Oh, yes, Harriet -- THOSE jackets would completely blow the budget around here. Wmart jacket, which I found about $5-$10 cheaper than A-river, can be a small portion of dgs' gifts, and he'll still feel like he's getting some "fun" gifts, too. Of course, your older boys realize what a great present that particular jacket IS, and it will last forever, or at least till they outgrow it & have to hand it down to a little brother. My dgs is outgrowing everything overnight, it seems, and our goal is just that he doesn't tear up the zipper before this season is over.
Another thing is, it's hard to find "fun" gifts for an 11-year-old boy whose favorite thing is his Nintendo Switch.
I mean, he plays basketball and baseball, but he doesn't need/want fancy equipment for that... he still likes board games pretty well, but those require others willing to participate... he doesn't really get into reading books, although he soaks up info from the internet... it's just tough to come up with something really good for him.
It has been a LONG day.
Bank, oil change, I had to go to liquor store to get dh some whiskey to make cough syrup with, (and so far it does seem to be helping. He only took one dose a little while ago, when he went to bed.)
We went to the Christmas parade w/ds & family, then dgd came home with us and I spent time entertaining her -- we had to do something of an art challenge, each of us drawing something.
Then she went to sleep and dh discovered his lab results from kidney doctor were available online. LONG PROCESS of reading up on all THAT -- just enough info to make dh more nervous. I'm giving ddil a copy tomorrow and having her check it over with her nurse's eye, see if she can offer any reassurance.
His glucose was 130 -- high for the very first time. I told him this is also the very first time he's had it checked without fasting. I think before they would start prescribing glucose, they would want a fasting reading, don't y'all think?
Sigh. He has just been in full Sheldon-mode the past two days.