Reply #40: Here's my christmas list

[Samurai_Writer]

Mom:
Rocky Mountain Tower of Chocolate

Sister:
Digital Photo Frame

Brother-in-law:
ZEN daily calendar

Little Kids (3 nieces, 1 boyfriend's daughter):
Three sets of erasable pencils
Beagle Webkinz
Illustory kit
How to draw animals book
Fairy cookbook
How to draw fairies and mermaids book

My kids (29 and 26 years old)
Comforter set
Bath sheets
Digital photo keychain

Boyfriend:
The Official Soviet AKM Manual
Tupperware
Whatever - Green Velvet CD

Everyone else got 2008 calendars that I printed of my 13 best photos of this past year. I send out calendars every year to aunts, uncles, and far-away siblings.

As you can see, I don't make an effort to 'give equally'. I have a total budget, and I stick within it. But I try to buy according to the person's needs. For example, my 26 year old and his fiancee just moved into a new apartment, so I gave them the comforter and bath sheets. But my brother-in-law is a very non-materialistic sort, so the Zen calendar was perfect for him. I try to buy mostly for the kids (big and little).