My own sweet Jake is 4, so I am very much in the middle of this gift giving cycle. If you feel comfortable enough to ask, do. Most families with more than one child have these toys. It is also helpful to have hte mom suggest what he would like. Be sure to attach a gift receipt in the event you weren't able to ask and they already have the item.
Since Jake has a much older brother Jake plays older. If the child you are buying for is a first born, first born male or has a sibling close in age, his toy request will be different than Jake's.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
T Minus 2 Days . . .
In December my husband mentioned he would like for us to have all our tax stuff together and ready to go to the accountant by the end of January 2012. I was in complete agreement, "sure", "absolutely", "good idea." WE need to get OUR taxes done. We meant ME and I knew it would be lots of work for me, but after I got Christmas up there should be plenty of time to do it. Or so I thought!
Just last week while out to dinner with the family he mentioned it again. He said "hey, where are you on the tax stuff?" He had mentioned it a few times between December and last week. He would say things like "are you finding everything?" "Hows the filing going", he knows I hate to file. "Do you have the charitable gift total yet?" It was the last time he asked "where are WE on the taxes", he used the WE again, that is when I replied with "enough." "You said you wanted it done by the end of January, it will be done." After all, I still had plenty of time to get it done.
and so, I sit here . . .
Saturday, January 28, 2012
The Year of the Dragon . . .
or Happy New Year!
Our families were devastated. At the time we had just the one son, who was two and a half. The grandparents and aunt were not happy, the mere thought of them missing out on their only grandchild growing up was major.
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