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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I'll start: a Black Hills Gold Tricolor Antiqued Opal Ring!
More Jewelry is always a nice gift...esp.when you're in the doghouse...
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Whats the hurry? There's plenty of time left. |
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Location: south east Michigan | The G.P.S. she asked for...
and the ear-rings she didn't. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Field Turf |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
Field Turf aka a putting green. |
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Location: SoCal | Actually, Toby's in Phoenix. He might have meant a new front lawn.... |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | All 5 years of "Boston Legal" on DVD. Don't ask, just buy.
And, Frangos. Every year. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | She's still supposed to be working off the Porsche from last year, but she bought herself a new dining room chandelier today. If both girls make it home safely, she'll be plenty happy. |
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| Orchestra seats to an upcoming show of Celtic Lady - plus jewelry that she picked out. |
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Location: Omaha, NE | A totally sweet, twin-bag vacuum!
Oh, and one of those shiatsu massage chair thingies. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Thanks to Karen's suggestion, I tried to get a gift certificate to a tea room that was close to our house, but it closed its doors. |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | She's getting a dog...an Italian Greyhound, my kid is getting one too.
I'm going to be living in their doghouse though for attempting to buy another Adamas I :D |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | 7 swans a swimming and 8 maids a milking...
on Waterford Crystal glasses - only 4 to go!
And some other stuff... |
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| Hey, she's got ME! Everyday is Christmas. What else could she possibly want? |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | It's a surprise.
She hasn't told me yet. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I'm going to be living in their doghouse though for attempting to buy another Adamas I
Tim; Bro: Good news! I have room in mine...come on over! :D ;) :rolleyes: |
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Location: Tennessee | A new frying pan ... the current one has all kinds of head dents in it. :rolleyes: oh, and little lacy something. And a little lacy something else. And a plane ticket so Max can be home at Christmas. A couple of boxes from Isabella Bird and a couple from Eddie Bauer. Le Creuset in red. A small shiny object yet to be procured. And a new song. From the heart. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Now, this is the truth. She wanted to be able to have instant hot water at the kitchen sink, so I bought a hot water recirculator that mounts on the heater and keeps hot water in the pipes at all time. Works great, and she's happy.
Honest, that's what she asked for. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by Omaha:
A totally sweet, twin-bag vacuum!
Oh, and one of those shiatsu massage chair thingies. That first present sucks :D |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Samsung flat screen for the kitchen |
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Location: Cincinnati | 1966 Fender Stratocaster. She won't be happy. |
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| A ukelele.
Seriously - it's what she asked for.
It's a bit smaller than what I bought me. Pics in due course. |
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Location: closely held secret | Oddly enough, me. Or more to the point, me on CD, which is even more disturbing.
I kid you not, the only thing she wants from me this year is a CD of me doing some original songs I've written, in "demo" style, just me and a guitar, no production, no dubbing, nothing extra (she knows if I get buried in trying to make it "perfect" - which never happens - it'll never get finished).
Getting it "right" all the way through for one take - it's harder than I thought it would be.
Shopping was easier. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
A new frying pan ... the current one has all kinds of head dents in it. :rolleyes: Lady Weaser's got one of those too but I'm afraid to get a new one what with all the advancements they've made in metals these days...do they make Nerf pans? |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Not a thing. We stopped this ritual a few years ago and decided that year-round buying and gift-giving was way more fun. |
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Location: south east Michigan | "and decided that year-round buying and gift-giving was way more fun."
Good idea Prof.
Pam & I are heading more in that direction as well. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Must say we've discussed it as well and I wouldn't doubt that there comes a day where we end up with one little something under the tree and a vacation in January or something along that line instead. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by Weaser P:
I'm afraid to get a new one what with all the advancements they've made in metals these days...do they make Nerf pans? They do |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Not quite Nerf but I guess it would save on dents.
In the pan at least. |
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Location: San Ramon/Canandaigua | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
oh, and little lacy something. And a little lacy something else. as if hey baby wasn't bad enough... :p
haha
and i don't have one to buy gifts for... what do i win? |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | pebble, all I can say is enjoy it (the lack of worry about gifts) while you can.
