tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post8682374313954916283..comments2023-10-12T10:10:26.191-05:00Comments on Second Effort: Curmudgeon's holiday blogging plans gang agleyThe Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-72082610558193887972013-01-03T16:40:51.344-06:002013-01-03T16:40:51.344-06:00Those make up counters at Macy's are a pain in...Those make up counters at Macy's are a pain in the you know what. You hit on a sore topic with me. <br /><br />I have a 15 year old grand daughter who for the last year I had planned on giving her a sewing machine. I have had it since May in the back of my closet covered with a blanket in case she would have went looking. Oh it's a nice one, A Brother, that does everything. A better machine than any I have ever had for myself. As Christmas got closer I went my Merry way and bought her every gadget imaginable for her new sewing machine. Extra needles, bobbins, enough thread to last a lifetime, a big sewing box, and when Jo Anns fabric had a sale I stocked up on fabric for her. <br /><br />Two weeks before Christmas my son comes to see me. He is the "Dad" and he tells me ..."She doesn't want a sewing machine, mom"...He went on to inform me that she has never even asked for a sewing machine. I was aware of that but I thought getting her one and paying for lessons would maybe spark an interest. Evidently I was wrong. He then gives me this list of stuff she would LOVE to have from Macy's make up counter on the Sephora side...Oh Lord, I went there and got her these two eye shadow palettes that were FIFTY dollars each...Yes, 100.00 for something called Urban Decay Naked palette eye shadow number 1 and number 2...So she got her eye shadow for Christmas and was a happy happy camper and a brand new sewing machine still sets in the back of my closet. Fifty dollars Curmy, for eye shadow, and their were two of them that had to be gotten. Maybe the tide will turn and next year she will want a sewing machine. We will see. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-37229258257683710582012-12-26T16:27:21.186-06:002012-12-26T16:27:21.186-06:00merry christmas (a bit late) curmy. we've mad...merry christmas (a bit late) curmy. we've made it through another year. how many has it been now? you were one of my first commenters. hope you have a wonderful new year too!<br /><br />smiles, bee<br />tyvcEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.com