Thoughtful gift giving

We try to involve The Boy in deciding what gifts to give at Christmas. It's always interesting to see what he comes up with.

I can't say what he got his dad, because MFH sometimes reads this blog. I will say it is something they can use together, and his dad will love it. He made each of his grandmas a bird's nest out of a gourd and an ornament for the Christmas tree, something he does each year. He bought his grandpa a game for his G@meboy, as they both love video games.

He told me he wanted to buy me a ring, to replace the one I lost at T@rget. I said, "Honey, I didn't lose a ring at T@rget." "Yes you did, mommy," he said. I asked him when. He said, "Remember when we were shopping and you blew your nose and your ring fell out and we couldn't find it on the floor?"

Ah yes.

A few months ago I had a bad head cold. Well, most of the fall for that matter, but that's beside the point. I have my nose pierced. At the time, I was wearing a simple stud that just bent down along the inside of my nostril. When I blew my nose and wiped it, the nose stud fell out and I couldn't find it.

It just warmed my heart that he remembered that, and wanted to replace it for me. I don't recall caring that much that I had lost it, but apparently it made an impact on him. Everyone should put that much thought into their gift giving.

MFH came to me a bit later and said, "The Boy wants to buy you a ring to replace the one you lost at T@rget. Do you know what he's talking about?"

Yes. Yes I do.