As for me, the gold / coral earrings have been bought. the problem is her birthday is coming up in early January. I like the TV for the bedroom, or a gift certificate at amazon for cookware. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by pebblemax:
what do i win? Sanity and a savings account! :D |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I don't have anyone to buy for either. That's how I could afford to get that Hamer for myself. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Aside from assorted bobbles and chotzkies...
I'm building her a 12/11 Standard Hammer Dulcimer. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | So the warden's finally allowed you back in the shop after the 'cedar shiv' incident? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | They couldn't pin that one on me.
I have this wicked splinter in my palm I just can't get out. Any suggestions? |
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Location: PDX | Originally posted by Omaha:
A totally sweet, twin-bag vacuum!
Oh, and one of those shiatsu massage chair thingies. Ooooo .... i know where you're headed .
At least Tim will be keeping you company -- for a LONG time. Heck, i might end up there too -- i'm getting her an ironing board.
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
I have this wicked splinter in my palm I just can't get out. Any suggestions? An axe.
...ok, or a slice of potato. For some reason, a small slice of potato held on the sliver (by hand or a bandaid - though that might be difficult in the palm) seems to draw it out.
Make sure you wash the potato and the area well first.
Some people also claim a small amount of olive oil on the spot will help draw it out. Hold the garlic. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | We've had a few episodes of the "lets not get any presents for each other this year" backfires. A couple of times I took her seriously and she was disappointed. Several times the other way. This year I was worried because she said she was going to buy a chandelier for herself and I had given her what I consider much nicer hints for me. Last night I read an email from our daughter that I wasn't supposed to. I knew that because our daughter told SWMBO to delete the email as soon as she read it. Of course, SWMBO didn't do that. Anyway, she's getting me a car wash kit that I asked her to buy for our daughter who just got the new car. I was hoping the ear surgery she just had on Monday would help these miscommunication issues, but I don't think hearing loss is the problem. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
"lets not get any presents for each other this year" I've yet to see that work in our household. So this year it's shoes and an apron...
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Anyway, she's getting me a car wash kit that I asked her to buy for our daughter who just got the new car. I was hoping the ear surgery she just had on Monday would help these miscommunication issues, but I don't think hearing loss is the problem. This is what you're supposed to hear, Mark: "My Cayman needs frequent car washes, especially in the winter". |
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Location: Parrish, FL | Same thing she's getting me.....
... a pair of tires for the car.
Mine fit the front, her's the back.
Things are kind of tight this year and practical wins out.
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | I'm getting myself the rug that matches the new curtains. If Jack were here, he'd be getting old timey bluegrass or fiddle cds, practical stuff like flannel shirts and jeans, and I'd be getting whatever the kids suggested he get me. Bless his heart, there was this clueless streak that ran in his family (his dad had it, too), so Christmas morning was always a "hold-your-breath" experience when you saw his name in the "from" part of the tag. My blue-eyed fiddler definitely had an unconventional approach to gift selection......
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Location: Brisbane Australia | I don't have to think about it.
Don't have one any more :( |
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Location: Utah | Don't know what I got her, she buys stuff for herself. She never makes a list and refuses to name anything specific when I ask repeatedly. Then I'm in the dog house when I don't get that thing that she thought I knew she wanted. ? |
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Location: Tennessee | If you are clueless, the best course of action is to ask her girlfriends. They'll help you out and save your butt. After a while, they'll also turn into your reminder service and personal shopper. Everyone wins. |
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Location: Michigan | We went the route of not exchanging presents last year as we were saving for our 25th anniversary trip to Italy. It was a greattrip but we decided that we would exchange presents again this year.
I got her a new suit for work from Talbots. Very expensive and she would never buy it for herself. That was the fun of it. I may add a little compact point and shoot dummy camera to the stocking so she does not have to haul her dslr to birthday parties. Money is the only factor holding me back. To tell you the truth I am married to a gem. I am a luck guy. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Bobbo, the Cayman is covered in the garage. It doesn't even need dusting. Richard Paul Evans has another couple books out that she doesn't have. That was a Christmas tradition that got derailed and will get back on track this year. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Ding. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I'm REALLY dragging my feet on the copy of "Mama Mia". |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | 70 gallons of gas, to get us from Florida to this f@cking tundra...... |
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So What Did You Buy SWMBO For Christmas?