What did everyone get for the holidays?

Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 11:14 PM

HereSince1628 (36,063 posts)

1. This year I got one present

a box of holiday colored (green and red) DOTS.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 11:14 PM

Chan790 (20,176 posts)

2. Books.

Cash.
Gift cards. (Indirectly, a desk chair and a new computer mouse.)

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 11:17 PM

rrneck (17,671 posts)

3. An Amazon gift certificate.

The Kindle Paperwhite is on the way.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 11:19 PM

onehandle (51,122 posts)

4. A half sized bottle of wine from the mini-bar.

Complements of the hotel.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 11:26 PM

AsahinaKimi (20,776 posts)

5. actually...

My Parents are in Osaka Japan visiting my Uncle's family till well after the first of the new year. (Wish I could have gone but my passport long expired.) We don't usually celebrate Kurisumasu, but they did send me a little cash before they left, because they know I love Peking Duck this time of year. I had enough cash to get some last night, and a little left over to buy some on the first of the year! Its amazing how far a duck will go for one person, so I am good for the next day or so! (I am stuffed now, bleh...haha!)

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Response to AsahinaKimi (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 11:47 PM

Odin2005 (53,521 posts)

9. I've had Peking duck once and it was delcious!

There is something almost divine about that crispy skin!

*drools*

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Response to Odin2005 (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 02:06 AM

AsahinaKimi (20,776 posts)

17. I am sure by New Years day..

I will be craving it again!

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Response to AsahinaKimi (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 08:16 PM

easttexaslefty (1,546 posts)

31. Hey, Kimi!

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Thu Dec 27, 2012, 06:53 AM

AsahinaKimi (20,776 posts)

52. hi hi

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 11:39 PM

Blue_In_AK (46,436 posts)

6. I had a great Christmas.

A surprise visit from my Denver daughter and grandsons, some redwing slippers, a very awesome tripod, a wallet, a Canon 8-15 mm fisheye lens, and this jacket (this color with a hood) made right here in Alaska.

[img]http://www.copperriverfleece.com/jw194.html[/img]

I am blessed to have a husband who spoils me.

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Response to Blue_In_AK (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 08:37 PM

GoCubsGo (31,112 posts)

36. I love that jacket!

Especially the one on the right with all of that COOL trim. You have a great husband! It would be a tough choice to have to decide on the color and trim for one of those jackets or vests. All of them are gorgeous!

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Response to GoCubsGo (Reply #36)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 09:00 PM

Blue_In_AK (46,436 posts)

40. I picked the brown because I'm an "autumn"

The more primary colors aren't good for me. And, yes, mine has the beautiful trim. I love supporting the local artisans.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 11:42 PM

a la izquierda (11,672 posts)

7. Massaging neck pillow...

and the Charlie Brown holiday specials on blu-ray from my hubby. Cash and a whole mess of baked goods.
The best presents were the kisses from the pups at the humane society where my husband works part time and where I volunteer.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 11:42 PM

Tuesday Afternoon (56,912 posts)

8. I got a driveway. tis a thing of beauty.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 12:11 AM

aint_no_life_nowhere (21,925 posts)

10. Phlegm

Actually that's what I once heard Harlan Ellison say on the radio. He said that growing up, his family was so poor that the kids got phlegm for the holidays.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 12:30 AM

harmonicon (12,008 posts)

11. A new computer...

I actually got it a month ago. I tried to say "no", but I didn't try that hard, I guess... so, on actual Christmas I got a new pair of Levi's, some macadamia nuts, and some family photos. My nephew got the most stuff... as we told him, more than everyone else combined, but he didn't quite believe it.

The best part was that on Christmas eve day, I got my passport back with my Swiss work visa in it. That's what I really wanted, because trying to sort that out had become a multi-week massive headache and delaying it much longer could have caused me big problems.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 12:46 AM

HipChick (25,466 posts)

12. The Flu

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Response to HipChick (Reply #12)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 12:53 AM

littlemissmartypants (20,063 posts)

13. Awwww that is

such a bummer. I hope you feel better soon. Peace. LMSP

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Response to HipChick (Reply #12)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 09:27 PM

Odin2005 (53,521 posts)

42. Yuck! I hope you feel better, soon!

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 12:57 AM

mokawanis (4,254 posts)

14. Hang gliding lesson

Kind of suspicious too. Last week I brought home my retirement statement from work and one of the items listed was how much dough my wife gets if I die before I retire. Today I get hang-gliding lessons as a gift.

