Ribh's D'Coopage

[drumstick diva]

Hi Sue

 

[drumstick diva]

Hi Bob

 

[rjohns39]

Hi Bob

Good morning Nancy

 

[Grammy60]

Hi Sue

Hi, how are you today? Hope you have a good weekend

 

[drumstick diva]

Holidays have gotten way out of hand. Sometimes it's really a blood bath shopping for popular items. I think the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals have whipped shoppers into a frenzy.
When I was very young didn't have any money for presents. I used to look for things around the house and wrap them up as gifts. Can't say that anyone thanked me. Just gave me the usual "pained" look. Then I learned to make potholders and everyone hated those even more. But I put effort into it.

Now everyone wants gift cards and there is nothing to wrap or get excited shopping for. .

The only ones that appreciated holiday presents where the dogs (I used to raise Cocker Spaniels). I'd put dog toys & Nylabones & tennis balls in the middle of the kennel floor and one by one let them out to pick their own presents. I think I enjoyed it as much as they did. They would grab something and take it back to their stall and enjoy it.

I would check on them later and all you could hear where toys getting squeaked or chewing noises . So much more rewarding than passing out presents for humans.

My mother would return everything my older sister bought for her. She couldn't return my presents because I was living at home with her and would know about it. My brother just gave her money.

My father would just take whatever he got - and if clothes put it on and fall sleep watching tv. He never complained.

BTW my brother hated everything I bought for him. And I mean HATED. He would give me back his present and I'd would ask, do you need a different size or color. He would just say 'NO, I HATE IT!" Like that wouldn't hurt anyone's feelings. I'd get a refund and give him the $$.
Now that HE is OLD too, I have him shop with me and pick out what he wants. Mission completed and no hurt feelings. Except once he finds what he wants, it's back in the car and drive away. Didn't care if I needed presents for someone else. Thank goodness for on line shopping.

The dogs were way more fun.

 

[Ribh]

I never knew rain could de-frizzle a frizzle. I hope when she dries off, it all comes back.

She's all good again, thanks Nancy.

 

[Ribh]

Oh, that's another beautiful book mark Ribh, so delicate.

What a cheerful bag CCL, though I didn't notice the chooks until you mentioned them!

Thanks, ACM. It's a really pretty pattern & now I've worked out the kinks really easy to do.

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning Jeannie

 

[MaryJanet]

Holidays have gotten way out of hand. Sometimes it's really a blood bath shopping for popular items. I think the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals have whipped shoppers into a frenzy.
When I was very young didn't have any money for presents. I used to look for things around the house and wrap them up as gifts. Can't say that anyone thanked me. Just gave me the usual "pained" look. Then I learned to make potholders and everyone hated those even more. But I put effort into it.

Now everyone wants gift cards and there is nothing to wrap or get excited shopping for. .

The only ones that appreciated holiday presents where the dogs (I used to raise Cocker Spaniels). I'd put dog toys & Nylabones & tennis balls in the middle of the kennel floor and one by one let them out to pick their own presents. I think I enjoyed it as much as they did. They would grab something and take it back to their stall and enjoy it.

I would check on them later and all you could hear where toys getting squeaked or chewing noises . So much more rewarding than passing out presents for humans.

My mother would return everything my older sister bought for her. She couldn't return my presents because I was living at home with her and would know about it. My brother just gave her money.

My father would just take whatever he got - and if clothes put it on and fall sleep watching tv. He never complained.

BTW my brother hated everything I bought for him. And I mean HATED. He would give me back his present and I'd would ask, do you need a different size or color. He would just say 'NO, I HATE IT!" Like that wouldn't hurt anyone's feelings. I'd get a refund and give him the $$.
Now that HE is OLD too, I have him shop with me and pick out what he wants. Mission completed and no hurt feelings. Except once he finds what he wants, it's back in the car and drive away. Didn't care if I needed presents for someone else. Thank goodness for on line shopping.

The dogs were way more fun.

So, the default response to any gift in our family and extended family has always been, "Thanks! I love it!" because it's the gesture and kindness we love, not the actual gift. Of course gifts are hit and miss, but when someone gets it wrong, there's no need to say so.

We were poor when we were kids too. One year Dad made me a kite out of sticks and brown paper. He drew a big smiley face on it. It didn't fly, but I still loved it I think that was the year Dad's business folded and it must've been the following year Santa brought me the red trike.

 

[MaryJanet]

I am very mindful of my language when talking to the chickens. I would be mortified if I got some of my more colorful language repeated back to me.