Friday, June 12, 2026

A Mother's Day Gift for Hick

I forgot to tell you that Hick got a Mother's Day gift on May 6th. Oh, he didn't get it for ME. He got it for himself. It was a surprise. He DID send me a picture of that gift, in SilverRedO.


They are fake tulips, with several gift cards also "growing" from the pot. The gift cards were from girly boutiques (instead of manly boutiques, heh, heh) in the local area. 

"Look what we won from the abstract office"

Hick said WE, but turns out it was only HIM. He said the gal who does our closings at the regular title company we use had called him. She said they had been putting everyone's name in, and had a drawing for this Mother's Day gift. Hick's name was drawn.

Did Hick present that gift to ME for Mother's Day? Nope. He gave me a card. So there's that. I would not have used those gift cards anyway. I don't really need fake tulips. It would have been the THOUGHT that counted. As it was, he gave all the gift cards to The Veteran's daughters, who are in their early teens now, and like girly stuff. The fake tulips are sitting on our marred coffee table. I think they partially obstruct Hick's view of the TV when he sits on the long couch to fold his underwear and socks.

As for the state of SilverRedO in that photo... it might help you understand why I have such a hard time keeping up with the flip bills Hick eventually submits to me.

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  1. Well that is nice of them to do a little gift giveaway, I am sure the girls loved the cards! Meanwhile, I don't even fold my underwear good on Hick!

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    1. Yes, the giveaway was nice. We had no idea, even though we'd been in their offices twice in the preceding couple of months.

      I imagine the girls got some good girly stuff with the cards. Even as little kids, they liked fake nail kits and such toys.

      Hick's underwear might sit on the couch a few days, and then a few more days after they're folded, with him just picking up a pair to take to the bedroom for the next morning. But he DOES fold his underwear.

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  2. I get so hung up in Hick stories, I usually snort when I find your lol humor comments: That he folds his underwear and socks.

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    1. It's not something you would expect from a man whose precious truck looks like a grandma's junk drawer!

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  3. I fold everything, just as my mother taught me, and then put it all away immediately, just as my mother taught me. It's easier for me than to leave it and have to do it later when I want to be doing other things.
    I did blink at the state of that interior, especially all the loose papers behind the sun visors. They look important so should be in a safer place. (as my mother taught me)
    It's weird that she left us to live elsewhere when I was seven, but as a grownup, I still do things the way she taught me.

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    1. You learned your lessons well. Hick's mom was not around much, being hospitalized with mental issues. His dad was blind, and swept the floor while barefoot, to make sure he covered all the area. Something I have never seen Hick do.

      Those papers are indeed important, which is tomorrow's issue with Hick!

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