So... all the shopping was done by last week and on last friday I received a nice 'full performance' bonus. Went ahead an ordered my Kemper Remote even though I just knew there was no way it would be here by Xmas - no shipping charges and I was happy with getting it when ever it got here. Lo and behold, got an email later that day saying it would be delivered on Xmas eve! Tracking the package and the day before yesterday they said it would be here today by the end of the day! And it just got here! Talk about a happy camper!
Now if I just didn't have to wait until Xmas to open it...