Merry Christmas 2009 ©

You didn’t think that last post was my Christmas post did you.
Not likely
Even I am not THAT bad

RUN RUN RUN RUN

That’s what my week has been like.
First I ran through five doctor appointments, making sure everyone was done with that.
I am the only one who could drive at the moment because my father had eye surgery and can’t see to drive.
That and he turned 80 which means has to go for a driver’s test before he can keep his license.
After all that was done I had to do my Christmas shopping.

Oh yeah, me an a million others running around picking up lat minute shit and reaping in the sales.
I can’t say what I bought as Inia and my kids read my blog.
Even though I tried tried to save money by doing most of my shopping on line, it still cost me a shit load.
Close to a thousand dollars.

In total, my family spent in and around $5000 on Christmas presents.
If anyone else thinks that’s insane rise you hand in the air, that’s if you not busy trying to pull the big retail cock out of your ass.

The crazy thing is I saved about $500 shopping the way I did and it STILL cost me a fortune and I wasn’t alone.
I stood in line at the cashier waiting for the other 200 people in front of me holding their HUGE plasma TVs, laptops, desktop computers, kitchen appliances and various other electronic gadgets.

I could see their smiles and excitement as each step brought them closer to the cash until it was their turn then I could hear the grumbling as the cashier tell them how much their excitement was going to cost them.

When I got to the cash myself, I handed the game I was there to pick up to the girl and paid the ninety bucks.
Ninety bucks for one game.
Fuck, times have changed.
Out of there and to the dollar store to pick up a few items like bread.

I got to the dollar store, which by the way is suffering from the economy as well because
Every thing now is $1.25 instead of a dollar, but the sign still says The Dollar store.
They should change it to The Buck and a Quarter.
As I was racing through the aisles fighting with the little old ladies for items, who are dangerous during a sale by the way, I heard a couple of women talking.

A saleswoman was telling a customer that the item she was showing her “Keeps going and going and going for a long time”
The customer said she wished her husband could be like that and the other one reinforced her words by echoing the same sentiment and they both burst out laughing.
As they laughed they turned and saw me standing there listening.
I looked at them and said “Don’t look at me, I’m Greek and don’t know when to stop”.

They both started laughing and the one who wished her husband would be like the energizer bunny smiled and asked if I took requests.
When she had smiled she revealed a tooth in the front of her mouth that was blacker than black.
May explain why her husband was more of a hit and run artist.
Why she hadn’t pulled out that thing is beyond me.
I told her my dance card was full for the next thirty years and ran out the door.
I ran so fast when I got to the car I found the cashier right behind me running to the car to.
Fuck, I shouldn’t have said I was Greek I thought then she thrust out a bag with the stuff I paid for.
I was in such a hurry to escape from the Black Tooth I forgot my stuff at the cash.

Next I hit the grocery store where I scooped up two roast beefs and three turkeys.
Yeah, the diet is shot to hell.
Being the only one who can drive is a fucken pain in the ass when there are 5 people needing rides all the freakin time.

So now I am sitting here with all my Christmas shopping done.
I got everyone something and have nothing to give to no one
You’re all going “HUH”.

HA HA HA

In the end money being as tight as it is and D2 not having a job yet I passed her some of my gifts to give as so we all can feel the spirit of giving.
In the end it’s what it should be all about, giving not receiving.
With that; I will leave you with one of my favorite Christmas songs while you, yours build memories for tomorrow.

MERRY CHRISTMAS






Ok, maybe a little bad, HA HA HA!!!!!!

Happy Holidays

Walker