Christmas around my house is not always the most fulfilling holiday.  Gifts are not thought thru.  Often half-assed snippets heard influence gift giving.  Things like “it would be great to have a second mixing bowl for the etc etc etc” gets interpreted to “give her a second frying pan”… hmm… that wasn’t the point but maybe a “C” for effort.  Often pleas of “I really really don’t want anything for Christmas” are ignored as “oh she really didn’t mean that and I’ll get her something I like”.   I shouldn’t complain.  I mean he does try hard but just not hard enough.

Spent the day returning stuff.  At least, I can now get him to give me the receipts and not pout for a week.  The Mall was madness.  I took me 45 minutes to find a parking space.  Then another 15 minutes to find my way out to the store.  Walking through the store reminded me that I was just not dressed appropriately for this store, this mall, this life…  The return was painless.  5 minutes in line and shazam, money back in the bank.

Now tomorrow will be the return of yet another half-assed idea gift.  Something I already own one of and got a second one.  Do you think you could have at least looked on the book shelf?  Sigh.. The joys of Christmas after.

Ciao