Posts Tagged ‘presents’
My 2014 Christmas haul
Another Christmas and another outstanding haul of gifts from my amazing wife, who understands me so well. Some people wish for cashmere sweaters, brand new video game systems, stylish watches, and jewelry. My hope is often for the least pretentious, most unexpected, quirkiest little gift possible, and she never fails to deliver. For the past…
Read MoreThe cat peed and pooped and vomited on our Christmas preparations, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
My wife and I left about 80% of our preparations for Christmas until December 24. At the beginning of the day, we had only one gift for each child. We needed more presents and plenty of stocking stuffers. We also had yet to purchase gifts for each other, and nothing was wrapped. We had not…
Read MoreOur little ingrate has grown up. Unfortunately.
As the holidays approach, I’m happy to report that our formerly two year-old ingrate, now three years older, handles less-than-satisfying gift giving situations much better today. It’s good news, but I still love her reaction to this gift as a two year-old. Priceless.
Read MoreBest Christmas morning words ever spoken
It’s a little late, but I finally got around to looking at the video footage from Christmas. This was one of my favorite clips.
Read MoreThe math lesson on Christmas morning was not my idea. I swear.
This early morning hug and kiss were one two of the best moments of my Christmas morning. But the teacher in me also loved the moment ten minutes later, when my daughter refused to open any more presents, opting instead to practice her numbers on my computer. I never thought I would be spending part…
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