Case of the Missing Gift

Little Kat is away visiting his grandfather for Christmas. Kit Kat's boyfriend came over to eat Christmas dinner with us. My brother went to church in the morning. When he came home, Momoko thought we should proceed to gift opening.

We went round robin. Kit Kat had the most gifts. Finally my brother opened all his gifts. But he had not opened the one I gave him. I went over to the Christmas tree and tore it up. No gift for my brother. I went downstairs to my study. No gift.

I figured maybe I gave his gift to another friend by mistake. Later my brother stood up to take his gifts to his room. There on his chair was my gift. Somebody must have placed it on his chair and he sat on it.

Thank goodness. I thought I was going crazy there for a second. I knew I wrapped my brother's gift. It was a keychain with a heartfelt message inscribed on it. I doubled wrapped it in an envelope and then some wrapping paper because it was small.

The Passing of Latte

Latte was the last of the trio of gerbils we bought. She has been getting old. I noticed she had a bit of spunk left in her. She would climb up to the top of the couch and try to get to the front window. Kit Kat said she has been weak recently.

Today at lunch, I saw Latte moving about in her cage. She was walking funny. It was if she had a bad hip or something. She moved from one side of the cage to the other. Then she stopped. She seemed like she was still alive. But there was something definitely wrong with her.

Little Kat said he saw her laying on her side, and was hardly breathing. Kit Kat stopped by from work before going out to happy hour today. She said Latte was not doing very well this morning. And she confirmed that Latte had died this afternoon.

The kids will probably bury her outside tomorrow. The only consolation is that Kit Kat inherited two younger gerbils from a friend of hers. Those two are Morgan and Baily. Not sure how old they are. Maybe one year old. They have a lot of life left in them.

Lunch at Burger King

I normally eat Chinese food for lunch. However today I wanted some burgers. I like the double cheeseburger from Burger King. They sometimes have coupons for $3 double cheeseburger meals. I used the coupons up already.

Instead I opted for a $4 two bacon cheeseburger meal. I dined in to eat the food hot. The guy at the counter told me the onion ring sauce cost 20 cents apiece. I had him ring me up for two of them. Brought one home for future use.

Even with the sauce upcharge, you can't beat the deal. Lunch for under $5. Pretty tasty too.

The iPhone SE

My current iPhone is started to have some problems. When I am making calls, random digits are inserted into the phone numbers I dial. This is problematic as I make business calls daily. My solution is to get a new phone.

I am not going to be like Little Kat and get the latest phone from Apple. I want a phone that still has a home button. And I want one that has the old style plugs for old headphones. I found the perfect fit - the iPhone SE.

The iPhone SE seems to be a rebranded older phone. It is either an iPhone 5 or an iPhone 6. But the form factor is smaller. I like that because it can fit in my pocket easier. I really only use my phone for phone calls and texting. I take an occasional picture. Hardly ever browse the web with it.

Momoko controls our cell phone plan. I asked her to upgrade my current phone to an iPhone SE. At first, our provider only listed assorted newer iPhone models as possible options. Drat. But Momoko somehow did a search that uncovered the iPhone SE as an option. Let's hope it is everything I dream it to be.