This weekend was good fun.
As I said in my last couple of posts (sort of) I have now joined the 21st century and bought an Android phone.
Not the very latest model, but it does all sorts of wonderful stuff (including letting me blog and look at Google Maps) and does not cost me more to run than my old phone. The handset was free too! One spooky thing is that, having linked it to my blog it now gives me access to every photo I have ever posted to my blogs! Flicking through them was a strange experience, I can tell you!
After setting the new phone to charge, I popped into town to see how thetown Christmas Tree was. Following the criticism of the first tree, it has now been replaced with this one.
Hm.
The tree is certainly nicer than the old one, but the lights? I have more lights in my hallway than this! And what happened to the stuff that people had added to the old tree? Looks like some people have made a start again, but I think it was rude of them not to transfer the other stuff from the old tree too.
We are now on the countdown to Christmas - decorations are going up next weekend, and presents are now being bought. Number One Son will be home for Christmas too, so it will be nice to have the family back together again, and our daughter has been working really hard at college and is looking forward to a break too - just hoping they don't give her a pile of stuff to do over the holidays!
It is with a touch of sadness that we realise that, due to the kids' ages, the days of huge piles of presents are over - each of the kids only wants a single, relatively snall, yet expensive present. Maybe we should make the pile bigger with stuff for the dogs? We had a couple of presents for each of them last year, of course, but this year they might need more. I think we have a plan...
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Nice phone. Like how Frou Frou got her mug on the screensaver. My two mutts are on my iPhone. That little technological marvel can really get addictive. I have used it to post to my blog on occasion when I couldn't get any internet at the house. And the pictures my phone takes rival the ones on my camera.
The tree still needs some work. Hopefully, everyone will pitch in and make it special (ala Charlie Brown Christmas). I haven't yet put up our lights or tree. Will have to tackle that next weekend. Got sidetracked by the Walking Dead Marathon yesterday.
Agg79 - I am having to resist the urge to download loads of silly apps. Walking Dead is a great distraction, we love it.
Definitely rude not to transfer the old decorations to the new one. But the tree itself does look much nicer.
We're sad around here too, that the kids are too old for a boat load of presents under the tree. Although daughter is only 14, so we still plan to shop for her. I'd love to hear about your plan....
Hooray for your new cellphone!
"It is with a touch of sadness that we realise that, due to the kids' ages, the days of huge piles of presents are over - each of the kids only wants a single, relatively snall, yet expensive present. Maybe we should make the pile bigger with stuff for the dogs? We had a couple of presents for each of them last year, of course, but this year they might need more. I think we have a plan..."
Damn, I need to get me dogs for bigger piles of presents under the tree. My kid just wants cash. I don't have anything to wrap this year.
I feel less like a crazy cat lady knowing that you have your pet's picture on your phone.
What happened to the Charlie Brown tree?
ShadowRun300 - The plan is just to buy big presents for the dogs, who love ripping them open.
Meleah - NOTHING to wrap? Wow. We have had a couple of birthdays like that, but not at Christmas. Maybe you should treat yourself to some stuff?
Riot Kitty - Can't beat a good pet photo on something like that! Don't know what happened to the old tree - probably chipped and scattered in a park or something like that.
Aw, that old tree was really starting to grow on me. And yeah, where are all the new decorations?!
Kids get older, present piles get smaller. Sad.
I insisted I didn't want or need a smart phone, but my employer insisted it was a job requirement. Then I insisted I wouldn't get hooked on the thing but then I discovered how to install the blog app and FaceBook and Words with Friends and well... I love the thing!
It's sad when you reach the years of just a few small, expensive presents vs. the big pile of not-as-expensive presents. It makes the wrapping so much easier though!
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