What We’ve Been Up To
Posted on December 4, 2007 by Ching under Family, Flickr.
Brian and I had dinner with Brian’s parents the other day, Sunday. We had chicken fajitas. Yum!
Afterwards, Brian helped his dad put together a couple of bikes. They were intially going to have a bike-building contest but there wasn’t enough room for both of them to build at the same time. The bikes had to get built one at at time. I took the opportunity to play with my Gorillapod (one of the things I purchased with the $40 Best Buy gift card that David and Donna gave me for my birthday). The Gorillapod is awesome! It attaches to anything!
But I digress.. David and Donna purchased the bikes for a church Christmas charity, kind of like the Angel Tree or Star of Hope that we have at my work — which reminds me, I still need to buy a gift for my “angel” (I picked up a little seven-month-old boy). I usually pick up a couple but I can only do one this year because I am contributing to several fundraising events at work.
David and Donna got the girls (one is ten and the other is nine) winter jackets from Old Navy (one in pink and the other in cream/white color), educational board games, and the bikes (one in hot pink and one in sky blue). We decided that the hot pink one would belong to the younger girl because its handle bars had tassels. The ten-year-old would probably prefer the one without tassels, we guessed.
After that, I set up forwarding emails for lastpatrol.org while Brian and his dad played Halo. Then we went to my work to deliver my Christmas presents for the CSRs in my group. I had to give them their gifts early because I got them Christmas door-hanger ornaments. This way they can enjoy the ornaments this holiday season.
Brian attached the cards and premade bows to the wrapped presents (I had wrapped them a couple of weekends ago) and helped me put them on each CSRs desk. None of them work the late Sunday evening shift. I wanted them to have the presents first thing when they arrived at work on Monday.
Last night, we (Brian, his parents, and I) attended the OMA Academic Achievement Recognition Celebration. It was kind of a disappointment, actually. I will save that for another blog. I want this to be a nice positive entry.
Except for a couple more gifts that we are waiting to arrive and the gift that I need to buy for my “angel,” we are pretty much set for Christmas. We are just waiting for the day to arrive.
P.S. A note to Cannady Girl: I have a door-hanger ornament for you also! I will bring it by mom and dad’s this weekend. Maybe on Sunday?
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