We all know we don't need a bunch of new stuff every year. But that doesn't mean we don't like to get it.
All of my gifts this year were wonderful. Ma-in-law made me a gorgeous knitted scarf. And not a fuzzy old lady scarf either - a silky jewel blue scarf that took her at least 30 hours to make. Hubby actually spent day upon day making Pops-in-law a Cribbage board too, so I guess Pops and I have to make each other something next year to balance it out. Maybe I'll make him some hooch.
We got some other great gifts too, of course - almost everything on our lists. Beautiful jewelery, home decor, towels and sheets, makeup and bath products, gift cards, squash balls and sauce, just to name a few (those last two are Hubby's of course).
We also bought ourselves a laptop - which we LOVE. And with his own holiday winnings, Hubby bought himself an Ipod touch. He is, as we speak, laughing gleefully as he video-chats with his buddies in Hometown.
Even Patches and Tuxedo are in the gift-receiving spirit.
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| Tuxedo just loves checking out the gifts under the tree |
And Patch can't decide which she prefers...
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| her current food bowl... |
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| or the auto feeder that her fairy godmother got her. |
As for me, although I received several amazing gifts, I think I've identified my favourite.
This is my parka cape - ie, my new better-than-a-snuggie snuggie.
It has a zipper to allow for the conversion from head-hole to blanket, and pockets to keep my hands warm (or, in my case, to hold my remotes). The only problem is that when I walk up the stairs, it trips me, and when I sit down, it pulls backwards and chokes me.
Hubby says one day he'll come home to find me strangled by my own parka cape. That would be a shame, I guess, but nevertheless worth the risk.
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Love it.
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