What do you buy for a 9 year old girl? Not a girly, girl mind you. But a rough and tumble, smart and sassy, geek kind of girl. Clothes? I’ll get it all wrong. Toys? No way. She doesn’t play with toys. Electronics? She has a computer, game system, portable game system, TV, Stereo, and MP3 player. I believe that’s been covered. Books? She’s read everything published. Well, not really, but she reads alot. And is a frequent library card user. So I would have NO idea what to buy for her.

I’m stumped.

And yet Christmas keeps coming. It’s getting closer and closer. Soon, I will be forced to shop. My five year old is pretty easy. She wants skates and dolls. But the 9 year old? I haven’t got the foggiest idea.

I’m not going to buy her makeup. She’s just not ready. Way too young! Music? I’m kind of a music buff so everything I own, she has access to. I dunno. She does want a cell phone. Am I wrong to think that it’s just too soon for that kind of committment?