Birthday Goodies
I am often surprised at the neat gifts people give me.
This year, the most unusual present I received was a garden gnome.
There’s just something about garden gnomes that makes me smile. And you can’t go wrong with a gnome sitting on a frog. Or at least that’s how I feel. Hubby begs to differ, and if the gnome hadn’t been bestowed upon me by my mom, I shudder to think what would have been its fate.
I think when we get our own house, I’m going to have to create my own little private garden, out in the back yard where the gnome offenders are not highly visible, so I can keep my little friends around.
You wouldn’t believe the work that went into my second gift. Over the years, I have occasionally lamented the fact that I could never own a peacoat because I’m allergic to wool. On at least one occasion, I must have said out loud that I wished someone would make one out of acrylic felt. So, knowing that (at the time) I planned to move to Colorado, where I would need a nice warm beautiful coat, my sister stealthily found out my measurements and proceeded to make me a gorgeous black coat. Pic to follow soon — sorry, it’s in storage right now!
The most unexpected gift was a surprise from Hubby. He had already given me a fancy metal license plate with my alma mater on it, so I wasn’t expecting it.
After a fabulous evening at Dave & Buster’s, waiting for me in the trunk — in a beautiful bag with a really cute card — was this little guy:
Not only is she adorable, she comes with a certificate to name your own star! It didn’t take me long to name the cat Cleo, but a star is harder. Anyone have a cool suggestion? I can only assume that any really cool star names from books have already been taken by bigger geeks than I…
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