{Not Quite} Susie Homemaker

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Bringing A Tradition to Life with the Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun! #BB4Me

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If you haven’t heard it yet, you will soon. You won’t expect it, and it’ll creep up on you, but as you’re turning down the aisle at the store, it’ll hit you- Christmas music!

Now, there are a lot of people who don’t think that Christmas music shouldn’t be played until after Thanksgiving, and I get that, but I say “Bah Humbug” to them. I consider the Christmas season to start on November 1st & continue on through January 1st. So it probably doesn’t surprise you that I’m already doing some shopping!

Wrapping Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun

I have a whole list of things I want to get for Shane that I need to whittle down, but the rest of the men in my life are always so hard to shop for. My dad likes movies but has them all, and Justin likes technology but controls our bank account, so I can’t splurge on a new gadget for him without him knowing. &My brother- well, he’s a 16 year old boy, so who knows what he likes.

a christmas story

This year though, I think I got him the perfect gift. Since my brother was very young, maybe 6 at the oldest {and I was 14}, we started our own Christmas tradition. Every year, on TBS, they play 24 hours of “A Christmas Story”. We would put the marathon on & leave it on all night, and my brother would come have a “sleepover” in my room. Since kids have trouble sleeping on Christmas Eve, we’d wake up throughout the night to a new scene from the movie, and throughout the course of the night we’d end up catching the whole thing in a completely random order. We’d watch the entire movie the next morning after presents, but it was always fun to try to guess what time it was by how far the movie had gotten since the last time we’d woken up.

The tradition continued for years, and even lasted until the first year that I moved in with Justin. Our apartment had a guest bedroom, so he came over & spent the night that year. The following year we moved into a house with just a futon so we haven’t carried out our tradition since then, but we still talk on Christmas Eve & we both still watch the movie, apart but still thinking of each other.

daisy red ryder bb gun

So this year, I got him the most perfect gift- a Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun! {I know, he’s totally going to shoot his eye out.} Actually, to make sure he doesn’t do that, I’m also teaching myself about gun safety {I’ve never actually held a gun} so that when I take him to use his new BB Gun, I can teach him how to stay safe! I’m using this list of Ten Shooting Safety Tips from Daisy Outdoor as a guideline:

Ten Shooting Safety Rules[5]

In addition to the gun, I picked him up 6,000 BBs {that had better last awhile!} and a set of goggles. The store only had one set but since anyone near the shooter should wear goggles, I intend on picking up another couple of pairs so that we can go out & use it together. {You can see the rest of my shopping experience in my Google+ album.}

Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun

I can’t wait until my brother opens his gift on Christmas morning! Now all I need is a set of bunny pj’s that will fit a 5’9” teenager…

BB Gun Goggles

{Don’t worry, I got him goggles so he doesn’t shoot his eye out.}

Buy It: You can find Daisy Outdoor BB Guns & accessories at many outlets, including Kmart, Walmart, Bass Pro Shops, and Dick’s Sporting Goods.

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Note: I am a member of the Collective Bias Social Fabric Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and Daisy. #CBias #SocialFabric All experiences are authentic & all opinions are my own.

Comments

  9. Your bother is going to love his gift this year. I love that you have kept up the tradition. And for the record, I want the Pink Carbine Model 1998 for Christmas myself!

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  34. I like the Powerline Model 15XT because it looks nice and I find that handguns are easier for me to shoot than long guns.

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  68. I love the Mossy Oak Grizzly Model 840 with Scope.My oldest got his first bb gun at 9 and now my youngest wants his own.He already uses big brothers and is pretty good.

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  124. I think that PowerLine F16 Slingshot Model 8116 looks like a great gift for a boy. Lowcost and could keep him busy all summer.

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