That's a good idea. Fortunately, he regards the clubhouse/fort I'm building to be a Christmas gift. I suppose it kind of is. One day he came over with a drawing of a fort and asked if we could make it and we did.
I've really got to learn to just do the damage and get out of town. It's the 'stay and gloat' that gets me every time.
Ethan Rayne ,'Potential'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - Dec 16, 2010 9:41:27 am PST #11561 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Kate P. - Dec 16, 2010 9:41:35 am PST #11562 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
An "experience" gift sounds like a great idea. I'm thinking of doing something similar for Mark, since he doesn't want to do gifts this year, but I'd still like to do something for him or come up with a plan for us to do something fun together.
Spidra, I'm so sorry you had such a rough day yesterday. Your situation must be incredibly frustrating. How are you doing today?
Sue - Dec 16, 2010 9:43:31 am PST #11563 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Boss! Reply to my emails!
Mine is "Boss! Stop sending me annoying emails! Those that minutes I told you weren't available an hour ago, still aren't available!!"
tommyrot - Dec 16, 2010 9:46:06 am PST #11564 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
That Amazon package o' x-mas gifts that I accidentally had sent to my old address? Amazon finally sent me an email last night, saying it should arrive at my work address tomorrow. But instead it arrived today.
Christmas is saved! Now I just gotta get Tiny Tim a fucking turkey, and Christmas will be perfect.
Connie Neil - Dec 16, 2010 9:47:54 am PST #11565 of 30001
brillig
Pogs are still a thing kids care about?
Tom Scola - Dec 16, 2010 9:50:53 am PST #11566 of 30001
hwæt
I was attempting to be sarcastic.
SuziQ - Dec 16, 2010 9:52:07 am PST #11567 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Experience gifts are great. That is the main thing my kids are getting this year. Kelly asked for a snow vacation and CJ is getting a trip to DC. Since that doesn't automatically translate into something under the tree, I'm currently working on a word document for each that has pictures and information about each experience. I will print and bind (somehow) and wrap that.
megan walker - Dec 16, 2010 9:57:35 am PST #11568 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Since that doesn't automatically translate into something under the tree
Snow globe? Snowman ornament? Kids blocks with a D and a C? Mini-flag? It's a gift and a puzzle!
ChiKat - Dec 16, 2010 10:00:07 am PST #11569 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
DH just had to pay $200 out of pocket for his DTaP booster!
What?!? When I got mine done...ummm...4 years ago(?), insurance totally paid for it.
Christmas is saved!
Yay!!!!
I just did an onerous task that turned out to make me want to dance a jig. I have a jackass student whose behavior is akin to a 2 year old. Which is fine in a 2 year old. Unattractive and unacceptable in a 14 year old. I called home to talk to a parent about it, got his dad, and his dad is Not Pleased. I believe someone's going to have a bad evening. And that makes me happy.
meara - Dec 16, 2010 10:02:36 am PST #11570 of 30001
I am ALL FOR experience gifts. Of course, this is after years of getting nearly random crap from my mom who would give me huge bulky (unwanted) things that I couldn't fit in my suitcase, and I then had to argue with her about the disrespect of leaving it behind when I flew home.
Poor Leif, he won't be 16 until his senior year.
He'll do fine--just have him befriend older kids with licenses for the rides, or younger kids who ALSO can't drive. I didn't get my license til senior year (I was 17) and lived in a suburb where you needed a car to get around. Of course, I also had a completely pathetic nerdy social life that mostly involved late nights at restaurants playing cards, or watching X-Files with friends, but whatev'.