Top Ten Presents - 2017 Xmas Story

Last year there was a heart warming holiday blog post about my younger son and his fine sense of humor. When I saw this envelope, it seemed like a good opportunity to post another story about Mr. Haha even though it is not visually stunning.

The 2016 Xmas Story

He made the gift certificate and envelope for my 2015 Christmas present. At the time, my mom had hit her *sell by* date. She had always said that 88 years would be the right number of years to live. Not too long after her 88th birthday in August, she started to deteriorate. Nothing too troublesome, but just enough that my son must have heard some comments from me that indicated I was getting to be a little overwhelmed or frazzled with eldercare. (She did end up dying 9 months after her 88th birthday.)

Here is the gift certificate. I love the globe-map he drew in the background. He was a big map drawer when he was a kid. And he is a southpaw. And he hooks.

Here is the text in case it is too hard to read on a screen:

G-Free, Inc.

Congratulations, You're a Winner!

Hi, we at G-FreeInc (Grandma Free Incorporated) have hand selected you as our annual recipient of one hired assistant to aid in the day-to-day chores that go along with grandma maintenance. This offer is valid for one full year with the option of a renewal contract for the same amount of time at no additional cost pending the satisfaction of the contract holder upon completion of this year's service.

*Your hired aid may be contacted @ 555-855-6556, however we cannot guarantee their ability to aid at every moment of the day. It is possible that your hired aid may potentially be assisting other grandmas elsewhere. We thank you for your understanding of this matter.

We invite you to exercise your option on this contract and reap the benefits of:

- having more free time

- saving on gas mileage

- going out in the winter...forget about it

- not having to deal with senility

and many more!

Once again, this is a wonderful opportunity and we invite you to join us & free up your life again!

Sincerely

Hunter Wilson

(CEO & Founder)

It should come as no surprise that I am cultivating this kid to be my caregiver in the event that I need one. I've told the other two kids that Hunter will inherit the house if he figures out how to take care of me and doesn't park me in a nursing home.

And he really did make an effort to spend time with his grandma. He even posted pictures of the two of them playing Yahtzee on FaceBook.