Today is my dad’s 59th birthday.  He has been feeling it in a non hip-hop wannabe gangster way (more like ‘ow – my hip’) all week.

We have had real trouble deciding what to get him as, well, he already has everything he wants.

My brother and I discussed getting him a Wii but with my current unemployed status decided to leave that for another time… Maybe… But Mum wants one too so who knows?

Man at Work

He has his allotment but he has everything that he could ever need for it.  Mum got him books, DVDs, clothes and stuff which took most of my ideas away and Adam… I have no idea yet (he’s still away at Scout camp) but it’ll be his usual brand of genius.

So, Mum and I decided Dad needed to collect something.  We all collect something in this house except him (Me – penguins (I know, original, right?!), Mum – ducks and the Bro collects meerkats) so after much wondering and then wandering round we hit our favourite ideas shop (Eden) in St.Annes and decided on… cows.

I have always loved the Cowparade cows especially since the Manchester Parade in 2004, and wanted to find a model of one of my favourites… and bless, Eden had it in.

A cow attempting to deceive the butcher by pretending to be a fairground attraction
A cow attempting to deceive the butcher by pretending to be a fairground attraction

Of course, though, as soon as I buy a gift for anyone I have second, third and fourth thoughts about it… and then I start to panic about it.  That happened last night… but to be honest it was too late to… y’know?

LUCKILY, he loved it and now, forever, we have a goto gift… so that’s one less thing to stress about.

SO, I was awake long enough to give him his gift this moring before he went to work… and then I got up again about 4:30 this afternoon. I get the feeling that this may be the way things are going to be all weekend (tomorrow I have to be up early for Scout things and then on Sunday sorting out another PC with a virus and have to be up for Dad’s birthday meal… oh and then another early morning Monday.  Oh fun.

Anyway, Happy Birthday Dad – big one next year!