I got the baskets without the struggle I expected. Just as well. eBay has had some nice items lately. I picked up a beautiful Santa Clara deeply carved Avanyu pot for a very nice price a couple of weeks ago. Only reason was I was up late waiting for the kids to come in from their Dad's house (for christmas eve) so I had a couple of hours to kill. I don't fill the stockings until after the kiddos are in bed. Anyway, this wonderful pot came by and I was the only bidder. Got it for probably 1/3 or 1/4 of what I usually see them go for.

Every so often you get lucky. But Mom knows that!