Over At Last!

It's over. By "it" I mean the holiday season. I can't remember ever being so exhausted after the holidays than after this one! The extended hours at work, the pressure to buy gifts for everyone, and the tax man pounding down my door made for a very stress filled holiday. Now that "its" all over I can get back to the task at hand. Not sure what that means exactly, but I'm going to get back at it anyway!

I gave my moms a 55" wide screen projection tv. I had an extra one lying around. Don't ask. It's hard buying for my parents every year, because I have to try to out do myself every year. I think that was the last "big" gift for a while though. The year before that I bought my dad a new computer, so this year it was my mom's turn. Merry Christmas mom and dad! I love ya!

I got my wife some "Happy" purfume and toiletries, a leather jacket, and a 90 day membership to CURVES, a weightloss club for busy moms. You're probably thinking it took some pretty big balls to buy my wife a membership to a club, but this is something she wanted so I was in no danger of offending her. My boo knows I love her just the way she is, so no worries there. "Don't go changin' to try to please me! I love you just the waaaaay you arrrrre!".

My kids got spoiled as usual by us, and they were still ungrateful!!! My oldest daughter moped around the house all day because we forgot the batteries to her toys, and because my wife didn't get her the right doll. Excuse me? Back in my day my parents would have packed up all my toys and returned them, after my mom delivered a swift box to my ears! The nerve of these kids today. I wanted to return her toys, but my wife wouldn't let me. She is way to easy on them.

What did I get? Um, let me see. I got 2 pairs of pants for work, 3 tee shirts, and a novelty digital camera. I use the word novelty because the back of the bubble wrap touts it as being "the worlds smallest digital camera." Okay. I'm not complaining at all. My wife has never been good at buying me gifts because I get a lot of the stuff that I really want on my own. Besides money was very tight this year. In fact I'm still trying to catch up on bills that I let slip to make this Christmas happen. Tis' the season.

HAPPY HOLIDAS (and this includes New Years) to you and your families. I hope the year is both prosperous and healthy for all of you. See ya!

DT