So I finally finished Laura’s birthday present. I’m only a few months late (her birthday is a bit after Halloween). But better late than never? … Right?

Anyhow, I made her a min-book called Things We Love: “Inspired by Kate Spade’s book of the same title, these pages are filled with things we love. While Kate’s book is a tribute to style and fashion, this one is a tribute to us. Happy birthday.”

Cute slippers from Cora and Harold! They also got me some very warm and fuzzy pajama bottoms and a tin of cookie dough from Mrs. Fields. How do they know me so well?

Cute slippers from Cora and Harold! They also got me some very warm and fuzzy pajama bottoms and a tin of cookie dough from Mrs. Fields. How do they know me so well?

“When Jimmy Kimmel put out a call for parents to give their kids something undesirable as an early Christmas present — and capture the kids’ reactions on camera, of course — viewers obliged in droves. The end result, this compilation, is fantastically entertaining. Our personal favorite is the “gender norm” family, in which the two girls get “boy” things, and their brother reacts to his gift thusly: “I got a girl activity book with stickers — I’m not a girl! You’re the worst family ever.” Merry Christmas, everyone!”

Via Jezebel

Christmas presents discussion

  • Me: What about a nice, festival table runner? For when you set up dinner during the holidays?
  • Mom: Oh, I know! I need a speaker for teriyaki.
  • Me: ... for teriyaki?
  • Mom: Yeah. What's wrong with that?
  • Me: ... FOR TERIYAKI?!
  • Mom: ... er, oh! Um, I mean karaoke.

Our covert Christmas missions are going well. The only problems is that we all have different covert missions. Information is on a need-to-know basis only.