so we finally finished off the gifts and groceries. i have to say that when this stuff comes around, ch is an expert shopper. very meticulous and he sticks to the game plan. he's very generous and gets excited over getting groceries for strangers. if only he'd muster up that enthusiasm for our groceries, but it would never happen. i'd never see the guy standing in line for OUR things, but for strangers? hell, he'll stand in line with a big smile on. it's amazing.
so we got the smaller family done on tuesday. spoiled the kids with a dvd player, movies, barbies, and toy trucks. the kids will hopefully have a great christmas.
we just finished the larger family tonight and they were more difficult. the boys who were 16 and 14 got shaving kits that we loaded up with deodorant, body sprays, hair gels, and lotions, as well as hoodies and gift cards to cineplex and hmv. the 15yr old girl got a makeup bag with nail polishes and remover and a few other girly goodies inside, as well as a hoodie and a flat iron. we got her a $25 gift card to la senza. as for the 10 yr old boy, he was the easiest: he wanted games and lego so ch got him clue (which i hate because i can not play it successfully) and various lego contraptions. we loaded 2 carts full of shit for this family and it was a $600 load of stuff. we sincerely hope they're happy and ok for xmas.
all in all, the adopt a family thing is awesome. the only shitty part is delivering the stuff to the families. i could really do without seeing where they live or seeing faces. for now we are just playing it off that we are doing it on behalf of the salvation army and trying to just suggest we're delivering and not responsible for purchasing. if we can distance ourselves from it, it's much better.
charity, in my opinion, is best when it's faceless.
Friday, December 18, 2009
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so we finally finished off the gifts and groceries. i have to say that when this stuff comes around, ch is an expert shopper. very meticulous and he sticks to the game plan. he's very generous and gets excited over getting groceries for strangers. if only he'd muster up that enthusiasm for our groceries, but it would never happen. i'd never see the guy standing in line for OUR things, but for strangers? hell, he'll stand in line with a big smile on. it's amazing.
so we got the smaller family done on tuesday. spoiled the kids with a dvd player, movies, barbies, and toy trucks. the kids will hopefully have a great christmas.
we just finished the larger family tonight and they were more difficult. the boys who were 16 and 14 got shaving kits that we loaded up with deodorant, body sprays, hair gels, and lotions, as well as hoodies and gift cards to cineplex and hmv. the 15yr old girl got a makeup bag with nail polishes and remover and a few other girly goodies inside, as well as a hoodie and a flat iron. we got her a $25 gift card to la senza. as for the 10 yr old boy, he was the easiest: he wanted games and lego so ch got him clue (which i hate because i can not play it successfully) and various lego contraptions. we loaded 2 carts full of shit for this family and it was a $600 load of stuff. we sincerely hope they're happy and ok for xmas.
all in all, the adopt a family thing is awesome. the only shitty part is delivering the stuff to the families. i could really do without seeing where they live or seeing faces. for now we are just playing it off that we are doing it on behalf of the salvation army and trying to just suggest we're delivering and not responsible for purchasing. if we can distance ourselves from it, it's much better.
charity, in my opinion, is best when it's faceless.
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