I have to leave it in my pocket because if I remove it he will find it and know what I got him for Chanukah. I know, because it happened two years ago (when he couldn't even read as well as he can now). At the time, I placed the receipt in the pile where we keep all our credit card receipts, reasoning that there was no way in hell he would ever find it. Why I wouldn't have this problem if I were cooler and just used a debit card.
So of course, one afternoon, his super-sensitive, gift-seeking radar zoomed in on this VERY PILE of papers among all the piles of papers in the house. He rifled through, interpreted all the numbers and codes like some midget accountant and discovered what he was getting as a gift. That kind of ruined the surprise of the monogrammed underwear I had gotten for him.
I wish Chanukah would get here already. I want to change my pants.
I'm pretty sure he doesn't know how to get to this blog, but given how sneaky he is, I can't take the chance of revealing what the gift is here.
So if ANY ONE of you tells him about this blog, you're not getting a ride on the pony.
What if you put the receipt way in the back of your underwear drawer?
ReplyDeleteHe would find it. And, he would find all of my monogrammed thongs...
ReplyDeleteI thought the back of the underwear drawer was safe, but my kids still found my vibrator. It gave the babysitter a bit of a shock when they decided to use it as a Barbie submarine.
ReplyDelete"The Earth Moved" Barbie, complete with a pack of cigarettes.
ReplyDeleteLove this blog. And the super sensitive radar and the monogramed thong. Thanks for your comment on Saida.
ReplyDeleteBarbi is basically the same age as we are-- I lovelovelove the idea of "Multiple O Barbi", but "Hot Flash Barbi"maybe more accurate."...dress her up in lightweight stylish layers, watch her hair thin, nails break...take her for a mamo and bone density test..."
ReplyDeleteFun little post... especially this time of year when, as you put it the gift seeking radar goes into full gear!
ReplyDeleteYou could hide the receipt in the inner depths of anyplace so boring that a kid of his age would never be interested in exploring. In a box of itch cream, at the bottom of a pile of towels, within the pages of an instruction manuel... or maybe his own textbook!
ReplyDeleteLOL - I love the comments almost as much as your post! Try putting your receipt at the bottom of your laundry hamper. If your household is anything like mine, I can't imagine anyone but you finding it there.
ReplyDeleteJust don't wash your jeans, with the receipt in it (which I have done!).
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