandy’s crash into NYC), when I got a call from my super-organized sister, Margie, asking me what she should get my 5-year-old daughter for Christmas. This threw me into panic mode as she reminded me that we have to be strategic about where to shop for bargains. But wait! I’m still recovering from Thanksgiving.
