Firstly, I think there was a ROTD XIX, but I can't find it anywhere. Any clues? I forgot to archive it.
But on to today's topic: The amusement of wrapping Christmas presents.
Mom and I are sitting around wrapping the things, and it comes up to wrapping one of dad's presents.
Mom: What wrapping paper should we use on Dad's present?
Me: It has to go with a gold bow (running out of bows at this point)
Mom: Well, um, how about this crappy paper over here?
Me: *busts up laughing*
Mom: That didn't sound good, did it?
Me: No, not really.
And then it gets down the Christmas Eve movies (we generally have 5 or so movies each year). I walked out of the room for a second, and mom had 2 wrapped by the time I came back. Then I looked away for 2 seconds, and another one was wrapped.
Me: You wrapped one that fast?
Mom: *grins*
Then she did it again! And again! Amazing.
Then there's the ritual counting of presents. 25 under the tree this year. Then mom pulled 5 more out of nowhere. I was sort of amazed.
Then Dad came home.
Me/Mom: *smirking*
Dad: Hi guys, I'm ho...That's a lot of presents.
Me/Mom: *smirking* Yep.
Then there's the fact that I A, know we're getting a DVD player (I picked it out), and B, that we're getting Gladiator and the Patriot. Good thing I have a craving to watch both movies right now, eh?
Posted by Dwip at December 15, 2000 10:45 PM