Do you have someone who is impossible to buy a Christmas present for? Someone whose present you have been stressing over for months? Someone who has everything and asks for nothing? That is my father! If you ask him outright what he would like his response is usually, "Oh, just buy me a shirt"! Now, there are always conditions to his 'shirts'....ie they have to be long-sleeved, must have 2 pockets only etc etc. And my mother is always complaining about his shirts that she irons! So no shirts! Now every Christmas, birthday, Father's Day etc, I stress and worry for months before about what to buy him. And this year was no exception. I had had deep discussions with mum, brother etc for ideas...none came up. I scrutinised his every move, hoping for a hint...nothing! Then, last Monday, I took my children to the shops when this conversation came up!
Me: Right kids.....look out for a pressie for Grandad for Christmas. I don't suppose you have any ideas!
The 8 year old: Nup!
The 12 year old: Buy him an approach wedge!
Stunned silence.
Me: A whaaaat?
The 12 year old: An approach wedge!
Me: What is an 'approach wedge'?
The 12 year old: You know....a golf club!
More stunned silence.
Me: How do you know that grandad needs this 'approach wedge' thingy?
The 12 year old: Well, I was asking him the other day what 'AW' meant on Mario Golf on the Gamecube and he said that it meant 'approach wedge' and then he said that he didn't have one of those.
More incredulous silence!
Me: Are you sure?
The 12 year old: Yep...that's what he said!
Me: O...m....g!!!! You may have just solved this huge pressie problem for me! If you have, I'll give you a big kiss!
The 12 year old: Humpf! What's so special about that! I can get one of them anytime. See......
And with that he puckered up in the middle of Target and kissed me on the cheek!
Gawd, I love that boy!!!!!
Oh and if you are reading this and know my father, it's secret squirrel until Christmas! We want him to have a big surprise!!!!
Also, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has visited my little blog site since its inception in May! Who would have guessed that I would have kept it going and actually have people read what I had to say! I hope that you all have a restful, joyous and safe Christmas and I look forward to having you visit in 2008!
