Dear Ann Landers,
t's that time of the year, and once again I am going nuts with Christmas shopping. Every year, I promise myself, "This is the last time . . ." But here I am, doing the same stupid thing. Please, Ann, tell me how to get out of this miserable rat race. My husband, George, and I both come from large families. We have four children and they each have three children-that's 20 gifts right there (including husbands and wives). My mother is still living and so is George's. That makes 22.1 always get George a gift, and he gets me one. That's 24. I see no way to cut that list, and I don't want to. It's the other 40 peo-ple I'd like to skip. I am not exaggerating, Ann-last year, we sent 64 gifts. Somehow, we've become involved with sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins and even second cousins. I can't recall if they started it or if we did, but it's been going on for years, and I am worn out, not to mention broke. If you can come up with a solution, you're a genius. -Financially Embarrassed

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