Pickles by Brian Crane for December 25, 2023

Senior moment.

Seems like the plot of at least one episode on every sitcom ever.

I don’t know, Opal, that package of furnace filters isn’t that easy to hide.

There’s a reason I hide all the presents in the same place every year. Fortunately, Spouse is considerably shorter than me… and the kids live on their own.

Already installed the furnace filter?

Anticipation….

She was the sane one!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

Things are easier to find if you can remember what you’re looking for.

The advantages of last minute shopping!!!

Many years ago, my mom hid a Croquet set family Christmas present in the basement and forgot to put it under the tree. One of us kids found it later in the Summer, just in time to use it. We never let my mother forget that.

HAHAHAHA. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

It’s a Christmas present AND a scavenger hunt!!

That’s me, to a “T”!

Merry Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS, BRIAN!

Serves you right, Earl for wrapping her gift in a garbage bag and implying you put the wrong bag out for the garbagemen. Merry Christmas everyone!

I guess Earl got a proper gift and properly wrapped it after all.

It’ll turn up or it won’t.

Hopefully, this won’t happen at anyone’s home today…Merry Christmas, y’all!

No Roscoe on Christmas ?

Better to have got and lost,,,,,,,

so… it’s gonna be a late Christmas gift then. works for me! :J

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas

For a change I’m right where Opal is. I know I hid a card but don’t remember where.

OH Well. After 62 years, a kiss and a hug for my sweet blue-eyed girl isn’t the worst thing I can give.

Wishing a great holiday to all and sending high hopes for the New Year too.

WESOLYCH SWIAT(Polish)

Boy does that ever remind me of my mother! Mom would buy presents months before Christmas for us, wrap them, and then hide them so we kids couldn’t find them. The problem was, that she sometimes hid them too well, and forgot about them. We’d often get a Christmas present in February that she’d suddenly discovered.

That little box was wrapped up in the garbage bag with a bow?

Been there!

What about the furnace filters?

My mom did that one time… I found a prezzie in June in a little used closet

In this age of technology for everything,I just put a reminder on my phone’s calendar,including location,and voila! Pops up the day b4 and we’re good to go‼️

it’s her revenge for the trash bag, huh?

Christmas scavenger hunt!

So true!

One summer our neighbors eventually found an Easter egg hidden in their piano. The smell tipped them off.

What happened to the trash bags Opal?

♪♫ I’m dreaming ♪♫ of a FORGETFUL ♪♫ Christmas ♪♫

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

I bet it was an organizer. :)

If this was reversed, Opal would clobber him.

Earl! Don’t you dare ask her for a hint … that’s hitting below the belt. Try asking Roscoe … he probably chewed half the package.

I understand.

Man I can really relate to that one. The wife buys stuff year round as presents for people, puts them away and forgets about them. I found the other day 4 10,000 ma power banks stuck somewhere. I asked the wife about them and she advised she got them last year to give to kids, but she didn’t because the wireless charger didn’t work so she took two and I took two.

Turns out she didn’t bother to read the directions that were printed on single sheet of paper. If she had read the very short instructions she would have learned that you have to push the on button for the wireless charger to work. Oh well, there is one in my car and one in my camera bag now that will get plenty of use.

Merry Christmas – Brian, Opal & Earl

And there you have it….a slice of life at some point……..

Oh well… it’s the thought that counts…right???

…did you check the fridge??

Merry Christmas and welcome to my life…If I could remember where I put it.

First, it’s “Out of sight, out of mind”. Then, it’s “I’m going out of my mind!”. ;-p

Actually, this is a complete role reversal where Earl is usually the one who forgets where he put it.

Merry Christmas to all of you and all your loved ones.

Wrapped some early present and forgot were we put them…..4 months later we found them and the boys loved them…Told then Santa had lots of presents and over looked them then came back to make sure they got them….Works as the boys were little…..MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERY ONE…

I wonder why she thought the package stunk.

I go looking for things and forget what I was looking for.

I hope it wasn’t a puppy.

It happens. My wife found her stowed gift to me this morning shortly before our gift exchange.

❤️❤️

Then why wasn’t he at the toilet in the first place? And how can there be such a thing as Christmas Tree water?

I could see that happening to Earl, more than Opal.