tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post2960547728452230505..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: The Elastic-Waistbanded Qualities of This Year’s Shopping ListPearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-56141180774008409552010-12-22T11:15:13.253-08:002010-12-22T11:15:13.253-08:00I do the same thing as your dad - I have to be sur...I do the same thing as your dad - I have to be sure that I am going to get something for my birthday or Christmas to prevent myself from buying it. Normally I am forced to make a list of things I want but will not buy. This is always hard for me. Us addicts/chronic pain sufferers/mental patients are often impulsive people.Jhon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952691262605706711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-38933385214241948032010-12-22T06:15:06.943-08:002010-12-22T06:15:06.943-08:00This is SO my dad. This year we all went in and bo...This is SO my dad. This year we all went in and bought him a Kindle since all he has done for the past few months is talk about how he wanted one but wasn't sure what he should get. As I sit here and think about it, I'm sure when he opens it, it will come out that he has already bought one.....mamahasspokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049292242708654609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-3294684972448608132010-12-21T23:30:32.803-08:002010-12-21T23:30:32.803-08:00He bought himself a tv? You know what he deserves ...He bought himself a tv? You know what he deserves for Christmas? Sox and jocks!Tempohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023337124226272532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-54138342152776688122010-12-21T22:56:22.146-08:002010-12-21T22:56:22.146-08:00Parent's eh?
Don't ya jut love 'em? ...Parent's eh?<br /><br />Don't ya jut love 'em? You want to slap them, but you love them!<br /><br />I solved my problems of Christmas presents for my parents by telling my sister to 'sort it out' and tell me what the cost was.<br /><br />My dad would always call though, and ask for something at the last minute.<br /><br />"Hello my boy!"<br /><br />"Dad?"<br /><br />"I thought about what you can get me for Christmas"<br /><br />"I've got you something already"<br /><br />"Yeah, but not one of those thingies on TV"<br /><br />"Thingies?"<br /><br />"You know ... three gears ... they twiddle ... quite small"<br /><br />"Small thingies that twiddle?"<br /><br />"Oh good! You know it! Got to go. Your mother's<br />just had her hair done and she wants to parade it in front of the neighbours" <br /><br />*sigh*Symdaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08953255546935904450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-57369818747620005612010-12-21T20:39:52.993-08:002010-12-21T20:39:52.993-08:00Or a nice surround sound system to go with the TV,...Or a nice surround sound system to go with the TV, really enhances the home theater atmosphere. Your mom will really love it on Sunday afternoons when your dad has the Vikings' game cranked up to 22 and it really feels like she's at the stadium!Lazarushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546714218677721251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-14102262002865593612010-12-21T19:11:36.356-08:002010-12-21T19:11:36.356-08:00Now that he has the flatscreen, he HAS to have a B...Now that he has the flatscreen, he HAS to have a Blue Ray player! There's your gift!<br /><br />Parents are always the toughest to buy for.Cheeseboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02358419997798632644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-29569975080418801442010-12-21T18:48:29.930-08:002010-12-21T18:48:29.930-08:00Well at least that saves you some money, if not ti...Well at least that saves you some money, if not time. Wouldn't you have worried if the TV you and your sibs had chosen wouldn't be the one he'd waynt anyway? He saved you the trouble. ;)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-49055909815731999232010-12-21T18:46:40.350-08:002010-12-21T18:46:40.350-08:00looks like you have an extra $100.00...buy yoursel...looks like you have an extra $100.00...buy yourself something nice!!!<br /><br />Bruce<br /><a href="http://bruceejohnsonjadip.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">bruce johnson jadip</a><br />And<br />evilbruce<br /><a href="http://unfilteredstupidityabounds.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">stupid stuff i see and hear</a><br />and<br />The guy book<br /><a href="http://boyswillbemen.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">the guy book</a>that guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171219082208472827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-19663352257263442682010-12-21T18:41:35.202-08:002010-12-21T18:41:35.202-08:00John bought me a Keurig for Christmas. I kn ow th...John bought me a Keurig for Christmas. I kn ow this because I was with him when he bought it and I was with him when he wrapped it. (he insisted!!!) So I bought a carousel to keep the coffee pods in. Guess what my son bought me for Christmas? Yup! A coffee pod carousel! I'll be returning the one I bought tomorrow.Joaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08943128638748507880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-55010883239628158392010-12-21T18:00:27.928-08:002010-12-21T18:00:27.928-08:00Sounds like my husband! He is forever buying stuff...Sounds like my husband! He is forever buying stuff for himself before Christmas!gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894920637532415315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-32353851418870861212010-12-21T16:53:16.634-08:002010-12-21T16:53:16.634-08:00Well, at least your Mom knows you're an adult....Well, at least your Mom knows you're an adult. Mine still suggests we "make something" for her. <br /><br />You know, maybe this year I will.Logical Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00107961721466815295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-11459349069797273052010-12-21T16:26:47.314-08:002010-12-21T16:26:47.314-08:00If you don't like your nephews' families, ...If you don't like your nephews' families, get the kids something like marshmallow guns. The boys will have fun shooting marshmallows at each other, and they will never come down from their sugar high.