Christmas is coming

Provisional

OMG , where did the time go?
SWMBO's presents crisis looms again
Can't buy her any more iron sets since she doesn't play or
Maybe a new driver?
Do you guys struggle finding your lady's gifts too?

Rickochet

Provisional Do you guys struggle finding your lady's gifts too?

At our age of 67 it is difficult to come up with gift ideas. Usually something will pop into my head or I will just ask her for some gift ideas. My wife's hobby is doll house miniatures. She sent me a link for a new kit that just came out. I sent her a link for a new golf bag. It sort of takes the surprise out of opening gifts but bit it takes care of the gift ideas and we get something that we can actually use. I will also pick up a few "stocking stuffer" gifts. We don't exchange gifts with anyone else. Gift giving got to be such a hassle for the entire family that we mutually agreed to not do gifts. We do get gifts for the grandkids. We also send a gift basket from Crackerbarrel to each of the kids houses.

ZWExton

Wife and I don't get remotely excited for holidays. It's wonderful!

SVonhof

My wife would absolutely love it if all of the family would agree to skip getting gifts of any sort for each other this year. She has tried for years, but to no avail.

letthebigdogshunt

We never did do that. She is so much like me it is not funny.

sdandrea1

I ask her what she wants
She tells me what she wants
I buy it for her
She loves it
You're welcome.

Provisional

Well , she said she would like another police emergency band scanner since hers was old/inoperable .
Anyone recommend a good one ? I'd imagine police communications would be scrambled nodsys to avoid bad guys using it against them .

mikeintopeka

Provisional - free scanner apps to listen on your smartphone is the new norm nowadays.

LBlack14

"here's a hundred bucks, knock yourself out", seems to work.

sdandrea1

LBlack14

Along those lines, I usually surprise her with a gift card or two from her favorite shopping sites/stores.

Typhoon

We just order something we want and then she wraps mine, I wrap hers plus a few stocking stuffers. By the time Christmas rolls around I forget what I had her wrap for me anyway!

Typhoon

Also on the topic of Christmas coming...those friggin Hallmark Christmas movies!!!!! Someone please make it stop!!! That's ALL my wife watches from day one until the end of them. And...she DVR's them ( which I delete ). Every room I walk into no matter what time of day or night...she's got one on. Then she leaves the room and I'm sitting there with it on. If I change the channel she yells from the other room. I yell back , "I'll tell u how it f#%#ing ends...they all end the same way". Same actors and actresses in every movie.There was even one with Lyle Lovett and Willie Nelson in it...

Spuzz

Typhoon .those friggin Hallmark Christmas movies!!!!!

lmao!

ZWExton

Typhoon I plan to make my wife watch the first season of Spartacus soon. That should torpedo any ability to appreciate a Hallmark movie.

rsvman

Typhoon I. feel. your. pain.

They all have the same ridiculous cheesy music going on in the background throughout the entire movie, too. I can tell she's watching a Hallmark movie just by hearing the stupid music. For crying out loud, get rid of the background violins for a few seconds once in a while!

Eguller

Easy. We both golf, so we give each other a trip South during the Winter season. Works great.

Provisional

rsvman That's funny. Girls love those tear jerker touchie feelie movies . My lady is into the ID TV channel how sum ever. Hope she's not planning the perfect murder. She has one in her sewing/bedroom that stays on until sleep setting energizes. They're kinda too much reality for me.

GLFTPS

Don't Forget BILL KROEN'S 2018 GOLF TIP A DAY CALENDAR 😎

fatshot

Reminds me of one of my favorite Henny Youngman one-liners......

"I like to give my wife practical gifts.....last year I had her electric blanket rewired!"

garyt1957

We never buy each other gifts. It seems silly, it's all coming out of the same income. We buy what we want throughout the year. We tend to save our money for doing things, rather than having things.

Provisional

garyt1957
We're like that too. For our 50th anniversary we remodeled our kitchen . We still try to find a couple of less expensive happys to open Christmas morning with our daughter who still stays with us. Bless her heart.