The year the #1 son was born, when he was a mere 15 days old, I was gifted with a Red Devil Vacuum. It was one of those handheld jobbers, a bit bigger and more powerful than a Dust Buster. There I sat, holding tiny #1 in my arm, unwrapping that magnificently inappropriate gift with the other, assisted by the young Veteran and Farmer H's Number One Son.
Upon the reveal, I said, "Oh. A Red Devil Vacuum."
Farmer H replied, "Hey! That'll work great in my shop!"
I never saw my Red Devil again.
But the purpose of this post is not to garner sympathy for myself. It is to illustrate the eclectic taste of Farmer H. I've explained how he thought about buying me Auction Meat. And how the mysterious Auction Bread turned up on my cutting block. But this Christmas, Farmer H turned his gift-giving acumen on The Pony.
An oddly-shaped package was hidden behind the tree, next to the light plug-in. On Christmas morning, Farmer H announced, "Oh, there's one more back there. It's for The Pony." The Pony has not yet reached the consensus that a gift from Farmer H is not always a good thing. He excitedly tore into the wrapping. What he revealed left us all smack dab in the midst of a bubble of silence.
It was an 18-inch tall, dark greenish-brown head.
The features were not exactly chiseled. But it had a face. And a ridge on top of its head like a funky hard mohawk, or an upside-down push broom like Marvin the Martian.
"Cool," said The Pony. A chip off the old Pop.
I got a Garmin ...... it is in the truck of he who drives a truck and is directionally challenged. After 37 years you just accept it and buy yourself a gift and wrap it. It is always exciting to see what he comes up with so I can call my kids and laugh.
ReplyDeleteKathy,
ReplyDeleteHas he seen my Red Devil vacuum?