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[tyvin]

This isn't about bragging or anything like that; through our possessions a story is told. So what was your favorite gift this year.....or a card or even a Christmas moment that meant the most to you and why.


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For me I received a linksys 3000 from my youngest son. We have 5 devices in our house that currently run through a router for wireless capability and lately my old linksys wasn't doing the trick. I was constantly being kicked out (I live in a large condo) and it was annoying. So far with the new 3000 it's been oh so sweet(I am impressed).

My son is 12 and doesn't have a job so I gave him the money and told him what I wanted and where he could find it (so shoot me I'm a mom). We had a wonderful Christmas.

[Wheelsonfire]

I was given the gift of peace.

Electric only came back on, along with the heating, still without water but it has been soooo peaceful since no one could get to me to bother me in this "festive" season.

I'm hoping for a three in a row for next year...

[mcwriter]

The best Christmas I received was to see my son & daughter share a special Christmas between them (I got my Christmas wish).

They are 4 years apart and growing up they have always had tension between them. Now that they are older I get to watch them grow closer and this Christmas Season was really neat as I got to shop with each of them for the other and really see how much they care for each other. Oh, and just for added illustration, our daughter got to co-host a radio show, recorded on Christmas Eve and which aired Christmas morning. Our son was so supportive and impressed with her. Such a change from when they were 12 and 8 and hated each other! haha!

Funny thing was, they each got one large gift each which required both of them to have to rearrange their bedrooms. My son got a refrigerator for his room (don't laugh, he's 21) and my daughter a lovely Japanese cabinet with carvings on the top and doors
(she's into Asian-y things)....these were things they gave to each other by the way (with just a little help from mom & dad) and clearly they have been listening to each other throughout the year---we could see it on their surprised faces.

We nixed on visiting anyone as we all agreed we just wanted to be home with our own family. We took turns and read the Christmas story from the Bible (our family tradition), we shared stories of Christmases past, laughed until the tears were streaming, ate way too much and just had the best Christmas ever!

[LeahC]

I had a bike pump for my tyres haha x

[mcwriter]

oh, oh, a late Christmas gift...

My older brother who lives and helps out my parents far, far away from us, got them a webcam for their computer for Christmas and we just had our first video call via skype.

It was awesome, since I don't get to go visit them very often at all. Very cool.

[Soryfam]

The best part was having everybody here together and seeing the kids all obviously enjoying each others' company. My favorite gift was a book on history in Northern Colorado (I'm a history buff). My son-in-law saw an article about it in the newspaper, thought of me, went and bought it himself and saved the article in the paper for me. The though behind the gift is just awesome. I was very touched.

Sandy

[wheelinmom]

all my gifts were great, but my special moment was going thru old photos and school papers, my kids are now 23, 21, and 19, they have grown up so so fast. it was amazing going thru their school papers and drawings and the laughter that was present in my home at that time. i always get so mad at my self for keeping so much "junk" and always wondered why i kept 20 year old papers, report cards and drawings.....now i know why and i am pleased that i did. moments like that are pure treasures of the heart that no one can take away, and better than any gift ever received. for that i feel very blessed.

[S&W Winger]

I gave my mountain bike to Old Jack...he fixes them up for underprivileged kids...


Best gifts received you meant? My SO and Mom and brother along with friends all here/home...also countless calls...and more visiting and visitors yet...also received a lot of stuff...

Edited by S&W Winger, 26 December 2010 - 10:48 PM.

[Ratticis]

Being home for Christmas. That and the food!

[Travelling Blackbird]

The best gift I got was a story written specially for me by my oldest and dearest friend. He wrote it by hand, and gave me the only copy. It made me very very happy.

The gift I gave that I feel the proudest of was, funnily enough, for him, and even more interestingly, was also a story! We had not spoken about the idea beforehand, so it was quite a surprise to find we had the same idea. I did my story as a comic book, a seven-page story of love overcoming obstacles.

Wheelsonfire, on 26 December 2010 - 05:47 PM, said:

I was given the gift of peace.

Electric only came back on, along with the heating, still without water but it has been soooo peaceful since no one could get to me to bother me in this "festive" season.

I'm hoping for a three in a row for next year...

Glad you got the peace and quiet you wanted. More glad that your heating's back on!

[jenny407]

My best gift was a new camera - a Sony. Still digital, but with a lot more gadgets and much better quality than my old one.

The best moment? One evening with friends - laughing like crazy over next to nothing ("What was in your espressos?"). It was especially good as my friend has reasons to worry. All lost in the magic of a happy moment.

And the concert last night. Down memory lane - a concert of a formerly locally famous group. All the people came from parts of the world to share memories, listen to and dance to old songs ... Ha ha, how some have changed, how some haven't. Great evening. Shaking off all the Christmas sentimentality and hoping for longer days and shorter nights now. Rock it! =)

[dangerousdave]

2 lap trays to replace my well worn out ones
How would we get along without them

[McTavish]

Having all the family together and just enjoying being alive and having such a wonderful family.

[Smileyblue]

We were all together, Mummy and my Father, my Sis, her hubby and their two kids, my aunt, my Granny, me and my son.. We had a lovely day together, telling stories, joking and playing games, and let's not forget the fantastic Christmas lunch my brother-in-law prepared! He's definitely the pro cook in the family! ;-)

[mcwriter]

Why does it seem like men are better cooks?

