Lords A Leaping

Since I'm equal opportunity, here's a list for the gents for my Twelve Days of Christmas gift plan...sans the swans a swimming, of course. (I hate swans. They really are quite mean.)

On December 14th, start with a plate of his favorite homemade cookies. Mmm. Good with cocoa. (You can go for store bought, if you're short on time.)

On December 15th, give him a few of these key caps. Great to differentiate between house key, office key and car keys. (They may not fit on all car keys, but they're so cute that I will cut them some slack.)

On December 16th, go to Radio Shack and buy a cable. Any cable will do. Guys love cables. Someone I know has a trunk full of cables.

On December 17th, buy some festive zip ties to hold the cables together. These ones are less offensive than the boring clear variety that look they should cinch up a Hefty bag.

December 18th...Does your man like to take his lap top to the local coffee shop, but perhaps has trouble finding a WiFi signal? Try this WiFi signal finding key chain! It will look extra snazzy with all those colorful key caps.

December 19th is a good day to sneak this one in.

To take the edge off from yesterday's gift, on December 20th, buy a little bottle of vodka and package it up in a pretty rocks glass with a small container of orange juice. Add some ice and enjoy.

On December 21st, mix it up with this sweet personalized Rubik's cube.

December 22nd, give a gift that will keep him organized. A birthday book! (Ok, you may enjoy this more than he will, but nobody has to know that.)

Go old school on December 23rd and give a mixed CD. (You could make a mix tape, but who has a tape player anymore?) Make sure that "Christmas in Hollis" by Run DMC is included in the playlist. Tell him Cathy "G" requested it.

On December 24th, plan ahead for New Year's Day by giving him this vintage ice bag.

And, on Jesus's birthday, give him the gift that he has always wanted! Guitar Hero II for Playstation. Who doesn't want to rock out with a wicked guitar solo like Randy Rhoads? The guitar controller even has a whammy bar! How much fun is it just to say, "Whammy bar"? It's a helluva lot of fun. Plus, you can helpfully shout out, "Play some Skynyrd!" It's good times for everyone. (Except maybe your neighbors.)

Happy Holidays, love birds!