Christmas present!

[plugger]

HEHE Darth... plugger could be another "smart you know what"  Get used to it.  Can you handle two of them.  lol

Darth and I do like to tease each other off and on.  She calls my wife the martyr, the saintly one for putting up with me (hard to argue with).  (Don't tell her, but Darth made my hero(heroine) list after I heard her give an Irish finance minister what-for on a radio program)

[dwcrawford]

Hehe.  Darth loves me but she'll never say so...

[Darthvadar]

Ha Ha!!!!...

Hello Chris... Hello Dan...

Your wife IS a martyr, Chris... ANYBODY married to you qualifies for martyrdom!!!... Yep... you know the difference between a man and a Saving's Bond, don't you???... The bonds mature!... I've been getting a bit of a ribbibg for giving our estemed Finance Minister a hard time when he was trying to defend Welfare Cuts and Prescription charges in his budget speech... Enjoyed it greatly!... Hee Hee!!!.... I'd call it a 'Frank Exchange of Views', or a 'Difference of Opinion!'... Another politition described it as 'slaughtering the poor f****r!...  Here's the link if anyone's interested  http://www.ika.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=87&Itemid=81 ...  Click on 'Listen back'... I'm the fourth caller!... I got two goes at him... Second go after he waffled for a while!...

Dan, I DO love you!... You are a complete and utter PITA, but I love you!!!... You're a cantankeras old boot, but you're OUR cantankeras old boot, and I couldn't do without you!... And yes, Dan... I'm a woman.. I'm MORE than capapable of coping with both of you!... Besides, in the unlikely event of my struggling, I'm sure Chris's martyr will help me out!...

Rerun... Mum gets regular UTI's... And whichever doctor prescribes her antibiotic at the time ususlly says "Drink plenty of water with this!!... Now EXACTLY how in the name of God is she supposed to do that???...

Love to all, and keep the banter coming, Gentlemen... I enjoy it SO much!...

Darth...

P.S... Anyone for a bycycle???.... 

[dwcrawford]

I'd love a bicycle but woulld I have to go to Ireland to pick it up?

[fc2821]

       The bicyle story was pricless. Thanks for sharing.  So was the story about the doctor's advise to your mother. Had somewhat the same experience when seeing my "regular" doctor recently. She was looking down at my files and asks, "Do you regularly exercise?"( For those who don't know I have mobility problems and have to wear special boots to stand or walk. These boots weigh 3 kg. When you have difficulty walking and standing that is a bit of extra weight to lug around.) I just looked at her and said, "just walking is exercise, for me."

     Ah, but I digress. Back to the topic. One of my wife's friends gave us fudge, cookies with nuts, and a box of chocklates for Christmas. Of course as much as I'd like to I can't it them. My wife who could eat them won't for two reasons. Because I can't and because she wants to loose weight (something her friend also knows).  I can't get angry with her friend, she ment well. Just a lapse of though.  As for the goodies, we gave them to others who have no dietary restrictions.
 

[dwcrawford]

Ok, I'm breaking the rules but just this ones to turn the tables on all the bad stuff.

My freinds gave me a huge Godiva Choclate basket with lots and lots of chocolate goodies because they know my labs show low phos. and pot.  They say I should eat it while I can.  Damn Mike and Jill, I love you two.

Ok, back to the weird gifts.  Booze is kind of bad for a kidney patient but what the heck, I'll see what I can do with it over the year. 

All I wanted was a puppy... and a bicycle.

[Darthvadar]

Yes, Dan....

Not only will you have to come and get the bycycle... You'll have to go to the shop and chose it!!!... I'm certainly not doing it!!!... Flipping bycycle for a Wheelchair User... Oh boy... Some people are SO daft!...

Oh and yes, the medical staff... One cardiologist arranged a 'Stress Test' for me... Now EXACTLY how am I and my wheelchair supposed to use a treadmill!!!!... Oh Boy!...

I've a friend who volunteers with a Day Centre for needy people... They supply meals to anybody who turns up... No questions asked...   He's calling to collect all those foody items tomorrow... The needy will probably enjoy it all...

Darth...

[kitkatz]

MY hubby -a loyal Republican- received at the family Christmas party- My Life by Bill Clinton. My mother laughed until she cried when she saw the gift. My hubby was aghast!

[fc2821]

MY hubby -a loyal Republican- received at the family Christmas party- My Life by Bill Clinton. My mother laughed until she cried when she saw the gift. My hubby was aghast!

A classic!     

[paris]

I will tell a story about my stupid gift giving.   A few years ago, I picked out a lovely black nativity set for my sister in law (african-american) . Our families were all together and having a great time exchanging gifts.  I noticed my sisters husband was just sitting there.  Some how I had mixed up the name tags and Ed (a 6'4", white, chief of police) is holding this delicate porcelain nativity and Patty has opened a big book about Harleys!   Opps!    Ed wasn't going to say a word.  He just thought I had really lost it!