Can it beat the Emergency Auto Hammer????? You decide.
Drum roll please...
A Nose and Ear Hair Trimmer.
First of all I would like to EMPHATICALLY state that I DO NOT have ANY hair protruding from my nose or my ears. What posessed her to buy that is beyond me. The sad thing is that she actually does like me (at least I think she does!). Why does she come up with such bizarre gifts???
Here's the complete rundown of the family gifts
My belated birthday gift---plastic coasters, and a small vinyl organizer book for keeping track of expenses (Huh?? I am a SAHM, and pretty much don't keep track of any expenses).
My husband--a box of off-brand chocolate covered cherries (he hates chocolate covered cherries) and a freebie CD rom of the History of the World. It was still in the mailing envelope with her husband's name on it. It also said "here's our thank-you gift to you" on the envelope.
13-year old DD--a little plastic beaded bracelet with her name on it (spelled wrong) and a plastic bird feeder (she has no interest in birds at all)
10 year old son--an empty 16x20 picture frame. I have no idea of what he is supposed to do with it.
7 year old DD--a 5-inch tall Eskimo doll and a candle from Avon.
The sad thing is that my MIL is not poor or senile. She is 62 years old and inherited a ton of money a few years ago (which she is blowing by buying timeshare properties which never end up being built!) Oh well, at least it gives me something to talk about every year!
Drum roll please...
A Nose and Ear Hair Trimmer.
First of all I would like to EMPHATICALLY state that I DO NOT have ANY hair protruding from my nose or my ears. What posessed her to buy that is beyond me. The sad thing is that she actually does like me (at least I think she does!). Why does she come up with such bizarre gifts???
Here's the complete rundown of the family gifts
My belated birthday gift---plastic coasters, and a small vinyl organizer book for keeping track of expenses (Huh?? I am a SAHM, and pretty much don't keep track of any expenses).
My husband--a box of off-brand chocolate covered cherries (he hates chocolate covered cherries) and a freebie CD rom of the History of the World. It was still in the mailing envelope with her husband's name on it. It also said "here's our thank-you gift to you" on the envelope.
13-year old DD--a little plastic beaded bracelet with her name on it (spelled wrong) and a plastic bird feeder (she has no interest in birds at all)
10 year old son--an empty 16x20 picture frame. I have no idea of what he is supposed to do with it.
7 year old DD--a 5-inch tall Eskimo doll and a candle from Avon.
The sad thing is that my MIL is not poor or senile. She is 62 years old and inherited a ton of money a few years ago (which she is blowing by buying timeshare properties which never end up being built!) Oh well, at least it gives me something to talk about every year!
)
