The Most Perfect Gift Ever!

After years of trying, I do believe I have found the perfect gift for my brother. I am beyond excited for him to open it up on Christmas morning.

Background: My brother is almost exactly two years older than me. Even though we were both born in August, he is a Virgo and I am a Leo. Two more opposite people could not have been born of the same two parents.

He is logical, anal-retentive, meticulous. He must read the directions thoroughly before beginning anything. Everything must be "by the book". I think it's from his Army days.

I am emotional, impulsive, somewhat disorganized. I dive head first into things without reading the directions first. Heck, I'll make up my own rules to games. Why not? Pissing off the Rule Followers is fun!

He was a Geography major in college, with a minor in History. He knew from day one he wanted a career in the Army. He made Captain fairly quickly.

I was a Special Education major and never taught one day.

He's the family rock. I'm the family flake.

He is a fantastic dad, husband, and son and I am very proud of him. Even if he is anal beyond belief. *grin*

So, back to Christmas gifts.

I got him this Genographic Project kit (<--- click here) from National Geographic. It comes with a swab kit that he will use to gather DNA samples from his mouth, then send back for analysis. This process will test his Y chromosome and will show where his (our) paternal side originated from. It will also show a migration track. Should be interesting because my dad is half Cherokee with some Irish thrown in--and who knows what else.

I know he will be excited. YAY! If I have enough Christmas money left over I'm going to order a kit for myself so we can track our maternal side too. The project is a 5 year effort. National Geographic hopes to have over 100,000 participants.

So, have you ever found The.Most.Perfect.Gift?