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Response to mokawanis (Reply #14)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 03:07 AM

Blue_In_AK (46,436 posts)

20. Lol.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 12:57 AM

pscot (21,006 posts)

15. A fleece jacket

and several grams of medicinal herb. Thank you jeebus.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 01:21 AM

cynatnite (31,011 posts)

16. I got a new car, an ultrabook, an Ipad, a 3D plasma TV...

Okay, I actually got my entire family together with the grandchildren...that was way better.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 02:41 AM

woodsprite (11,450 posts)

18. A fleece jacket, ss ring, Indiana Jones DVD collection, book on canning.

I've never tried canning, but would like to. And Sims 3: Seasons.

The best presents though, were that we are all healthy and still in our home. We also got a present from our insurance co. Apparently the original adjusters left a lot off the estimated coverage for the roof repairs -- by about half! Soooo they're rewriting the estimate.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 02:51 AM

fizzgig (24,146 posts)

19. this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018265137

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 06:51 AM

av8rdave (10,547 posts)

21. A bookcase and an amp

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 08:56 AM

MissMillie (37,153 posts)

22. a cast iron dutch oven

which I wanted very much.

a bracelet, some candles, fragranced body wash and lotion, and an electric griddle.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 12:48 PM

tabbycat31 (6,336 posts)

23. an awesome weekend with an awesome person

Ok that was before xmas

Yesterday I got

$$ (which will be used to replace my phone that started messing up big time on Friday-- silly Mayans)
Gift card to Amazon to get stuff on my Kindle with.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 01:52 PM

siligut (12,272 posts)

24. Warm socks and sweaters, chocolates and all-weather tires

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 01:55 PM

kentauros (29,414 posts)

25. Assorted foods and snacks,

two gift-cards for Amazon, one gift-card for Chefs.com, and a check for some money

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Wed Dec 26, 2012, 02:04 PM

In_The_Wind (72,300 posts)

26. Rest.

Peace and quite, except:
the cooing from my flock of diamond doves
hellos and want_somes from the parrots
barking by the chocolate lab.
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[/img] peace and quite

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 02:24 PM

femmocrat (28,389 posts)

27. A new digital camera.

The old one was way too pokey for action shots. LOL

And some other very nice gifts (including a couple of Corgi items) from family members.

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Wed Dec 26, 2012, 06:08 PM

applegrove (111,839 posts)

28. Books, books and more books. I bought

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them all for other people to give to me so there were few surprises. My dad, cat lover, got a coffee table book on cats which he loved. He stopped opening presents right there and just looked at cats for the rest of the morning.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 07:31 PM

watch the sky (129 posts)

29. candy, cash, and a rum cake

I gave gift certificates to most, at clothing stores primarily so I don't have to guess the size.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 08:01 PM

tavernier (11,318 posts)

30. A gorgeous necklace,

gift certificates for manicure and pedicure, two scarves, a jeweled heart scarf clasp from Ireland, silver and crystal earrings, a hairbrush, two holiday ornaments, and my favorite... a cloth shoulder bag with a crayon portrait of a Florida panther drawn by my 11 year old grandson. Priceless.

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Response to tavernier (Reply #30)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 08:29 PM

Kaleva (34,022 posts)

34. I, for some reason, thought you were a guy.

Not that it matters if some man gets excited about getting earrings, a necklace, a couple of scarfs and gift certificates for a manicure and pedicure.

For a long time, I thought MFM was some nasty mother who liked to flip people off.

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Response to Kaleva (Reply #34)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 08:42 PM

siligut (12,272 posts)

37. Maybe you are thinking of Taverner

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=142485

And he is a guy.

MFM took his moniker in jest when we had a beloved poster named leftyfingerpop.

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Response to siligut (Reply #37)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 08:45 PM

Kaleva (34,022 posts)

38. You are right. I mixed up the names.

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Response to Kaleva (Reply #38)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 09:35 PM

tavernier (11,318 posts)

44. Yeah, Taverner and I have had some chuckles about our names

I was a regular on the board several years ago, but bush just sent me into a spiral so I had to leave politics for a while. I used to be KeysDisease, but since I couldn't remember any of that necessary top secret stuff (passwords, secret hand shake, etc.) to get back in, I just started from scratch.

Tavernier is the town I live in, in the Florida Keys.

Yeah I'm a girl, but I'm ok with guys wearing jewelry and getting manicures. I draw the line at Victoria's Secret though, since the guys who shop there are better looking than me. Not fair.

