four to eight weeks for delivery

Thanks to the indomitable Alice Bradley and her witty post ... and my paraphrasing of it to my husband ... said husband announced today that he will get up super-early to stand in line at the Nintendo store so I  we can have a Wii Fit mock me us  too.

I just wanted to put that out there in case he forgets he said it.

Nevermind that getting the Wii Fit was supposed to be his Father's Day present. Who knew he hadn't pre-ordered it from Amazon?

We are exceptionally lazy about gifts to each other these days. A typical conversation about presents goes like this:

me: I really like [insert item here, usually a fair-trade eco-friendly completely useless knick-knack].

him: You want it for your birthday?

me: Sure. That would be nice.

him: Just order it for your self then. Happy Birthday. (Birthday could be anywhere from 1 to 7 months away)

He usually wants the latest thing with wires inside and wireless connectivity, or this:



which, if you are an idiot, you order online and wait 2 month for it to arrive... or you just go to Kmart and buy it for half the price.

We fall into the idiot camp and are still waiting to taste the deliciousness of pancake-y puffs of goodness.

uh oh. Mario Galaxy appears to be done.... I have to go make breakfast now.

Man I wish I had some pancake puffs.

Comments

[jcmerritt]

Oooohhhhh, I've been thinking about the pancake puff thing...to make takoyaki.
Will he wait in line to get a Wii for us? :)

[Irma]

Gawd, gift giving, is there anything worse? Every holiday, Husbandly One wouls ask me what I wanted, and my mind always went totally blank and I had to say, "I don't know." Then he would go shopping and come home with something well-meant but hideous, and I would think, "You moron, don't you KNOW me?? Why didn't you get me the (insert item here)?"

Finally, about 18 months ago I started a list on the side of the fridge of things I would like to have but would never buy for myself. My birthday is in November, but if something occurs to me in February, I put it on the list.

He uses this as his shopping guide, and when he needs it there is anywhere between six to a dozen items on it. I usually only get one, so there is still the element of surprise, but at least I know it's something I WANT.

(And Wii Fit is on my list...)