Ava getting snarky, and some holiday cheer

We implemented a new tradition in the gift giving amongst the siblings three Christmases ago. It was Hitler's idea, and when Hitler speaks, we all bow down and listen. She was decided a couple of years back she's done with gift giving and thinks it should stop....all gifts: birthdays, Christmas mothers/fathers day....anything that requires a gift, she's done. But for most of us, a giftless holiday just seemed weird, so we came up with a compromise...everyone just buy a $50 gift card and we do a grab bag. It was successful, everyone got a little something. The next Christmas we decided to do a repeat and add a $25 restaurant gift card...another success, and it was repeated last year as well.

A funny thing happened in the gift giving ban with Hitler....she spawned and had Mr Boo. Now she wanted to do gifts at least for mother's day because now she was a mom and gifts are warranted. And she graciously added father's day in the mix, because of Ava. Hitler usually thinks of herself first (like the seagulls in Finding Nemo "mine, mine, mine, mineminemineminemine)....then others, so I'm sure that he was an after thought.

Anyways....

This year Hitler wanted to change things up a bit. She decided she wants present now. She discussed with me, prior to Thanksgiving, wanting to do the change. Still grab bag style, $40-60 limit, three suggestions on a sheet of paper and VIOLA. She sprung this up to the siblings on Thanksgiving. My list was easy...gift card to my crack dealer or his slumming cousin (Amazon and B&N) please!!

Yesterday, while I was visiting my crack dealer, I realized that whoever pulled my name could access my wish list from the dealer!! So I sent out a group email...for those not wanting to just get a gift card...go to my list.

This email prompted SIL to ask what everyones favorite color is. Then came Ava's response...

I'd like to say it's whatever color the eyes are of that dreamy, pasty-faced, effeminate vampire from New Moon are, but I'll go with blue, too! What's his name, Lori? Pedro? Filbert? Horatio Hornblower? L, I went to see New Moon by myself too! You're not mad...are you?

He's such a fucker.

Then I replied with....

EDWARD'S eye color fluctuates from deep smoldering onyx to liquid gold topaz...ASSHOLE!!! And I know you didn't see the movie by yourself because you need to take a girl with you to avoid the homo whispers.

Then good ol' Bobo chimes in...

It's OK Ava. I'm totally on board with Team Jacob. I guess
it's the wolfy, doggy-style thing that I'm into (not the receiving
end!) What's your team alliance?

Another Team Jacob...that's the last thing I need.


Ava replied with how he was on the team of getting work done and decided he was going to be an adult not play in our childish games. Blah, blah, blah....

Grab-bagging it (ohhh the dirty thoughts that just went through my head....) really does take the mass gift giving stress off a person. It's a good little system for us, of course, with Hitler at the helm...it has to be. If not, she'd kill us.

And a bigger bonus...this morning I got most of my holiday shopping done thanks to the crack dealer!! Only a few more things to purchase and I'm all set!!! WOO HOO!! And yet another bonus...my Christmas cards are all made, signed, addressed and ready to be delivered once I get some stamps!!

Rock out, peace out.