Yearly Conundrum
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
Every year it’s the same. We try to figure out something to get my pa-in-law for Christmas, and every year we start asking him what he might want or need, and every year………he buys it for himself.
And yes, I often start Christmas shopping this early, especially if, as I will this year, be making some of the presents.
Besides, window shopping gives me ideas for what to buy, even if I can’t get it now…I can wait for a later time, and hope for a better sale price on it later. It doesn’t always work out, but it can help…if only to give me ideas for alternatives.
This year, I think I’ve found the perfect Christmas present for my dear pa-in-law. He has a Wii and likes playing on it with his grandson and with other residents in the Senior Apartments. They can get quite cut throat on the bowling game, and I understand that golf has created a few rivalries that can get…heated.
I understand that when he moved out of the first set of Senior Apartments, he almost had to sneak the Wii back out with him.
He’s missed there, not just for the Wii, but for the fact that he’s the reason they were playing cards, dominoes and having spur of the moment pot luck meals. He’s a social animal, is my pa-in-law. He spent his life as a traveling representative of several car companies, managing parts ordering and such, so he’s used to getting along anywhere and everywhere.
Now, if he’d just stop buying the Christmas presents for himself…
