Most of what I gave this year was clothes. Dave really needed some new tshirts and I don't think he even had a sweater to wear, so I got him a bunch of those. I also got him a jacket from LL Bean that will be good for him working outside (it's water and oil resistant), and a pair of winter boots to keep his tootsies warm, lol. Sorel makes good boots, and he needed more than just the steel toe boots he had for work.

For Dave's girls, well, can I just say I had way too much fun shopping for them?? I went to Aeropostale and Hot Topic and American Eagle. Got them jackets and hoodies and long sleeved tshirts. They loved what they got, and I was so thrilled, because the one daughter is a tough cookie to please.

My mom... I gave her a clay jar that I made in one of my after school flex programs. It was really ugly, and just so hideous, lol. But they made me promise I wouldn't buy them anything, so I said you have to display this proudly because it is a work of art from your child, lol. It was supposed to be based on the old medicine jugs they had in the south, where they had scarey faces on them and all that. So, it was supposed to be ugly, lol.

My dad, I made him fudge. The only problem is, like always, my fudge never turns out right. Either you eat it with a spoon, or in this year's case, you have to smash it with a hammer (which is what dad did). It got so hard, it was like a 5lb hockey puck, lol. Seriously!!! Dave ended up making a new batch of fudge, with a different recipe, and his turned out great, so I did have something to give him. But like a true dad, he loved the hockey puck fudge, and insists on eating it even though it'll crack your teeth!