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-3195175662102830582010-12-21T16:20:26.226-08:002010-12-21T16:20:26.226-08:00Yes, my husband buys the things he has asked for a...Yes, my husband buys the things he has asked for almost every year. And he never shops otherwise. He just seems to be moved to shop by the idea of getting things that he wants. I have decided tha a gift is better than the gift card. If they don't like it, they can return it for something else- like the gift card that is a gift.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-12075600243048728512010-12-21T16:01:11.816-08:002010-12-21T16:01:11.816-08:00in our house there is a standard rule no one is al...in our house there is a standard rule no one is allowed to buy anything other then neccassities 2weeks prior to Christmas this helps with the gift buying problemRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213055916162799647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-32891261608316945372010-12-21T15:01:01.037-08:002010-12-21T15:01:01.037-08:00Ah yes, Christmas present shopping. Misery. It tur...Ah yes, Christmas present shopping. Misery. It turns out I still have three more to buy, after finishing last week. =/Indigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-83510373199814819662010-12-21T14:49:20.935-08:002010-12-21T14:49:20.935-08:00Good luck with that!Good luck with that!Kitty Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092976597645442642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-60495902096135402402010-12-21T13:59:41.290-08:002010-12-21T13:59:41.290-08:00My grown kids do this to me all the time. Every gr...My grown kids do this to me all the time. Every great gift idea I have is one they run out and buy for themselves.<br /><br />Congratulations on your book, Pearl! I can't wait to read it. You are, by far, my favorite blog read.SeaDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-89306271920276866782010-12-21T13:59:24.291-08:002010-12-21T13:59:24.291-08:00We pick names in my family, but inevitably I alway...We pick names in my family, but inevitably I always wind up picking a pre-shopperAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088944123595868347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-29315463166059538802010-12-21T13:30:31.953-08:002010-12-21T13:30:31.953-08:00Doncha just love families? They can always be cou...Doncha just love families? They can always be counted on to drive you batty during the holiday season-priceless.<br /><br />As for the reversible belts - they only sound like a good idea. I just bought one for Man-Child and I'll be damned if I can't figure out how to reverse it. But that may just be me......Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-46202361825220462492010-12-21T13:21:29.568-08:002010-12-21T13:21:29.568-08:00Carolynn's rule of not buying anything after T...Carolynn's rule of not buying anything after Thanksgiving held true in our house. Except for those single years when I lived miles away from everyone else in my family, and had a lot of time to spend browsing the malls... those year's I'd buy all my own Christmas and sell it to my family to give back to me. <br />Unromantic, I know, but everything fit.Stacy Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13737391259567676675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-51983259892006213972010-12-21T12:43:33.365-08:002010-12-21T12:43:33.365-08:00Boys are way too literal to appreciate the abstrac...Boys are way too literal to appreciate the abstract concept of the gift card. Get them firearms, or anything that explodes, or can be made to explode. Boys can never have enough of that stuff.Tom G.http://20prospect.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-36917863086816312702010-12-21T12:20:00.366-08:002010-12-21T12:20:00.366-08:00Sarah, thanks!
Kate, oh, my. That would be espec...Sarah, thanks!<br /><br />Kate, oh, my. That would be especially true for my dad!<br /><br />Sweet Cheeks, I found her a lovely three strand gold and light blue string of baubles. It will go with everything. :-) And the weight of stuff -- I can see it. :-) I mean, it seems that the real stuff has some heft to it. Like Uncle Verdon!<br /><br />Carolynn, excellent rule and one I will be introducing Christmas Day at the folks'. :-)Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-18951050580959521352010-12-21T11:24:53.206-08:002010-12-21T11:24:53.206-08:00Or as my Dad used to say, "Call me anything, ...Or as my Dad used to say, "Call me anything, but don't call me late for dinner." *grin*<br /><br />I have a hard and fast rule: NO BUYING OF ANYTHING !!!!! FOR YOURSELF AFTER THANKSGIVING on pain of death. My Dad was famous for doing that. Good luck with the shirt thing.Carolynn Anctilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566204713508877389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-74805136860553149822010-12-21T10:04:14.492-08:002010-12-21T10:04:14.492-08:00My mom is just like your mom about jewelry.
Isn&#...My mom is just like your mom about jewelry.<br /><br />Isn't it funny how the older generation often measures weight with quality? As in...the more something weighed - the more expensive it was. <br /><br />If true, that would make my Uncle Verdon priceless...Bahahahaha!<br /><br />Oh....that comment ensures coal in my stocking for sure this year...doesn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-19369503926169362842010-12-21T09:39:23.001-08:002010-12-21T09:39:23.001-08:00I always go for the Omaha Steak package: you can&#...I always go for the Omaha Steak package: you can't go wrong with that!Kate Mohlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11252569048378715658noreply@blogger.com