Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for December 07, 2014

As long as she doesn’t jabber about it too much she just might get away with the ruse for the next 3 weeks.

“yeah, yeah….whatever.”

I once moved into a new house and having little furniture I did that with the unpacked boxes until I could buy more furniture. The boxes were unpacked yet all who saw them wanted to see what was in them. They did not understand when I answered, ’ look around, that is what’.

new grill?

It is probably a book, an ornament, or a sextant…the size of the box simply allows enough packing peanuts for shipping “safety”.

Brilliant idea – if Janis doesn’t keep talking about it. A guy will promptly forget anything he’s told about “new” furniture, drapes, etc.

I once hid a recliner I purchased for hubby I our two younger girls’ bedroom, which general resembled an explosion in a clothing factory. He walked past it several times and never noticed it.

@Dani Rice That is too funny

It’s obvious. It’s a new end table. (Just what Arlo needs…)

guaranteed, if she had not said anything he would NEVER notice.

Right now, my computer monitor is sitting on the computer monitor box…

Hidden in plain sight…

To most men….What’s an end table??

Presumably there will be a christmas day punchline to go with this…

Me? I’m guessing an LP. Those things were awful to wrap as a surprise.

When I was little, my parents hid big gifts (like a bike) at the childless neighbors’ house. When I got older, I hid my mom’s presents there too.

Boxes DO make good end tables

I know someone who’s’ mom did that with a new TV for her husband. Except the new TV was covered with a table cloth and turned into the TV stand for the OLD TV. For a whole month he were looking right at his present and didn’t know it.