Exciting Christmas gifts

[kainsworth]

What are you most excited about giving this year? My daughter's new friends at college, who have only known her for a few months, pitched in to buy her a new laptop. I was blown away by their generosity, although I know how easy my daughter is to like.

One of the things I'm most excited about giving this year is a pair of old Life Magazines that have JFK on the cover and have a two part interview with him - for my step daughter who is a huge history buff and is fascinated by the lives of the presidents. I think she'll love it.

I'm also going to have time to help again with the food baskets that a local group gives out to needy families. It's a lot of work gathering the things that are needed, assembling them, and bringing them to their homes, but such a wonderful thing to be involved with.

Got anything special in mind this year? What are you doing or giving that you are thrilled about?

[Callipyge]

I am waiting to see my husband's reaction when he opens one of his presents from me. He is a HUGE Vikings fan so I got him a Vikings jersey. He's going to love it!

My husband is also a real snot about guessing what's in packages, so I have to be creative. I wrapped it in a shoebox and put a book inside with it to make it heavy, and some rice so that it will make noise when he shakes it!

[kainsworth]

Ha ha! I love packages in disguise. Sounds like fun!

[Bull]

I think perhaps a Green Bay jersey would have been much more exciting. :>)

[Callipyge]

Probably so Bull, but I still have to live with him! :-o

[Lowell Brandon]

One year we gave my brother something in a very small box, about the size of a ring box. We put that into ever-larger boxes, until the final box was huge. My brother had to unpack probably a dozen boxes to get to that one tiny box inside. Boy, was he frustrated when he got to the last box!

[larry kremis]

You're sneaky Calli, good thinking.

[Aggie]

Getting my 85 year old father a Limousin bull. But I think needy family that receives the $50.00 goat I donated at church will be happy also.

[Callipyge]

You couldn't donate a sheep?! :-p

[Bull]

Very nice Aggie

[funesthememorious]

I get my kids gift certificates to stores they don't like and they eventually give them back to me. So I get buy what I want.

[kainsworth]

Hey Ags! Sounds like fun. I love getting silly things for the kids. You'll have to tell us how it went.

[BethD]

I got a 1/2 cord of wood delivered to my Mom's house and wheelbarrowed
to the wood pile and stacked it for her.
That was a good one.
She is old and cold, she likes her wood stove to stay warm and save on the oil bill.