Listening to DH wrapping my presents and I think he’s got me a live lobster

[WhenisitmyturntobePM]

It’s the only explanation. So far I’ve heard:

What the bugger….?
Breathe, just breathe…
1….. 2….. 3….. 4
Right I’m not wrapping it. I’m just not.
Arrrrrggggghhhhh

And the best…. ‘Fuckinora!’

I’ve offered to help but it didn’t go down well.

For context, we usually get each other about 3 presents and he’s been wrapping for an hour.

DH just came out with my small pile of gifts (nothing lobster-sized) and wondered aloud how it was actually possible to get worse at wrapping gifts with each passing year. There was, from what I could see, a LOT of tape involved.

I don’t wrap stocking presents, they go naked into the bag just as nature intended.

You poor thing. Sending virtual 🍷

Oh now that would have been sensible. What I did was use all the random bits of wrapping left over from the kids wrapping each other's presents. I swear they just hacked random bits out of the paper leaving about 20 pieces, none of which were large enough to wrap anything bigger than a pack of cards.

Have you seen the wrapped present yet? We have to know what's in it!

Fuckinora 🤣🤣🤣

I don’t think it will emerge from his office until the morning and I’m definitely not asking!

My DP went to wrap my presents over an hour ago, I think he's gotten distracted by YouTube... Although I know there's at least two trees, so they may be difficult to wrap (they should be very small currently though for anyone that's picturing 10ft trees to wrap! 😂)

Ah tiny bits of wrapping paper are the worst. I hate wasting it so save it religiously but then each time the leftover pieces get smaller and smaller until they couldn't wrap anything at all.

Dh apparently considered getting me a staffie puppy for Christmas. I don’t want a dog at all and if I ever did get one it certainly wouldn’t be a staffie. He’d better not have got me one.

🤣🤣🤣
I grinned when I saw your thread title OP and then burst out laughing when I read your post. Looking forward to your update tomorrow. Merry Christmas!

They use more paper than just wrapping and you do have to plan the dimensions at least with an example object or it's really easy to get the dimensions wrong but given the pain he has experienced this evening it sounds like a worthwhile time investment!

❤️

I can safely say after tonight’s debacle that I’ll never ask for trees, unless it’s an actual punishment. Your poor DP 🤣

i want a snake on speed!

Oh I so want it to be an actual lobster 🦞😂 ( live animal worries aside)
Fucking Nora = common swearing term round these parts of Yorkshire

I think we have identified a whole new category of punishment presents. Cactus, octopus, lobster, sieve, miniature trees, snake on speed, dolls house….

Has he been anywhere near Leicester Square , only I was at the theatre last week and there was a resturant nearby with a tank in the window....of live lobsters

Reminds me of this!

Place marking! Hope it's a great gift 🦞🎁💝💐

I'm jealous!!

I gave up trying to wrap a log splitter today. It's covered in tinsel.

Fuckinora as one word is fabulous 👌

So many laugh out loud moments tonight! I think you did right.

Should be fun opening a live lobster tomorrow. You might be saying more than Fucking Nora.