Some will remember my Christmas gift from 2010, and since we don’t usually buy each other gifts, I should be thankful, and I am . . maybe. If you read that blog post, you’ll see that he had been extremely extravagant that year because, so unlike Vince, he bought me a birthday and an anniversary gift that same year. All three gifts had been the green Ryobi weed whackers. I never did figure out why he thought I needed three of them, all in the same six month time frame but I have an inkling that it was because he got them all on clearance.
Earlier this week he said “I bought you something!” Really? Of all the crazy things I thought of, I never once thought it would be ANOTHER Ryobi weed whacker!
Weed Whacker
Yep, another weed whacker! My mom taught me to be grateful and considerate and even when you get a gift that may not be exactly what you were hoping for . . say thank you and show appreciation. This is the fourth weed whacker . . do I still have to show appreciation? 🙂
Clearance Sticker
He cannot pass up that clearance sticker! Those stickers grab hold of him and will not let go til he puts the item in his cart. My guess is .. the whole time he was putting it in the cart, checking out and coming home, he was probably thinking .. she isn’t going to be happy! I thought it was kinda funny because really . . how many of these things is he going to bring home?
Seriously, the only thing I really thought about was: Poor Chad . . some day he’s going to be going through our stuff and he’s going to be so mad at Vince for buying so much of this stuff. Hopefully Nicole will be happy with me because she’ll get lots of fabric, yarn, sewing machines and hopefully a bit of canned food. See . . I can justify all my excesses and I can just keep right on buying without any guilt.
Quilterbee says
The first thing I thought of was more chicken. The second thing I thought of was another weed whacker.
Judy, can you give us an update on your Mom? Did she have her surgery?
Tina in NJ says
I have tears in my eyes from laughing. Bless the man! Hope your mom’s doing well.
Rosalie says
I have one of those weed whackers and love it…it is light weight and love the rechargeable battery!
JudyL says
Yes, I love it. I can’t really handle the big gas model that Vince uses. I think he’s still using the one he got in the late 70’s and it’s a tank. Of course, it will about cut down a small tree whereas my battery operated ones work best with weeds that aren’t real heavy. I love having the lightweight battery operated whacker but one or two would really be sufficient for me. 🙂
Sue in Scottsdale, AZ says
Too funny! At least he was thinking of you. My husband just buys and doesn’t try to pass most things off for me. He keeps them to himself!
Stephani in N. TX says
Next trip to MO, bring Chad a “gift” of a week wacker. I’m sure he has one but they don’t last too long. One day I might be able to downsize. Meanwhile, I am squeezing my car into a garage full with a table saw, tile cutter, compressor, many very large tools. I laughed when we moved to TX and hubby cut firewood to fit on the table saw. He was a wood worker and car repairman in his best years. But the afterlife of the tools are still here.
JudyL says
Chad lives in an apartment and has yard service provided. He wouldn’t want to have to deal with a battery operated weed whacker. Both he and Nicole are able to use a gas powered trimmer but for now, they have no place to store any of that kind of stuff.
Joyce says
I too was thinking perhaps you could give one to Chad…
JudyL says
Chad lives in an apartment and has yard service provided. He wouldn’t want to have to deal with a battery operated weed whacker. Both he and Nicole are able to use a gas powered trimmer but for now, they have no place to store any of that kind of stuff.
Pdudgeon says
on the up side maybe he could go into the mowing and weedwhacking business when he retired! sounds like he’s all set in the equipment department.
Linda Steller says
Oh my gosh! I remember all those weed whackers. I really did get quite the chuckle out of reading this, Judy! I suppose it’s great to have a back-up, but I’ve had the same weed whacker for years. Every time it breaks down, I’ve been able to fix it, so I think they’re pretty durable items. 😉
Susan says
That is funny. Wrap it up and hand it to him sometime as a gift. =)
Karen says
Judy, thanks for the chuckle. I remember the Christmas I got a new vacuum cleaner from Bob. Thankfully I only got one. LOL.
Thanks for the update on your Mom. I hope she can get back to the activities she enjoys.
Vivian Oaks says
I think by the third one I’d be finding the receipt and taking it back! Appreciation is one thing, this is a whole other animal
altogether!! If my husband did that, I’d have been really upset with him!
JudyL says
I’ve learned not to get really upset over such things. We have the place to store them, the money wasn’t much, I don’t have to use them if I don’t want to so it’s kinda like raising kids .. pick your battles. I found it funny so it didn’t upset me at all.
Just like I buy too much yarn – more than I’ll ever use, Vince loves finding bargains. I know what he’s thinking: the battery alone would be $40 to $45 if not on sale and he got the whole weed whacker and a battery for less than $60. If it makes him happy, it makes me happy!