I love Christmas. I love the meaning of the holiday, I love the music, I love the traditions my family has—I LOVE IT! I really, really, really love the shopping.
When asking my kids what they wanted for Christmas my 14 year old daughter was easy, too easy. Rain boots, a big canvas bag, new sweater and some “Toms” shoes (you know the kind that makes a donation of a similar pair of shoes to a kid in need—yeah, she’s that girl). Wow, I can get all this stuff on a lunch-break and still have time for a latte, I need a holiday hustle! My son, he’s eight, he’s gotta have something hard on his list.
Before going to him I go online and research what the “it” toy of the season is. I discover it’s called the Zhu Zhu Hamster. Most stores are sold-out, and the $9.99 toy is selling on eBay for $45.00! Hmmm I think to myself, he’s never talked about this, but you never know.
I approach my son and bring up his favorite subject, what does he want for Christmas? He goes on and on about different video games, and then he mentions a Lego set, oh and some cool clothes (yeah and 8 year old wants clothes)… Nothing about the “it” toy. This is going to be no fun.com in my world. So I ask him if he has ever heard of the Zhu Zhu Hamster. He says, ‘yeah, they look cheap.’ ‘Really,’ I think to myself $45.00 on eBay is not cheap! Clearly my hunting and gathering skills are not going to be put to any use this season… Unless… ‘Do you think you’d like to have one to play with your cat (he loves his cat!) wouldn’t that be fun?’ ‘Sure,’ he says ‘but if it doesn’t happen I wouldn’t be crushed.’
That’s good enough for me! The hunt is on and I better get one for my daughter too, what if she wanted one, I mean she still a kid too, right? I’m going to ToysRUs first thing in the morning I heard they get new toy shipments every other day…. I know, I know.
Hello, my name is Karen and I have a serious problem. Merry Christmas!
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