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Response to tavernier (Reply #44)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 09:41 PM

Kaleva (34,022 posts)

45. I've been to Key West a couple of times when I was in the service.

Had a lot of fun (or so I was told!) but it was damn hot! Then working the next day in the heat with a hangover made me swear off drinking. At least till knock off when me and my shipmates would go out into town and do it all over again.

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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 08:22 PM

GoCubsGo (31,112 posts)

32. A bag of Seven Monkey Fury and a new laptop.

The Seven Monkey Fury is coffee, BTW. It came from the local coffee shop. I got it from the couple for whom I am cat-sitting, along with a nice bottle of Chianti, which will get drunk if and when I ever find a damn job. The laptop is replacing the nearly-unusable hand-me-down I have, as well as my 10-year-old desktop, which is starting to deteriorate. Can't afford to lose computer/Internet access while I'm still job-hunting. Did I ever telly that I have great family members? I also got cash, and a gift card to 5 Guys Burgers from my cat nieces. I've never been... I also gave myself a bunch of gifts by taking advantage of My Coke Rewards. They had a bunch of holiday deals on gift cards, and I got several of them. Missed out on a couple that I really wanted, but still made off quite well. Can't seem to break my Diet Coke habit, so I might as well take advantage of it...

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Wed Dec 26, 2012, 08:23 PM

Kaleva (34,022 posts)

33. Food.

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Wed Dec 26, 2012, 08:32 PM

LWolf (46,179 posts)

35. I got

a lot of socks and a roku. (I think that's what it's called; something to allow me to stream netflix?)

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Wed Dec 26, 2012, 08:57 PM

handmade34 (22,277 posts)

39. no material gifts...

but I got a day to start setting up my "room"... arts, workroom, sewing, etc...

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Wed Dec 26, 2012, 09:05 PM

Iggo (46,447 posts)

41. A thermal, a gift card from guitar center, and that's it.

But that's how I like it. It really is better to give than receive, and it's great to be in a position to do that.

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Wed Dec 26, 2012, 09:30 PM

MissV (42 posts)

43. Kindle Fire

I also got homemade sea salt caramels, cookies and perfume oils.

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Wed Dec 26, 2012, 11:24 PM

JeffHead (1,186 posts)

46. Absolutely Nothing

Just what I wanted. I told family I didn't want to play the capitalist game of consumerism any more. I bought the kids some things because who can deny the little kids a toy or two. They will learn soon enough it's all a game and they can decide for themselves whether they want to play or not. As for me I'm out.

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Wed Dec 26, 2012, 11:50 PM

silentwarrior (250 posts)

47. I got perfume,

boots, book vouchers, money and sweeties

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Thu Dec 27, 2012, 12:30 AM

Gabi Hayes (28,795 posts)

48. a catheter

yowchie!!!

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Thu Dec 27, 2012, 12:34 AM

DearHeart (692 posts)

49. Gift card for the movies!

Haven't been to a movie for months and it's killing me!!

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Thu Dec 27, 2012, 02:16 AM

Initech (96,284 posts)

