This year I could have made thoughtful gifts and sent them back home, but that would be too expensive. So I decided to go for gift cards. They fit in an envelope, are cheap to send, and people like them. The only snag in my plan was that my nephew Gremlin wouldn't understand a rectangular piece of plastic as my way of showing him I care. Kids need toys. Cool ones.
So Lucky and I spent half an hour picking out some sweet dinosaur and zoo animal toys that move and make noise (I think Lucky had more fun with these than my nephew will!). *Remind me to tell you a funny story* Anyway, being a cheapskate I was not looking forward to sending these in the mail. Fortunately, Special offered to mail them for me- he's a courier so he gets a discount. Awesome. Most people would be happy with that. However, I'm cheaper than most people. Knowing Special was going home for Christmas, I asked if he had room in his suitcase to take them. He did. Problem solved: gorilla and triceratops ride the plane for free :)
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* Funny story: When Lucky and I were taking gifts, wrapping paper, and movie munchies to the till, an old lady stood in line behind me, and Lucky stood behind her. All of a sudden Lucky got a peculiar look on his face and cooked it over to the next till. What's the deal with that? He stood there smiling. It wasn't a shorter line. Hmmm. Then it hit me: a waft of stink. At first I thought he dropped a bomb and ran, which would have been cold. However, his expression told me it was the old lady! Ewwwwwwww. Old lady farts are nasty. Plus it hung in the air forEVER and the cashier took her sweet time. I thought I was going to die. No, vomit, then die. Lucky laughed.
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