Trying to get the feeling again…

I forgot to tell you - my sister Donna sent me a Christmas gift.  Now,  I don’t know if I have told you in the past that she is El Cheap-O!  I am all for it’s the thought that counts, if there is thought that put into it.  But don’t be buying yourself fake boobies, lyposuction, and tummy tucks while you are wearing your $200 jeans and carrying around your $500 purse and then get cheap on everyone.  Put some thought into it and mean it!  One year she called me because her mom was mad at her for buying her a notepad at the Dollar Store.  Donna thought her mom should love it because of the thought.  Her mom let her live in her house for 20 years 5 minutes from the beach in Redondo Beach, CA for $800/momth.  Her mom still goes to Costco and buys her groceries.  Yes, Donna is married and works.  But she has a hard time thinking of others. 

Anyway, I get her package and I dread opening it.  But I do and inside are shampoo samples for Kevin.  Her husband gets them for free.  She sends him two of  these tiny bottles every year.  I get a Sisters Are Wonderful daily desk calendar and a pair of santa socks.  So, I think to myself, “this is nice, I can put the little calendar on my desk”.  I unwrap it and look more closely at it and it is from 2006.  I promptly threw it away.  She is unbelievable.   I really want to say something to her but won’t.   I just sent her a card.  I can’t send her anymore gifts.  I am tired of spending $30 - $50 on her and getting nothing thoughtful.  It is not the amount - send me two pairs of socks that would be great.  I love socks.  But an expired calendar.  She has taken the cake and eaten it!  For my birthday she send me a bar of soap.  Almost nice thought but I don’t use bar soap.  So, she hates spending money on others  - okay but it doesn’t take a lot to be thoughtful.