Ugly Christmas Present Contest

"Jimmie"    Art in Motion

It's official.  I have now won my 2nd contest against Joseph.  I've crushed him time and time again at pink-pong and now the verdict is in.  I beat him in our 1st ever Ugly Christmas Present Contest. The first Christmas I spent with Joseph's family I received a gift called, Art in Motion.  It was some moving picture of a dolphin jumping through the water.  One is supposed to hang it up somewhere, plug the gadget into an outlet, and turn it on.  My Art in Motion never made it to the wall, but it did make it to the closet of a spare bedroom.  I actually got it out to entertain Samantha recently.  As Joseph and I prepared for Christmas and eventually exchanged gifts we discussed past Christmas presents, including "Jimmie", the Art in Motion piece I received several years ago. Growing up Joseph and I both received ugly X-mas presents worth mentioning.  In his pre-teen years Joseph received a purple Minnesota Vikings sweatshirt.  Ironically, Bret Favre, now plays for the Vikings so Joseph's a fan, but way back when, Joseph had no connection to the Vikings.   Joseph still has that sweatshirt and I decided to wear it on a run the other night.  I beat out Joseph for the Ugly X-mas Present Title with an ornamental bird I received from my dad when I was 18.  Never did I mention or demonstrate a liking for birds, let alone ugly ornamental birds supposedly used as Christmas decorations. What 18-yr-old wants an ornamental bird???? Not sure if my dad remembers getting this for me.  If not, maybe these photos will trigger his memory!.... Watch below for video of"Jimmie".