Pickles by Brian Crane for December 22, 2011

Why not? Isn’t EVERYONE always ‘doing this’?

Couldn’t you wait until Christmas Day to openyour present Earl?

Just did exactly the same thing, but my daugher gave me a heads up!

You couldn’t wait could you, Earl!

Rule one…don’t buy yourself anything in December.

I bought a $2500.00 riding lawnmower Christmas present for me because no one else was going to buy me one.

Opal just take it back like you always do. You know the drill.

I think it IS the drill you bought last week Earl. Unless you forgot and bought two. Cuz Opal didn’t know what it was or who it was from either

Earl; its Christmas be happy you got a present, Oh, did you get Opal her present?

My wife and I agreed many, many years ago that it was foolish to buy each other gifts for Xmas and B-days because when we wanted something we would normally just go and buy it. We felt that our relationship was not built on giving/receiving gifts. I know that doesn’t work for everyone but we got along just fine for 48 years not getting and giving any gifts.

When my brother-in-law bought his Christmas gift my sister made him wrap it and wait until Christmas day to open. Reason she needed a coat and he made her wrap it and wait until Christmas to open. Earl you should not have said anything. Opal I don’t blame you for saying grrrr.

Now Earl can drill Opal and still have one for for his work bench…

“Rule one…don’t buy yourself anything in December.”

The chances of my clueless (but lovable) family buying me anything remotely resembling the types of things I’d like (which this December includes a new shifter for my racing sim wheel, the War of the Ring boardgame, and a book on interstellar travel) is extremely miniscule. I typically get gift cards or cash anyway.

LOL LOL!

I never knew Earl done DIY.

xxx

My wife told me I couldn’t buy anything for myself before Christmas for this very reason. This year, we added her to that rule because she bought an iPhone the day before I bought her one for Christmas. ;-)

2 drills are Better than one

Life lesson: Don’t buy yourself ANYTHING in December else you’ll have two come Christmas Day. :-) Oh, consumables excluded. ;-)

I tried giving my husband a list with lots of choices but it seems he didn’t want to give me something “predictable” so I didn’t often get what I wanted. Guess people look at things in many ways.

My dad does this all the time—buys they very thing I plan to give him for Christmas or his birthday about a week before the big day. :)

I see a knuckle sandwich for earl……