We're down to the final sprint in gift-buying, any hints?

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:47 pm

I got all Hen's presents in one mad rush yesterday, the only way to do it for me, and it always works.

oldr_n_wsr · Post by **oldr_n_wsr** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 7:32 pm

I buy my presents for her to give me and she buys her presents that I give to her. No size/color/type problems, no returns, we get what we want/need.
Christmas is really about my kids, even if they are 26 and 30. Oh, and the dog, he's only 7.

kristina · Post by **kristina** » Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:13 pm

I was going to treat myself to something or other; instead the endodontist gets an extra boat payment...sigh.

I've been making and putting up relish and chutney, and will start a batch of lemon marmalade this afternoon, so there will be a few things to put bows on!

TPFKA@W · Post by **TPFKA@W** » Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:40 pm

We said no gifts but I went out and got him a new shop-vac and blew about $500 on new clothes for him which he is not good about doing for himself. He is going to be so mad at me, tee-hee. Meanwhile since I have to work so much from tomorrow through the weekend he is cooking me a Christmas dinner of lamb and the trimmings for dinner tonight.

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:42 pm

Typical female trick to make a man feel small and mean and wrong. My wife made that mistake once. Sadly for her, I am small and mean and wrong so she's never heard the end of it

TPFKA@W · Post by **TPFKA@W** » Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:52 pm

It will be ok, he will make it up in February on our anniversary. Usually with diamonds of some sort.

Jarlaxle · Post by **Jarlaxle** » Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:55 pm

Same as the last few years for me: any gifts addressed to me will be destroyed unopened.

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Wed Dec 23, 2015 7:08 pm

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Wed Dec 23, 2015 7:17 pm

Jarlaxle wrote:Same as the last few years for me: any gifts addressed to me will be destroyed unopened.

Guess I shouldn't have mailed that brick of Ben Franklins then

oldr_n_wsr · Post by **oldr_n_wsr** » Wed Dec 23, 2015 7:58 pm

A man can always use a shopvac.

New clothes, not so much.

Econoline · Post by **Econoline** » Thu Dec 24, 2015 3:27 am

(Especially for Jarl...)

BoSoxGal · Post by **BoSoxGal** » Thu Dec 24, 2015 5:20 am

Beer Sponge wrote:
bigskygal wrote:I have a 10 year old single malt Laphroaig that I bought for my office 'bar'; I would send it to you, but too costly. I'm going to hang onto it and hope I run into a friend or relative who likes scotch whisky in my travels.
Care to take a trip to Canada? Bring the bottle!!

Which province? How's the weather?

wesw · Post by **wesw** » Thu Dec 24, 2015 12:24 pm

I m with gob.

I used to get a fairly good bonus most years, a few days before Christmas, and I always did my shopping in one night..

I like to say..., "i don t go shopping, I go buying...."

this year the extent of my buying was two guitars, holly did the rest.

I did make my son a fish club out of a piece of ironwood I had laying around. I attached a float to it that I found on beach, on the Wicomico river, when he was still in the womb...

merry Christmas everyone.

wes

Bicycle Bill · Post by **Bicycle Bill** » Thu Dec 24, 2015 6:53 pm

wesw wrote:I did make my son a fish club out of a piece of ironwood I had laying around. I attached a float to it that I found on beach, on the Wicomico river, when he was still in the womb...

A FISH CLUB??
Most of us use a rod and reel or nets, or occasionally spears or a bow-and-arrow. I never thought fishing involved hand-to-fin combat.

-"BB"-

wesw · Post by **wesw** » Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:46 pm

big fish, small craft....

good for braining wounded deer too!

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