Ho-Ho-Ho!
I just got all the kids presents that I intend to get today from the comfort of my recliner. I picked out the small giftss: a glass pitcher with a lid their size so they can pour their own juice, some leather work gloves for Ada to wear when she helps bring in wood, some brightly colored tiny garden tools to replace the green and brown ones that camouflage into the yard when Ada leaves them out in the grass. All of those are items that Ada got really excited about when she was looking through the catalog I picked up at school. I also picked up a vegetable chopper, which is a small butcher-shaped knife that is wavy so they can cut crinkly veges. It may be a little easier to use than the paring knife. I picked up chopsticks, but not the regular kind that Ada got excited over. I got the kids kind that are hooked together, one for each kid. I got then each a placemat: one with the US states and one with a world map. I picked up fraction magnets, a book and a game because there is only so much CandyLand I can take. I picked up a few stocking stuffers while Jay was with me at Target. One day they will catch on to this Santa farce just due to me buying the stocking stuff while they are with me. Whatever.
Mac has one bigger gift for them he has in mind. I don’t know if he has ordered it yet. The only thing I wanted to get Jay was shoes. He’s back down to one pair that fits. I’m sure he’ll be thrilled to get some new chucks.
