Since Christmas has been “right around the corner” since the beginning of September when Target purged their shelves of shovels and pails and started stocking up on lights and stockings, I’ve started thinking about my Christmas shopping. With the economy on its knees gasping for breath with no real hope in sight, we will be lightening up on the gifts this year. With a lighter gift load, and the big kids back in school, I hope to have my shopping done early this year. Living an inconvenient distance from anything other than a Dollar Store, a couple of pawn shops, and a merchantile, I will be relying heavily on online shopping. And I figured that as long as I’m scouring the internet for great gift ideas, I might as well share some of my finds with you. Check in every Tuesday for a newfound treasure.

Today’s treasure can be found in the 2008 Neiman Marcus Christmas Book. You PROBABLY don’t have one of these. If you’re not yet feeling the economic crisis and have a little extra money to burn before the government gets a shot at it, this may be for you. A life-size replica in Lego bricks! Only $60,000.

And if you feel the hips were built just a teensy bit too big, just pop off a couple of bricks, and , voila! A new you.