We went out on some errands today. One of them was a charity where you provide a credit limit and a volunteer takes your child away to pick presents for other people. It is expected that the child will pick presents for siblings and parents so that the presents are a bit of a surprise. Alice thought it was a great idea but Charles was very reluctant. Eventually Mom and I brow beat him in to going with Alice, using the threat of telling Grandma “Alice got you a present but Charles wouldn’t”. Afterwards, Charles said he did enjoy the experience but it was wrong of Mom and I to make him do it.
The final errand was to get a Christmas Tree. Normally Mom likes to wait until it’s windy, cold, and dark but today we ended up going later afternoon and only got 2 out of 3. The kids helped Mom pick out a very nice tree which we strapped to the roof and headed home. Unfortunately Mom forgot about the tree and tried to drive in to the garage with it. I had to work on the garage door for half an hour or so to get it sort of working again, although I think we’ll have to get a new one (it’s been having problems for a while and I think Mom’s tree-smack was the final straw).
OK, sorry, but that is funny!!!! (also sounds like something i would do!)
