We found something
for one child at The Disney Store, and something for the other child at the As
Seen On TV Store. In the case of the
latter, it was NOT a Chia Pet, a Clapper, a set of Ginzu Steak Knives, or even
a Turby Twist. It was actually a wooden
puzzle which I’ve never seen advertised on TV.
In both instances,
Mr. Lucky was the one who pulled out the debit card and made the
purchases.
When we returned
home, I placed all shopping bags on our bed to be wrapped later.
I went to my office
and opened my laptop.
Moments later, Mr.
Lucky came into the office with a sheet of paper and a pen. “How much did we
spend today?”
Hello? Who made the actual purchases? I told him to check
the sales slips in the bags on the bed.
“I don’t want to do
that,” he said. “What did we buy? That
puzzle and what else?”
Again, “Check the
sales slips in the bags on the bed.”
Men! I think he wanted me
to get up and go check the sales slips, but I stood my ground—or rather, I sat
my seat. I wasn’t budging. Finally he left, grumbling under his
breath. A few minutes later he came back
and told me how much was left in the Christmas budget after today’s purchases. He then asked if there was anything else I
wanted.
I asked him if he
got everything on the wish list I e-mailed him.
There are seven items on that list.
“I’m pretty sure I
got everything,” he replied.
But did he? Four packages arrived yesterday from Amazon
in three separate deliveries, and they’re all addressed to him, so those must
be my presents. They’re still sitting in
the front hall, unopened. He has yet to
take them into his man-cave to confirm all seven items have arrived.
I have reason to
believe he’s one item short.
Before I e-mailed
him the wish list, I tallied up the cost of my wishes. On Sunday he mentioned placing a large order
on Amazon, and wrote down the amount.
The amount he put down is approximately $11.00 less than my tally.
One of the items on
my wish list happens to be $11.68. (It’s
a book. Almost everything on my list is
a book. Year after year.) No, none of
the prices on any of the items have dropped at any time as sometimes happens on
Amazon.
Even before I sent
him the wish list, he said he’d bought a few items for me already. I would be very shocked indeed if he’d
already bought this particular book. I
suppose it’s possible, but I think it’s a long shot.
This is going to
drive me insane until Christmas Day. And
maybe that’s his intention.
