Best Christmas gift you'll be giving. - Page 4

danax6 · #46 12-22-2005, 06:45 PM

I actually got a good one this year. Last May, my 'almost' sister (I call her that because while technically she is not my sister, we grew up together thinking that we were, so we still refer to each other as such), at the age of 15, lost her Mom to cancer. Now, I never had a real mother around, my real mother left us when I was 5, and I lived with my dad ever since. Her Mom was my Mom too, in a way. Needless to say, we were all devastated, and still are, so Christmas for us this year is no fun. But when is it ever right?

My sister had to move away from here. I am in my early 20's, I have my own apartment, but not a stable income, so I wasn't a proper candidate to get custody over her. She went to live with a good friend of her Mom's, which is about 3 hours away from here. It's hard considering we used to see each other everyday.

She is coming here for Christmas though, at least for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day she will spend with her Mom's brother and her grandmother. So, this year I made her something really special. I had about 40 of the best, most memorable or just plain cute pictures that I have of us, going from when she was a baby (I was around 8 then) to where we are now, and I am going to cut them so that I can turn them into a collage, which she can then hang up in her room.

Corny you say? I really don't care. She will love it.

GODDESS6 · #47 12-22-2005, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by danax6

I actually got a good one this year. Last May, my 'almost' sister (I call her that because while technically she is not my sister, we grew up together thinking that we were, so we still refer to each other as such), at the age of 15, lost her Mom to cancer. Now, I never had a real mother around, my real mother left us when I was 5, and I lived with my dad ever since. Her Mom was my Mom too, in a way. Needless to say, we were all devastated, and still are, so Christmas for us this year is no fun. But when is it ever right?

My sister had to move away from here. I am in my early 20's, I have my own apartment, but not a stable income, so I wasn't a proper candidate to get custody over her. She went to live with a good friend of her Mom's, which is about 3 hours away from here. It's hard considering we used to see each other everyday.

She is coming here for Christmas though, at least for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day she will spend with her Mom's brother and her grandmother. So, this year I made her something really special. I had about 40 of the best, most memorable or just plain cute pictures that I have of us, going from when she was a baby (I was around 8 then) to where we are now, and I am going to cut them so that I can turn them into a collage, which she can then hang up in her room.

Corny you say? I really don't care. She will love it.

not corny gofts like that can be fabulous & VERY thoughtful!!!~

jannieC · #48 12-22-2005, 07:11 PM

1) What's the best gift you got for somone this year? It doesn't have to be big, or really expensive. Just special - the one you're most excited to give.

My husband has five diamonds that belonged to his maternal grandmother. They were in her wedding band. We have a GORGEOUS ring made out of them for my mother-in-law.

Also, we adopted a family this year, and bought the kids presents. I also got them a food voucher for the grocery store. We couldn't really afford to do this, but we feel really good about it.

2) What's the best gift you got for someone - ever? And why?

This gift for my mother-in-law is really special for many reasons. When my husband was using drugs, *everything* got pawned. Somehow, he has held on to these diamonds for all these years. My mother-in-law is going to die when she sees it.

amber · #49 12-22-2005, 07:12 PM

To my parents - My presence at their house. Damn they're lucky! Everyone should be so blessed this season....

Rickypt · #50 12-22-2005, 07:22 PM

I love to give also.

This year, the best gift I'm giving is a framed picture of my mom's favorite baseball player, JT Snow, who is leaving the Giants after several years. (Hope my mom isn't on this board! i doubt it).

In the past, the best gift I gave was taking my family to Xmas Dinner at the Palace Hotel.

You can see from the above that money is a little tight this year!

estranged4life · #51 12-22-2005, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by amber

To my parents - My presence at their house. Damn they're lucky! Everyone should be so blessed this season....

able to spend the holidays with their parents is blessed in my eyes.

cliffdweller · #52 12-23-2005, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Livia

I can't talk about all the badass gifts I bought just yet, 'cause some of 'em are Ledgies, I'll let them post later what I got them....but I think my kittie got the best gift of all this year- of being able to urinate again. Three days in the kitty hospital, all jacked up on morphine with a catheter in his weiner, an IV in his paw, one of those cone thingies on his head, and $700 later, he'll be fine. This all happened Thanksgiving weekend. No "if he were my cat, he'd be dead" jokes please. He's my baby, I'd do anything for him. I just did.

Awwww, I'm sorry to hear about your kitty. I hope he's doing better now

Livia · #53 12-23-2005, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cliffdweller

Awwww, I'm sorry to hear about your kitty. I hope he's doing better now

Tracye-that was a year ago (Paula resurrected this thread). He's been fine - however, Suze's kitty just went thru the same thing (see the pet thread).

jannieC · #54 12-23-2005, 09:29 PM

Remember how I wrote about the ring my husband and I were giving to my mother-in-law? Today is our five year anniversary and he totally surprised me by giving the ring to me! Apparently he had planned to give it to me the whole time, I only thought it was for his mother.

Miss Vicky · #55 12-24-2005, 09:48 AM

This year I gave one of my friends the Blackadder Complete Collector's Set. I'm tellin' ya, it's one of the best damn gifts anyone could get.

But the one thing I've given so far that was best received wasn't a Christmas gift at all - a printed copy of the rough draft of my novel. I gave this to my best friend because I want her to help me proofread, edit, and come up with ideas for a title. I also gave her a sword/flintlock pistol replica, a silver necklace with a charm of a dancing cat as drawn by her fav. author Edward Gorey, and some Spongebob ornaments. I could've saved myself a whole lot of money and just given her the damn book!

skcin · #56 12-24-2005, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jannieC

Remember how I wrote about the ring my husband and I were giving to my mother-in-law? Today is our five year anniversary and he totally surprised me by giving the ring to me! Apparently he had planned to give it to me the whole time, I only thought it was for his mother.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH! staring at screen Pretty!