You see these six Santas? This is what I got my work mates. I bought them at 7:00 AM at the neighborhood market on my way in to work. I was there picking up something, anything for the staff Christmas luncheon today. I ended up by the Christmas Discount table and all that was left were these Santa clones half price and scaled to move and I got them. I did not even write cards out. I just went round and left chocolate statuettes on peoples desks and door handles. This is kinda a new low for me—we actually no—there has been years when I did not do anything for anyone. I was going through a dark period for a couple of years and sort of backed a way from humanity, as I knew it for a while. Last year I got Staff books, small literary classics from Barnes and Noble . I must have spent more then 30 dollars last year…at $5.00 a whack—man I must have been Christmas stupid last year.
I “Scrooged” this year not from lack of money but from just laziness even with all the extra time I took year I did not manage to get any stellar gifts for my work mates. It sure would be a lot easier if we could just give out bottles if liquor or wine. Mini’s would make cute and cheap gifts. Gifts with real spirit. The rest of the staff did major gifts from Santa Honey Bears to major bags of home cooked goodies. I ended up contributing a pineapple and a bag of roles to the staff menu. Ang cut the pineapple for me. I did better then I had anticipated. Claire brought in BBQed ribs, CC cupcakes, Ang Chips and dip Alison all kinds of casseroles and other offerings—there are still staff which may in bring food stuffs but the main things are here. CC is going crazy waiting for the festivities to begin laboring under the illusion of delusion that the sooner we eat the sooner staff will get to leave for Christmas.
I have but one more gift to get at the end of work, I will zoom over to the post office and get 100 stamps for Mom. My mom has everything she can have—she is old to the point where she has given most everything she has away. She has her pensions and stuff so she has money. I thought about food certificates to her favorite restaurant but that is too hard a call and it is difficult for her to get out unless all the family is there to help. So, I thought of stamps! Mom is one of the last great card writers-she has a bazillion grand kids she sends birthday cards to and other cards she mails to other family member through out the year. So, I figured why not stamps—even if she can afford the stamps she still has to physically but them so if I could give mom a stash of 100 stamps to start off her new year this might be the best present I might come up with and the cost: under fifty dollars. I think I am going to go eat.
Ang looking on.
Food offerings
More calories for today.
Blurry Claire
Andrew eyeing the table
A sweet Honey Bear
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