Lucky me!
My wife took my plea to heart. I asked that anyone thinking of getting me a present, just give me some little toy to play with. Nothing much, and nothing expensive. I'm at that stage in life that except for the really big items I may have wanted, if I wanted it, I already bought it! I'm now old enough that I'm earning a good wage, no longer strapped for cash and can afford to spend money on myself. So I do!
That being said, I got nothing for my car except a roll of duct tape that is aqua colored from my brother. Now that was a gag gift that I'll love having. He was walking through Princess Auto, and saw what he thought was an ugly colored roll of tape. Who in their right mind would buy that? Of course he had to buy it for me! I'm intending to have part of my car painted aqua, and we all know that every racer needs color co-ordinated duct tape! Good on him for finding that one.
I got a few fun, silly toys that I'll play with for a bit, then put aside so I can buckle down and get my car finished. Ever seen an electric paper airplane launcher? Cheap fun, for an afternoon or two. Going to have to launch a few outside now that I've smacked into every surface inside.
Even got a vintage style set of Mechano. I know that at 48 years of age it seems like a silly gift, but I had described this mechano set that I used to spend tons of time with as a little tyke, and when my wife saw this set she thought I should have it for old times sake. I love it! It's silly and it's fun. I'd never have thought to buy either item for myself, but love that someone else did.
The last couple of years I've taken a good chunk of money that I'd normally use to buy lavish gifts for friends and family, and given it to a couple of charities for presents for needy families. Now I just buy little fun things for family and friends. I'm hoping they don't mind. They like me, can well afford to buy their own expensive gifts.
Merry Christmas,
Mike
