Austin's Birthday

Austin won a 32" TV today! Woo-hoo! Now Austin is trying to talk me into buying a new entertainment center so we can house it downstairs in the living room. And here I thought he'd want to have it upstairs in his room so his video games would have any better definition. 

Ultimately he did decide to set it up in his room. He hasn't left that chair yet. Netflix now has Animaniacs and Austin can sit three inches away and watch it with wide eyes.

Now, Austin's birthday is coming up. I bought Austin's birthday gift 3/17/15. Yep, over a year ago. About two weeks, I asked Austin how he wanted it presented to him. He said gift-wrapped, of course, which is a challenge. So I put a towel in a shirt box (his towel, in case he gets any ideas) and wrapped the box with a note saying, "My nephew told me to wrap an empty box. That idea should have occurred to me without his help." And every day since, I've been shaking the box at him. "Do you know what you're getting? Any guesses? You can unwrap it now."

Yesterday, I told one of our friends all the ways I'm going to prank Austin for his birthday and one of the pranks I decided not to pull.

Me: X said I should prank you mercilessly.
Austin: That &*^#
Me, shaking the box at him: You can have it. It's only 16 days early.
Austin: You can't threaten me. I've got a TV.