I Never Get Credit

In my last post, I gave you some examples of how things are always my fault.  Well, not only are most things my fault, but I never get credit for the good things I do.  The most recent example: Christmas!  For the past few years, my husband, kids, & I haven't been able to go upstate for the holidays.  My dad's family always has their big get together on Christmas Eve, & my mom & dad never miss it.  I decided that I would invite my parents down for Christmas this year.  Lisa was going to be out of town with her husband's family, my brother was working, & Allison's boys get up way early of course to see what Santa brought, before my mom & dad can get to her house.  I never expected they would come, but to my surprise & everyone else's, they did.

They came down on the 23rd, we had a great day & night.  On the 24th, my parents gave my kids the presents from them so they could enjoy watching them play with them, not to mention it was in the 70's & they had gotten my daughter a bike.  Christmas morning came & I was very excited about the gifts I had gotten my parents this year.  They are very hard to buy for, my dad always has been, & the past few years, my mom has become difficult to buy for.  Even if its something like a new purse, she's use to her old one & puts the new one in the closet.  This year though, I new I had great presents they would love!

A few months ago, my in-laws & I both got web cams & installed Skype so my kids could see them everyday on the computer.  My dad is becoming somewhat more computer literate lately, so I decided they would enjoy this as well.  So, I got them a web cam.  I also made them a photo book from Shutterfly of some pictures my cousin took of our entire family before Christmas.  Something I knew my mom would sit & look at over & over & really enjoy.

Christmas morning came & I was soooo excited!  I let my mom open the photo book first.  She loved it, & so did my dad!  It was great seeing those smiles on their faces.  Christmas Eve night, I had Lisa Skype with us from New York, which my parents thought was the neatest thing in the world!  So, when my dad opened the web cam, I explained that now we could call him on the computer, as well as Lisa, etc, & see them whenever we wanted to.  They were happy about this as well.

So, half an hour later, my mom was looking at her book, & I asked her if she liked it.  She said, "Oh yeah, Lisa always comes up with the neatest gifts!"  HUH?  DO WHAT?  This was the first of many times she  said that to me, several that day, & several since then when she showed it to me when I visited the next 2 times!

Its the same story with the web cam.  As we were talking one night, I said, "Isn't this neat, mom?"  Her response, "It is!  I'm so glad Lisa set this up for us where we can see all of you.  We call her too on here." Lol, is all I can say.  I was the one that gave them the web cam, & installed it the next time I was at their house!

Oh well, at least I know they like my gifts, even if Lisa does get the credit!  I get to watch my mom laugh at my silly almost 4 year old daughter every night, & that makes me happy.  So thanks Lisa!  =)

Jennifer