Calendars.

So every year at Christmas, Grayson's Uncle Ricky picks out a special desk calendar that he drops in everyone's stocking. You know the kind: they sit upright on your desk, they're 4"x5" and you tear off a page at a time. They come in an assortment of options and designs.

Well, I learned about these famous calendars in the first four months of my dating Grayson. Upon his return from Christmas in Jonesboro I saw his calendar proudly on display in the guest bathroom. I distinctly remember thinking, hmmm that's kind of weird how he's so obsessed with reading that calendar every day, but oh well. I chalked it up to something quirky about Grayson. But I was wrong, oh so wrong! I didn't know the power in these little things until I got one of my own.

Sadly, I can't remember what my first calendar was in 2006. But last year, I distinctly remember getting a "Bible Trivia" calendar. It had questions about Scripture and you had to answer via multiple choice or free response. Jessica (my previous co-worker) and I had a blast trying to guess the answers every morning. It was fun to see how much Bible trivia we actually knew (or didn't know). I should add another note about the calendars. Not everyone gets the same calendar! Apparently, Uncle Ricky spends a lot of time in the store choosing appropriate calendars for each family member. I didn't realize this until this year.

Apparently Uncle Ricky stuck with the current them in my life.

Can you guess which calendar I got?

Garfield!!!

I didn't catch the irony until just the other night when I was catching up on lost days and I asked Grayson, "Do you think Uncle Ricky gave me a calendar about cats on purpose?" Grayson and I both assume he did, but we're not completely sure. Anyways, this calendar is very funny and I enjoy agreeing with Jon Arbuckle on his frustrating encounters with his cat.

The real reason for this post is for the calendar that Grayson got ... "Battle of the Sexes". You can imagine how this goes every morning in a house full of two extremely competitive individuals. I literally have to hide the calendar b/c otherwise we would already be in March with Grayson keeping track of the score. Speaking of score, I am currently winning. Unfortunately though, this week I feel the questions have been extremely skewed toward the male perspective. I'm sorry but I tend to be of the opinion that if a MAN can't even answer to the MALE question, then it should be null and void.

We haven't decided if we will play weekly, monthly or yearly. We need to determine either a punishment for the loser or a reward for the winner. Regardless, we have fun each morning as we get ready for work because of these wonderful little calendars. I strongly suggest getting one next year, they are very entertaining (and enlightening)!