I have to take off work to go shopping, and it’s Mrs Stuffinb’s fault.
We did our Xmas shopping for the kids a few weeks ago. I bought her gift last week. Done! With more than a week to spare, success!
Cut to last night
My wife is the consumate procrastinator. She decides to do her shopping after work yesterday, my gift and her Moms. She runs into my sister and her kids. Both kids want to know what we’re getting thme for Xmas, and my wife asks what they’d like.
(brief note: I have Six brothers and a sister, all grown with roughly 3 kids a piece, do to expense we’ve all agreed not to cross exchange gifts)
She gets home and tells me. I say “We’re not susposed to be doing that” She says “Yeah but I already promised now” Me: “so what did you get them” Her: “Well I didn’t have time” Me: “But you were already at the store” Her “Yeah but it was crowded and I was ready to get out of there, besides you work near Walmart, can’t you pick them up something?” Me: “Honey, it’s three days to Xmas, they’ll be packed”.
Then she pulled the puppy dog eyes thing.
grumble, grumble,
Well of to Walmart…