So what did you get for Christmas? :)

[Catty1]

I got a kitten calendar for my mom. A last minute "from Santa" gift, but it was cute and we oo'd through the pics.

As she has felt she is a humanist more than a religious person, I also got her a copy of "The Good Book - A Humanist Bible". (Info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Book_%28book%29)

From her I got a new cervical pillow (for the neck) made of memory foam, a slipcover for the pillow, and a set of new sheets and pillowcases. The latter aren't inexpensive and I sure appreciated them!

I also got a pair of trousers, nice turtleneck and cowl sweater to go over it. Lovely!

And Mom and I had dinner at Denny's. It was great - real turkey, and just enough of everything, plus a light dessert.

A friend of mine got me a $25 grocery store card. Wonderful!

I got time with my 78-year-old mom for Christmas. Priceless.

[CountryWolf07]

To myself/from family/Mike/his family, etc:


- Nikon D7000
- BONES Season 6 on DVD
- Battery for my Nikon D700
- iTunes $25 giftcard
- Two Starbucks giftcards
- Two ChocoVine bottles - regular flavored and espresso flavored
- Gloves
- Blanket (handmade and it's covered in paw prints! Very warm too!)
- Dirty Sign Language - Everyday Slang from "What's Up?" to "F Off!" - interesting stuff, I honestly didn't know A LOT of this stuff in sign language.
- $30 from my brother (I will put it towards Starbucks)
- $100 and Ohio State ornament from my grandparents
- Apple wireless keyboard for my Mac
- Time Capsule 2TB Wi-Fi Hard Drive for my Mac

The biggest gift, really? A HOUSE. We get keys on January 25th/26th. Very much excited about it - we're looking forward to it!

[Taz_Zoee]

I got a:
*watch
*3 gift cards to Target
*three book set of I Can Haz a Cheezburger...too cute!!
*CaNdY!!! 2 packages of 1/2 pound Reese's....that's a total of 2 pounds!!
*Pj's, gloves and overnight bags
*Bruce helped me get my new car I got on the 14th

But the one thing that actually made me cry (happy, sentimental tears) was my mom took my baby blanket that a cousin or friend (can't remember) made for me before I was born and replaced the backing on it. The backing was so worn out it was all ripped up. She took new fleece and sewed it on and then pain-stakingly replaced a ton of little yarn knots on every corner of every single square on the blanket. The blanket has 2 inch squares all over it in all different colors. I opened that box and just burst into tears. I never thought she'd do that. She always mentioned doing it, but never had time. That was the BEST gift of all.....besides spending time with family.

[beeniesmom]

I really didn't get a lot. Some chocolate from hubby.
I did give a lot of gifts this year. I'm a little disappointed because some folks didn't even thank me.

[cassiesmom]

Pajamas from Mom and Dad (to be worn when i spend the night at their house )
A candle from my nephew and niece-in-law
A really pretty picture frame from my co-worker (we drew names)
My brother had me in the family grab bag but he forgot to check his e-mail so... no pressie. I was NOT happy.

Taz-Zoee, what a great gift! Beeniesmom, thank you for the reminder about thank you notes. I need to do those tonight. And I'm with the people who wrote about time with family because I did get a whole day of that and we got along pretty well!

[Taz_Zoee]

Pajamas from Mom and Dad (to be worn when i spend the night at their house )
A candle from my nephew and niece-in-law
A really pretty picture frame from my co-worker (we drew names)
My brother had me in the family grab bag but he forgot to check his e-mail so... no pressie. I was NOT happy.

Taz-Zoee, what a great gift! Beeniesmom, thank you for the reminder about thank you notes. I need to do those tonight. And I'm with the people who wrote about time with family because I did get a whole day of that and we got along pretty well!

I think your brother owes you a gift. Better late than never!!
We had the opposite happen in Bruce's family. His brother already bought gifts for everyone then got the email showing we drew names.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I got a $50 Walmart gift card from my brother and SIL in Texas. It's more like a credit/debit card so it can be used almost any where.

I got a check for $300 from my parents which I'm using towards payment of my new HP laptop that I bought myself for my b-day/christmas present.

The last two days I've spent a lot of time with parents which is nice because they're getting older and you just never know how much time you'll have with them.

[phesina]

What a wonderful present from your mother, Cindy! I'm practically in tears just reading about it!

[cloverfdx]

A pandora charm, spacer charm and chocolates. Oh and a turkey baster....dont ask.

X mas is only for the kids in this family apparently.

[phesina]

In addition to the pneumonia:

I got a really nice long-sleeve T-shirt from my brother and sister-in-law that has a huge pair of cat eyes on the front and underneath is written "Cat Lady." How so very appropriate is this!

And a lovely scarf from my nephew, who now that he is out of school and working and making money decided he wanted to give presents to people. He's a real sweetie.

[caseysmom]

A really amazing cuisinart food processor from my daugher, totally shocked it is awesome. This was from my youngest.

My oldest had a grandma poem put on a canvas from my new grandaughters which I just love and had a grandma sweatshirt made that I love, some jammies and I picked out a nice black Tignanello purse for hubby to give me.

[Taz_Zoee]

What a wonderful present from your mother, Cindy! I'm practically in tears just reading about it!

I know, I felt kinda silly but I just couldn't help the tears. I took a little nap last night with it. It is so heavy and warm.

I'm glad you are feeling better.

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

My boyfriend and I didn't really exchange gifts because money was tight. But I got from family:

A Kindle
$20 to a local restaurant
$20 to Olive Garden
new mittens!
body lotion, spritz, body wash, etc.
a pizza oven!
slippers
a new shirt



I forgot what my boyfriend DID get me...





RINGWORM.

Ugh, I thought he got rid of it. (We both work at a pet store and some of the cats that we received had ringworm. ) His has been gone for couple weeks, but we must have missed washing something. BOO!

Merry Christmas everyone!