| I've almost finished the Christmas shopping, and have a dilemma... What should I get for my husband? The problem is this: We don't need anything. Even if we did, after buying for the children and our families, there isn't much money left for extravagant gifts. In lieu of the expensive, I like to buy him interesting (bizarre) things and study his reaction when he sees them. These make interesting pictures. So far this year, I've bought him some prostate vitamins, but I feel I should get him something else. I asked him, "What's your favorite thing?" and he answered, "Corn dogs." Corn dogs! Now why didn't I think of that? |
| Unique Gift Ideas... |
| I suspect that my husband doesn't actually read this website. I could be publishing anything on here and he wouldn't know. Every week, he asks what I'm writing about and I tell him, but I don't think he types the address in and reads it for himself. It's okay, he gets plenty of my nonsense as it is without having to read any of it. That's why it's safe to write this. In sharing these thoughts, I'm really hoping that other people will wrap odd things for their significant other. The surprised look you get is priceless. Have your camera ready. Be sure to tell me any interesting stories and reactions that arise from this idea. |
| Thinking about the corn dogs, I was a little distracted, wondering, can you buy food on ebay? I mean, food like canned chili? I had to look. The answer is yes. However, it's a little spendy. The pictures below are some of our local homes, festive for the holidays... |
| Well, that was car conversation 'til we hit the off ramp. Our first stop in Redding was at Yak's. Armed with coffee, we went to Costco to buy some gifts. Then, we went to the Dollar Store. The Redding Dollar Store is much bigger than the Red Bluff store. We're being gypped down here. They also play "The Dollar Store Radio Station." I didn't know such a thing existed! Red Bluff doesn't have that, and we should be grateful. Every commercial, spaced about three minutes apart, was a plug for the Dollar Store. We found it irritating to be told what was for sale in the Dollar Store while we were looking at it, and then being reminded constantly that everything was a dollar. Dollar, dollar, dollar! Every time I go to the Dollar Store, I am depressed when I check out. Here's why: If the bill comes to $25.00, that means I am bringing 25 more items into my home. It's not hard to do the math. Every dollar spent equals another piece of crap I need to find a place for. Life can get very cluttered if you visit the Dollar Store too often. |
| On our way out of town, we had to turn around because I forgot my camera at home. We stopped for fuel at the little gas station next to McDonald's. They had the pay-at-the-pump option...not! There was a sign that said to pay inside. I hate that! As I walked into the store, a very disheveled man was exiting the restroom with his hands in the air. The clerk was saying something to me as he waved the man away in some kind of acknowledgement. The man was talking to the clerk. I just caught the last of it, "...but I cleaned it all up, I cleaned it all up, man, I made sure I didn't leave any of the mess in there. I want you to know that." He left the store and I was left to look at the clerk. "Wow," I said to him, "Does anything interesting happen here?" "Interesting? What do you mean by interesting? Nothing interesting happens here. This is Red Bluff. Nothing interesting in Red Bluff. Interesting? Why would you ask a question like that?" He actually looked a little mad. I thought, "He doth protest too much!" Really, here's someone backing away from the restroom with his hands in the air. All in a day's work for this guy. I found it extremely disturbing. That's strange behavior. |
| Admit it... When you go to the Dollar Store, what you are really wanting to buy is something that doesn't look like it came from Dollar Store. You want something that looks like it costs about $25.00 so you can give it as a gift and look like a big spender. Good news for you: Right now, the Dollar Store has beautiful mugs with Thomas Kincade's paintings on them. They carry 4 different designs, come in two styles, and are packaged in nice gift boxes so you don't have to wrap them. Did your heart give a little leap of joy? If it did, be ashamed! I just made that all up. I'm telling you right now, you can't buy prostate vitamins at the Dollar Store... nothing but the best for my husband. Christmas...only 10 more days! |
| Wanting to spend time with my daughter, we decided to go to Redding to do some Christmas shopping. Here's what happened... |
