13 Gifts I’m Not Giving

In a perfect world I might give some of these:

1. A laptop for my son. I naively thought I could pick one up through eBay for around $100. Hope springs eternal.

2. An African drum to my mother. I have the drum, but she’s the one who’s been to Africa.

3. Word Peace (of course, though I’ll still hope for it.)

4. Free copies of my book to anyone who wanted one. It’s in my contract that I’m not allowed to do that. It’s not available until February anyway.

5. Kisses to anyone but Mr. Al, who gets more than he wants anyway, mistletoe or not.

6. Glass menageries to my best friends from high school who were in the play.

7. Sims Pets software. Sorry, kid. I forgot. Instead I’ll give you…. 🙂

8. An elephant, not even a plastic one, so don’t ask for it.

9. Plane tickets to anyone going anywhere, though I’d love to be able to.

10. Snow tires for Mr. Al, which so far have turned out to not be strictly necessary, but I’ll tell you a week ago I could have used them. Ever hear of “drifting” with respect to driving?

11. A sleigh and some miniature reindeer.

12. Cherry pie, but only because Mom’s is better.

13. Ice cream to go with the pie, though I’m tempted to hop in the car and go get some.

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