What'd you give?

I gave my hubby a nice cologne, my stepson got Kraft Macaroni & Cheese (not available where we are...) My daughter got the houseparty ipod speakers, some cute undies and pajamas and "war of the worlds", "Lords of Dogtown" and "the Notebook"...

my Dad a Sacramento Kings t shirt, LeftyKid a Darth Vader cape and some new socks and underpants. I mailed a box of homemade vegan sweets to my sweetie.

When I see my mom and her husband I have a Home Depot giftcard for them, since they're DIY remodeling.

fun than getting.

Nothing great this year, some good (adult, though not x-rated) comics for my sister and her hubby. Some of my best gifts were given years ago, to my dad.

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For my 20 yr old an "E machine" computer, paintball equipment and Chargers jersey.

For my 15 yr old an MP3 player, a DVD camcorder and three cool T-shirts with his favorite bands on them, and a $75.00 gift cert for Best Buy.

For the lady that dumped me 2 days ago(I shopped for her before the dumping),a mister/humidifier that makes smoke and lights up(pretty cool looking), a bamboo bead panel that you hang in a doorway, with a butterfly on it, a set of professional darts and a DVD of "Big Fish".

one year... bought the fella I was seeing some uggs and a cashmere sweater. We broke up and I kept the sweater for myself and traded the uggs in for a new pair for myself!

No sense giving people things sometimes.

I just dropped it off at her place yesterday where she coldly greeted me, but squealed with joy when I handed her the gifts. I try to do the right thing at Xmas,I guess.
Text messaged her this morning to thank her for the gift she gave me, with no reply. She's not answering her phone.
I cant wait till January 2nd gets here.

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And life goes back to normal.

They've been sleeping on air mattresses for a few months. I bought the family a few movies.
Gave my father a gift of time...I found *the* drug prescription program that's supposed to save him a bunch of $$$$.
I *think* I got his bill down to around a third of what he had been spending a month on his meds.
Also gave the parents gift cards from Lowe's.
Bought husband's grandmother some new house shoes.
Husband and I didn't exchange gifts this year so that we could buy what we did for others.
We don't mind, it's not the first time we've had to do that. :)

Jan. 1st for $2500 per year. After that, he has to pay up until $5000 and then it kicks in again.

My FIL takes an enormous amount of medications, and this is going to be huge for him (and us)

His monthly meds right now cost $638/month.

A gift certificate to a book store to my mom, a hockey stick to my dad and some art to a few friends.

for the 13 year old.

For the 11 year old, a "real" light saber that lights up glowing blue and makes the genuine "wrrroooooweer" sound when you turn it on.

Daughter: iPod, several books she's been wanting, some horror movies, and stocking stuffers

Other daughter: Digital camera w/ software, movies, calender, several CD's, blank CD's for burning other music, and stocking stuffers.

now that's a generous parent!!!

merry xmas.

Redstone

:hug:

My older one got The Tao of Pooh. I gave Mr GoG a beautifully illustrated Tolkien "letters from Father Christmas", a book of opera synopses for my mom, and a lovely framed photograph for my sister.

And lots of other stuff...

They left the house last evening wearing all three...ready for bed and for Santa to come.

As well as toys and books and a Leap Pad. To the grownups, I gave various things. Not as interesting as what I gave to 5-year-olds.

teenager... now all she wants is cool stuff, nothing fun and silly anymore.

the Lewis Black book, "Nothing's Sacred," and "America the Book: The Calendar," an electronic Sudoku game and chocolate covered cherries for mom, and "The 40-Year Old Virgin: Unrated" DVD for my brother.

Beautiful earrings for two of them.
Fuzzy cuddly-feeling socks to all of them (a big hit!)
Homemade CDs of Christmas instrumentals and relaxation music
A lovely snuggly scarf
Celtic-design necklace
More earrings ...

Dat's it. Oh, they all got a big hug, too. :)

He got his BB gun. He's 10 today.

progdad got a laptop and Jerry Lewis's book.
progbro-in-law got the Lenny Bruce boxed set.
more gifts to give out in the next couple of days.

but damn! Some of the parting gifts around here are better than the game shows!

I give to people who truly need

a damn. :-)

A whole mess of Bush countdown calendars. My mom got a telescope. My girlfriend got a nice tea service because she is a tea maniac.

I don't pollute. :hi:

Hi, Ms merh... :hug:

Hello sweet Forrest. :hi:

It is good to see you out and about tonight. :hug:

I hope that means you are feeling better and I hope you had a very Merry Christmas. :hug:

Did you see my tree?
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Edited to fix that dang illegal code thing. x(

Blimey, but she's a lovely bird!

Hi!

:hug:

I'm much better, thanks, and looking to becoming all I can be as soon as my body can manage. No tree or anything here -- relatives all sick, anyway, so I stayed in my place -- but still very happy. And I did just see your tree -- I love it, and I love that someone sent it to you!

I hope that this coming year brings about a cornucopia of positive changes, and that includes for you to get back to where you once belonged, Jojo. Though, of course, getting back only with the additional wisdom and grace cultivated during the intervening time...'cos life's about to get better than ever.

:loveya:

:rofl:

And maybe we can explore the big shaft together...as you mentioned. You know, the one that plunges deeply into the darkness of that famous cleft....





(picture of mine added so we don't both get tombstoned) :D

I'm impressed.

him with you.

Thanks for the good wishes. Things will get better, it will just take time -- I know when I get discouraged I can come here and laugh and be recharged, thanks to you.

Merry Christmas! :toast: To good health and to 2006! :loveya:

daddy got a dvd recorder, 10 blank discs, a bottle of johnny walker black, an albert einstein action figure, a stuffed frida kahlo, a bar of his favorite soap and a box of his favorite licorice

seester got pikmin 2, animal crossing, a barista action figure (she's worked in coffee shops for the last 6 or 7 years), an absolutely awful awesome pair of pants, an obnoxious orange t-shirt that said washington state pine cone park and a magnet that says 'does my fat ass make my ass look fat?'

and of course, they both got my fantastic matzo ball soup

my love gets new year's eve in black hawk, complete with no nagging about how much poker he plays

i think the best present was the magnet

In light of the fact that I'm moving soon, so I only gave to my niece and nephew. He got the Shrek Chia Pet (that's what he asked for, oddly enough). She got two outfits. Fortunately she is still young enough that she isn't disappointed by clothes. I visited in September and recall not being able to even see the carpet in the living room as it was wall to wall toys, so I figured there was no need to add to the collection. I knew "Santa" would be giving her and her brother enough as it was.