52 replies	Author	Time	Post
What did everyone get for the holidays? (Original post)	Odin2005	Dec 2012	OP
This year I got one present	HereSince1628	Dec 2012	#1
Books.	Chan790	Dec 2012	#2
An Amazon gift certificate.	rrneck	Dec 2012	#3
A half sized bottle of wine from the mini-bar.	onehandle	Dec 2012	#4
actually...	AsahinaKimi	Dec 2012	#5
I've had Peking duck once and it was delcious!	Odin2005	Dec 2012	#9
I am sure by New Years day..	AsahinaKimi	Dec 2012	#17
Hey, Kimi!	easttexaslefty	Dec 2012	#31
hi hi	AsahinaKimi	Dec 2012	#52
I had a great Christmas.	Blue_In_AK	Dec 2012	#6
I love that jacket!	GoCubsGo	Dec 2012	#36
I picked the brown because I'm an "autumn"	Blue_In_AK	Dec 2012	#40
Massaging neck pillow...	a la izquierda	Dec 2012	#7
I got a driveway. tis a thing of beauty.	Tuesday Afternoon	Dec 2012	#8
Phlegm	aint_no_life_nowhere	Dec 2012	#10
A new computer...	harmonicon	Dec 2012	#11
The Flu	HipChick	Dec 2012	#12
Awwww that is	littlemissmartypants	Dec 2012	#13
Yuck! I hope you feel better, soon!	Odin2005	Dec 2012	#42
Hang gliding lesson	mokawanis	Dec 2012	#14
Lol.	Blue_In_AK	Dec 2012	#20
A fleece jacket	pscot	Dec 2012	#15
I got a new car, an ultrabook, an Ipad, a 3D plasma TV...	cynatnite	Dec 2012	#16
A fleece jacket, ss ring, Indiana Jones DVD collection, book on canning.	woodsprite	Dec 2012	#18
this	fizzgig	Dec 2012	#19
A bookcase and an amp	av8rdave	Dec 2012	#21
a cast iron dutch oven	MissMillie	Dec 2012	#22
an awesome weekend with an awesome person	tabbycat31	Dec 2012	#23
Warm socks and sweaters, chocolates and all-weather tires	siligut	Dec 2012	#24
Assorted foods and snacks,	kentauros	Dec 2012	#25
Rest.	In_The_Wind	Dec 2012	#26
A new digital camera.	femmocrat	Dec 2012	#27
Books, books and more books. I bought	applegrove	Dec 2012	#28
candy, cash, and a rum cake	watch the sky	Dec 2012	#29
A gorgeous necklace,	tavernier	Dec 2012	#30
I, for some reason, thought you were a guy.	Kaleva	Dec 2012	#34
Maybe you are thinking of Taverner	siligut	Dec 2012	#37
You are right. I mixed up the names.	Kaleva	Dec 2012	#38
Yeah, Taverner and I have had some chuckles about our names	tavernier	Dec 2012	#44
I've been to Key West a couple of times when I was in the service.	Kaleva	Dec 2012	#45
A bag of Seven Monkey Fury and a new laptop.	GoCubsGo	Dec 2012	#32
Food.	Kaleva	Dec 2012	#33
I got	LWolf	Dec 2012	#35
no material gifts...	handmade34	Dec 2012	#39
A thermal, a gift card from guitar center, and that's it.	Iggo	Dec 2012	#41
Kindle Fire	MissV	Dec 2012	#43
Absolutely Nothing	JeffHead	Dec 2012	#46
I got perfume,	silentwarrior	Dec 2012	#47
a catheter	Gabi Hayes	Dec 2012	#48
Gift card for the movies!	DearHeart	Dec 2012	#49
Nice leather jacket, getting window tinting on my car, and got some money from the relatives.	Initech	Dec 2012	#50
Nexus 7 tablet. lovin' it.	auntAgonist	Dec 2012	#51

What did everyone get for the holidays?

1. This year I got one present

2. Books.

3. An Amazon gift certificate.

4. A half sized bottle of wine from the mini-bar.

5. actually...

9. I've had Peking duck once and it was delcious!

17. I am sure by New Years day..

31. Hey, Kimi!

52. hi hi

6. I had a great Christmas.

36. I love that jacket!

40. I picked the brown because I'm an "autumn"

7. Massaging neck pillow...

8. I got a driveway. tis a thing of beauty.

10. Phlegm

11. A new computer...

12. The Flu

13. Awwww that is

42. Yuck! I hope you feel better, soon!

14. Hang gliding lesson

20. Lol.

15. A fleece jacket

16. I got a new car, an ultrabook, an Ipad, a 3D plasma TV...

18. A fleece jacket, ss ring, Indiana Jones DVD collection, book on canning.

19. this

21. A bookcase and an amp

22. a cast iron dutch oven

23. an awesome weekend with an awesome person

24. Warm socks and sweaters, chocolates and all-weather tires

25. Assorted foods and snacks,

26. Rest.

27. A new digital camera.

28. Books, books and more books. I bought

29. candy, cash, and a rum cake

30. A gorgeous necklace,

34. I, for some reason, thought you were a guy.

37. Maybe you are thinking of Taverner

38. You are right. I mixed up the names.

44. Yeah, Taverner and I have had some chuckles about our names

45. I've been to Key West a couple of times when I was in the service.

32. A bag of Seven Monkey Fury and a new laptop.

33. Food.

35. I got

39. no material gifts...

41. A thermal, a gift card from guitar center, and that's it.

43. Kindle Fire

46. Absolutely Nothing

47. I got perfume,

48. a catheter

49. Gift card for the movies!

50. Nice leather jacket, getting window tinting on my car, and got some money from the relatives.

51. Nexus 7 tablet. lovin' it.