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Making a List - Checking it Twice
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Making a List - Checking it Twice I remember as a boy hearing the intimidating threats of the bad only receiving the tear-jerking chunks of coal in their Christmas stockings instead of a greatly anticipated and long sought after toy of some sort. Not that it mattered in the least; I was born and raised in a poor, tiny and desolate rural farming community right smack dab in the middle of No Where. Not only were there no stockings to be hung, there was also no mantle from which they should hang. Santa and his infernal lists...no in his right mind wanted coal when all it took was a WHOLE year of good behavior to theoretically be put on the coveted �NICE� list. Little did I know back then, what I came to realize later on. Had I only known then that coal would have escalated in price as it has over the years, and then factoring in how aged I would now be at this point, I may have simply chosen to be on the �NAUGHTY� list purposely. Bring it on Santa, you old sissy pants, give me your best shot! Can you imagine the monstrous size of that pile of coal building up out behind the garage? If I would have sold last year before the new clean air laws took effect, I would have literally cleaned up. Huh, it�s taken me all these years to come to this one self-aware conclusion; all this time, I�ve just been good for nuthin�... Duh, who knew?!  The Christmas Holiday�s are a trying time for many and I certainly am no exception. I dislike the whole �shopping� for gifts thing and will be so very glad when it�s over. Just wake me when the 26th rolls around and schedules are back to normal. I design and create for a living, however, when it comes to imaginative gift selection, I so totally suck. The only ones I can accurately buy for are my two boys. I just make note of the tools they borrowed from me last year and add it to the ever growing list. The grandkids aren�t too difficult so far; if I will play with it and have fun, so will they. Picking out Barbie clothes is somewhat questionable though, but if I see some with a pair of boots I haven�t spit into and forced on yet, we should be good there. Barbie does like her vast wardrobe collection and tall tight boots...  Thank goodness for the invention of the gift card! Gift cards and gas cards are a shopping challenged sluggard�s salvation. The originator should be duly crowned and thusly dubbed, Ruler of the Universe...at least for one day...  ...I stand in awe and admiration... It may sound like an impersonal gift to some, but today most are rather fussy about everything they have. In truth though, it saves me literally hours and hours of gut wrenching, hair pulling, teeth gnashing, wandering around aimlessly time, and then for them, the frustration of even more time lost standing in yet another maddening line to make an exchange. Did I mention I totally suck at buying stuff for others...well, I do...  In all honesty, I have everything a man could possibly want. I have heat, food and shelter, my parents are in relatively good health, I have a wonderful woman who dotes on me, two sons who still look to me for guidance from time to time and my grandkids who think I�m the greatest creation since Rocky Road Ice Cream and Double Stuffed Oreo Cookies. A kind word and a smile both cost absolutely nothing and are still probably the most appreciated gifts everyday of the world, but since Target and Wal-Mart can�t market those prosperously, I will probably be getting something from one of those places as well. They say it�s the thought that counts, right?  From the male point of view, one might think that any woman stuck...err...I mean blessed by him day after day after endless day, would be likewise thankful for all of this... *makes gesture to self* ...but after careful thought and consideration, I believe the scatter gun approach may be the best in this situation. A little �make your man horny� smell well fragrance, an assortment of �touchable-kissable� lotions and potions and perhaps a special piece of bling; you know, just to be on the safe side. Who knows, maybe even something silky or lacey. You see, I do like to unwrap gifts too, mine just don�t necessarily have to come from under the tree at Christmas for me to enjoy them...  H.  How are the Holidays shaping up for you? Ship Shape, Helter Skelter or wake me up when it�s over? MOOD: A LITTLE BIT NAUGHTY BUT IN THE NICEST KIND OF WAY Horny4770  |
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Don't forget if you are buying something for kids to get plenty of batteries. Then again, that could apply to a special adult too. 
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So far so good.
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the spirit has not struck her yet not sure how I am gonna be this year but I know I am going to try and be cheery for my kids sake  I have been using gift cards for along time I ony give actual presents whne I know it is something they will like as in they told me what to buy them  Now I am buying a Santa suit to deliver my hubby's christmas gifts  so maybe the spirit has struck a tad bit 
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yes ! its all systems go in my house , decorations and tree are up and all presents are wrapped.. hugs xxx  In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on. x
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