Got Windows XP Home installed on my comp last night. All in all it went pretty smoothly. I did have to update and/or reinstall a couple of programs and drivers but even that wasn't too bad. The new XP interface is pretty nice (although I didn't much like the blue rounded taskbar and windows, so I switched to the "classic" look), and it does seem more responsive than Windows Me. And so far, no crashes or blue screens! (knock wood)

My Christmas gift for my mom still hasn't arrived in the mail. I ordered it a week-and-a-half ago, at the same time (and from the same place) I ordered my dad's gift, and his was shipped within three days! The customer service guy did mention that Mom's item was back-ordered but they expected to have more in stock within a couple days. I'm thinking I may have to give my mom a scanned image of the item from the catalog in the mean time. :)