Lucky cow! My hubby bought me jewelry again. I wanted more gadgets. The
girls at work think I'm nuts for not being happy with the jewelry, but I am
not a jewelry person......I don't even wear my wedding ring (think Jennifer
Paterson if you want to know why not) and earrings only to keep the holes in
my head open (go ahead, I deserve it). I wanted gadgets. I told him I
wanted a tilia....I took him to it....I pointed it out....said "gee, what I
could do with one of these...." I showed him the mini processor I wanted. I
even offered him the 20% we get off an item at Christmas from Wally world
for him to use on one of them........what's he buy me.....more freaking
jewelry!!!
-ginny

"Kate Connally" > wrote in message
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> Well, I told my aunt "No Xmas this year!" because
> I was too broke to buy presents. But she went ahead
> and bought me stuff anyway. Grrr! However, I'm glad
> she did because she got me one of my favorite things
> in the world. I went to her house for Xmas day and
> we all "opened" our stockings. In mine I found a
> microplane grater, a *large* jar of Cherry Republic
> Hot Cherry Salsa!!!!!, some Xmas candy, and some of
> my aunt's homemade peanut butter fudge. Yum. The
> Hot Cherry Salsa was what got me so excited. Now I
> have to make a trip to the Strip District to get some
> blue corn tortilla chips at Reyna Foods - the only
> chips worthy of that great salsa!
>
> I wasn't expecting the grater as I had never indicated
> I might like one and usually my aunt is very good about
> getting me things that she has heard me talk about wanting
> at some time during the year. I didn't think I would like
> a microplane grater but it is definitely much better than
> the old-fashioned kind of graters. I used it to zest a
> lime and it was awesome.
>
> I got some gag gifts and some not so gag gifts from my
> friends and co-workers. A lady in my office got me a
> lava lamp! I don't know what possessed her but I love
> it. I never had one the first time around so it was
> lots of fun. "But," I asked her, "where's the weed?
> How'm I s'posed to 'preciate it without weed?" ;-) ;-)
> She told me she no longer grows the stuff. Damn! ;-)
>
> A close friend got me a soy candle (holly berry scented)
> in a large glass jar that comes with a special ceramic
> "candle topper) which had a hole in the center to let the
> heat out and air in. The topper has a ring of Xmas cat
> figures around the edge. It's really adorable. She also
> got me a packet of Snowman Poop! That was hilarious. What
> it actually is is a package contain a packet of White Cocoa
> mix for 1 cup of cocoa, a handful of miniature marshmallows,
> and a gold plastic spoon with the bowl coated with chocolate
> for stirring the cocoa. It was very good cocoa.
>
> Another friend, daughter of the first friend, got me a
> bottle of Mexican vanilla when she was in Mexico on
> business and a nice Mexican design spoon rest.
>
> One of my bosses gave me a gift certificate for dinner at
> our new Ethiopian restaurant so I went there just before
> Xmas with the above-mentioned friends. The food was
> great.
>
> Another of my bosses gave me a decorative plate with
> a snow scene and snowman on it. And an anonymous giver
> left an Xmas tree-shaped candle on my desk.
>
> My sister sent me a book of cat stories but I'm not sure
> if it was just a spur of the moment gift or was supposed
> to be an Xmas gift. Doesn't matter. Should be great.
>
> Another friend gave me Xmas cat pin.
>
> Well, I guess that's it. Hope everyone else had
> a great holiday with lots of good food-related gifts. ;-)
>
> Kate
>
> --
> Kate Connally
> "If I were as old as I feel, I'd be dead already."
> Goldfish: "The wholesome snack that smiles back,
> Until you bite their heads off."
> What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
>