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Anyone get any good gifts yesterday for Christmas?

First, my best gift this year was that we got to have one last Christmas with my husband's grandma. She has stage 4 lung cancer, and it's spread to her liver & brain. She's done well for over a year now, but I fear the end is near. Her husband died last year, and she's 77 years old so it's not really a shock. But it still hurts. All my grandparents were gone by the time I was 10, so she really has become my grandmother over the past 12 years. The tradition of going to her house every Christmas night with the rest of the family is one of my favorite things to do, and I will miss it. But we were able to make it a wonderful night, for her and for all the kids, so I'm happy. Hard to think that it was probably the last time....

On a lighter note, we got a call from my niece in Bulgaria & were able to chat with her for a while. We rarely call (it's still pretty pricey, we usually letters or email) so this was a nice surprise. Talked to my bro in AZ too.


Material gifts? My mp3 player rocks in theory, but there's something wrong with it. I've emailed customer support, so hopefully they can tell me what to do. I got the cashmere lined leather gloves I asked for, as well as a Boxer desk calendar. A few gift cards, 1 hideous sweater & 1 nice one, and seasons 1 & 2 of The Facts of Life on DVD. That was kind of a gag gift, but I'll probably watch it anyway.

Funniest gifts people I know received:

My husband opened a wooden bottle opener shaped like a penis. The tag said "From Mom." It was actually my sisterinlaw's doing.

Same sisterinlaw bought other sisterinlaw a Whitesnake DVD, a bag of mozzerella sticks and stuffed chicken breasts. So random, and so hilarious.

I bought her Billy Idol Happy Holidays. I thought it was a joke, but it's legit. It's not that bad either.