[dangerousdave]

Were not just better cooks - were better at everything

Better go and hide now

[jenny407]

dangerousdave, on 27 December 2010 - 02:44 PM, said:

Were not just better cooks - were better at everything

Better go and hide now

Ha ha ha ha ha ----
------ go and hide - fast and hide well! I'll find you and you can guess what that means!

The cheek of it! The idea! Oh really!

Jenny, upset

(BTW: My husband IS the better cook. But still ...)

[greybeard]

mcwriter, on 27 December 2010 - 02:36 PM, said:

Why does it seem like men are better cooks?

The answer should be obvious to a woman.

You ladies always maintain that men can only do one thing at a time. THAT's why they are better cooks.

Men concentrate on the job at hand and don't get distracted by the womanly desire to stick their noses into everything else that's going on around them.

And - as DD says, we are just better at everything anyway.

[mcwriter]

You know, it's really true, men can focus on just one thing, give it 100%, while we women are always trying to juggle a milion things.

This is where the term "scatter-brained" comes from!




<get a grip, Criss>

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dangerousdave, on 27 December 2010 - 02:44 PM, said:

Were not just better cooks - were better at everything

Better go and hide now

Apparently, you're not better at spelling.

[dangerousdave]

Apparently, you're not better at spelling.

Of course i am
Just take all those silly rules and throw them out with the rest of officialdom bunkum
Then you have the perfect spelling machine -- ME

I'm also good at hiding -- utherwise you ladies would have found me by now and given me a good whipping...sighhhhh

[jenny407]

dangerousdave, on 28 December 2010 - 01:28 PM, said:

Apparently, you're not better at spelling.

Of course i am
Just take all those silly rules and throw them out with the rest of officialdom bunkum
Then you have the perfect spelling machine -- ME

I'm also good at hiding -- utherwise you ladies would have found me by now and given me a good whipping...sighhhhh

Ah but dd has special rights as far as spelling goes ----
---- even I, the perfect German teacher, admit that. Go ahead, dd --- spell as you wish. It's all the modern spelling reform anyway, you know.

BUT: If / When I find you - you're in for a good whipping indeed --- that anti-females remark is not forgotten and not forgiven!

[dangerousdave]

Your whip or mine Jen

[Smileyblue]

Lol.. Keep it down to a mild roar boys n girls! ;-)

(DD who cares who's whip it is, its the whipping that follows that's. All that matters!)

[StillFingers]

Best gift, seems kinda selfish, but silence and peace about the house. Although the reason was my mother-in-law's passing, Linda and I are together again, getting re-acquainted, for the first time in seven plus years able to focus on each other...free to do what we please when we choose.

Edited by StillFingers, 28 December 2010 - 02:11 PM.

[tyvin]

StillFingers, on 28 December 2010 - 02:10 PM, said:

Best gift, seems kinda selfish, but silence and peace about the house. Although the reason was my mother-in-law's passing, Linda and I are together again, getting re-acquainted, for the first time in seven plus years able to focus on each other...free to do what we please when we choose.

I am glad your mother-in-law found peace at last. The best to you and linda; you give so much, you deserve to be happy.

[DannyR]

StillFingers, on 28 December 2010 - 02:10 PM, said:

Best gift, seems kinda selfish, but silence and peace about the house. Although the reason was my mother-in-law's passing, Linda and I are together again, getting re-acquainted, for the first time in seven plus years able to focus on each other...free to do what we please when we choose.

No need to feel selfish when things like this happen people react differntly. It often brings people closer together. I don't know your situation all that well but I'm guessing that for the last 7 years you have cared for your mother-in-law nothing selfish about that. It's not always easy to admit but there are times when the suffering of a loved one ends that there is a feeling of relief.

[jenny407]

StillFingers, on 28 December 2010 - 02:10 PM, said:

Best gift, seems kinda selfish, but silence and peace about the house. Although the reason was my mother-in-law's passing, Linda and I are together again, getting re-acquainted, for the first time in seven plus years able to focus on each other...free to do what we please when we choose.

Yes, Jerry. That's not selfish. Both of you did so much for her. You made her life these last seven years so much better.

Feel you deserve every happy moment with Linda. Enjoy each and every happy moment, Jerry.

[Edinburgh Colin]

jenny407, on 27 December 2010 - 02:54 PM, said:

dangerousdave, on 27 December 2010 - 02:44 PM, said:

Were not just better cooks - were better at everything

Better go and hide now

Ha ha ha ha ha ----
------ go and hide - fast and hide well! I'll find you and you can guess what that means!

The cheek of it! The idea! Oh really!

Jenny, upset

(BTW: My husband IS the better cook. But still ...)

We are better cooks and my present was Christmas dinner formy wife and kids

[jenny407]

Edinburgh Colin, on 29 December 2010 - 02:04 PM, said:

We are better cooks and my present was Christmas dinner formy wife and kids

Yes, Colin, the Scottish are great cooks - Scottish males too, I'm sure.
I'm not upset at YOU - how about inviting McTavish and me to a really good Scottish dinner?

(Thanks in advance. My holidays are in August .... LOL)

(Am I off topic? No, that would be Colin's gift to us ...)