it’s beginning to look a lot like the shopping season
The Christmas season is fast approaching- or at least that’s what all the department stores are telling me. I’m trying to get prepared early this year, because my ankle surgery has been scheduled for December 15th. I will be out of commission after that day, so all of my Christmas tasks must be finished by then. The kids are easy. A couple of My Little Ponies, maybe a princess dress or two, and they’re good to go. My husband, however, is a completely different story. He is so hard to shop for. He says he wants power tools. Which… yeah. I’ll get him a saw thingie or something but I don’t want to get him just power tools. What do you get for the guy who’s kind of but not really into sports and likes power tools but hardly ever uses them and isn’t really into any hobbies that require store bought accessories?
And also?
How can I convince a man who despises animals to get me a sweet widdle puppy for Christmas?
A cute widdle fuzzy puppy who I could love and snuggle and kiss and who would protect me from all the bad bad robbers? A darling widdle puppy that never needs to be walked when it’s raining and only has to poop cute widdle poops at times that are convenient for me? Puppies like that exist, don’t they?
My mom is in the same boat. She desperately wants a pup and my dad…nope not at all!
Good Luck!
Jenn
Comment by Jenn — November 10, 2006 @ November 10, 2006 at 3:35 pm
Want to steal my room-mate’s? He’s pretty sweet.
Comment by Megan — November 10, 2006 @ November 10, 2006 at 4:43 pm
and.. you could get Am a pile of wood and tell him if he doesnt use his current power tools to make something out of it, you’ll disown him… yeah… mmhmm.. that’s the plan.
Comment by Megan — November 10, 2006 @ November 10, 2006 at 4:44 pm
My man wants luggage. Boring I know but I’m all over it, whenever he says he wants something that’s what he’s getting because I can’t come up with decent ideas on my own. Does your husband like electronic gadgets like GPS thingys and such?
Comment by Michelle — November 10, 2006 @ November 10, 2006 at 5:54 pm
Ha! Only after you’ve had them for a while and they completely understand your expectations of them. Oh wait…I was talking about my husband. Sorry.
As for doggies…..Ammon needs to come to my house and experience my doggies! He would LOVE mine!?!
Comment by Queen Beth — November 10, 2006 @ November 10, 2006 at 7:58 pm
I want one, too. But I’m in the same boat.
Comment by misha — November 10, 2006 @ November 10, 2006 at 9:33 pm
Puppies and surgery do not go together.
As for Christmas, you can frame a good photo of yourself for him for his desk, or do a collage or something. I do like that pile of wood idea, though.
Comment by amy a. — November 11, 2006 @ November 11, 2006 at 9:57 am
Those kinds of puppies?? Are called cats. Except they don’t protect from robbers, but as for all the other requirements? Yup, yup, and yup.
Comment by Paige — November 11, 2006 @ November 11, 2006 at 6:18 pm
Remember the puppies in your past and wait until you are really ready to deal with yet more poop, pee, damaged carpet and furniture and demands on your precious time. Trust me.
Comment by mom — November 11, 2006 @ November 11, 2006 at 6:23 pm
I got a puppy for Christmas when my kids were 1 and 3 years old.
During the LONG year that we had Charlie before we finally gave him away to a nice family with older homeschooled kids and had more yard, energy, patience etc… I have never said the “f” word so much in my entire life.
That poor dog got the left over grace at the end of the day, which wasn’t much. He’s happier now. And so are we!!
Comment by jules — November 12, 2006 @ November 12, 2006 at 4:57 pm