family time blah blah..what did you score?

[backwoodsbob]

lets divvy up the loot

my old crusty butt still loves online gaming (eq2)
the kid got me a g500 gaming mouse
and of course the sarah palin coloring book

the wife got me a KICKASS jvc car stereo and a sidewinder gaming keyboard
got a buluva watch
some needed cash to replace what i spent on x-mas

how did you guys do ?

[Ikonoklast]

1. My folks got me one of these.

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1941 Mosin Nagant 7.62 x54r, just like this with all the accoutrements.

Needs to gone over, cleaned up, and the head space checked, but overall a nice addition to my collection.

[backwoodsbob]

3. that is VERY nice

[Ikonoklast]

5. Yeah, I mentioned in passing at the last gun show to Dad that I was thinking of getting one.

And he went the following month and picked one up for me.

The price is right on these pieces of history right now.

[backwoodsbob]

9. it's been eating me up

I testdrove a .303 british for my brother-in-laws wife about a month ago for a x-mas present.

I work with him and it kiled me not to say anything

[rockymountaindem]

11. Jealous n/t

[NMDemDist2]

2. my honey got me an I-Touch and all the goodies to hook it through the car

etc

and a HUGH!!1! box of See's Candy from the folks

worked for me :bounce:

[Skittles]

4. no presents today

[marzipanni]

8. Some other day?

or were people afraid you'd kick their ass if you didn't like your present? ;)

[Skittles]

43. people know I don't care much for gifts

I get people to send a care package to the troops via anysoldier.com - I get 'em the flat rate box, pick a group from the list, fill the package with items that group has requested, then I do the customs forms and mailing. The packages can be very cheap if I know the person is not well off financially (for example, a few bags of Twizzlers). Sometimes it's clothes for the Afghani and Iraqi kids. I've got one ready to go that has EIGHT POUNDS OF JERKY! Woooo! That kind of stuff! The coolest thing is, many people continue doing this. :D

[CBR]

6. Got these from my husband...

Also, received a NetFlix subscription from my Aunt, cash from the folks and grandparents, some earrings from my grandmother, tupperware set and scarf/hat/gloves set. My husband received a ridiculous number of gift cards from the parents of the kids in his class so we will enjoy those the next few days as well. I have already watched two movies on NetFlix today.

[backwoodsbob]

7. what are those?

they look comfy

[CBR]

10. They are topsiders by a company -- Sperry. They have lots of

versions and colorways. They are comfy!

[Minimus]

12. I received:

a beautiful necklace from my parents - it has pearls and is very unique
a couple of books
santa figurine (to add to my collection)
some other cute christmas decoration and ornament type things
a couple of gift cards
a candle
pajamas
socks
$1,000 cash - 20 fifty dollar bills this year(dad tries to do it in a different way every year and wraps it so you do not know it is money or a check - a couple of years it was all $100 bills - I like the years he just writes a check - I am hoping he never decides to do it in all one dollar bills)

[backwoodsbob]

13. that is a thought

the year the kid moves out..a brick of 1 dollar bills :)

[LeftyMom]

14. A 1916 Singer model 66 treadle sewing machine in a tiger maple cabinet from flvegan,

A new camera from my sister, and some money from my dad.

The sewing machine looks just like this: http://www.mulewagon.com/product/136112/Singer-Model-66-Treadle-Sewing-Machine--Red-Eye--7-Drawer_974552.html except that mine is in even better shape. I'll take pics of mine later, I don't want to have to rearrange half of my room to get to it just now.

[backwoodsbob]

16. that is cool as hell

dont poke a finger :beer:

[tigereye]

19. what nice gifts, enjoy!

and Merry Christmas to you.



I received several jazz books, Jazz by Gary Giddins and the new bio of Thelonious Monk, and some very nice Celtic earrings and Irish scarf from my son.

[Kali]

22. nice!

My sister got my Grandmother's old treadle - I will get it back somehow, love that machine - way better than any half plastic modern POS. I sewed a lot of clothes, a lot of summers on that thing.

[LeftyMom]

25. I picked up a Featherweight for $5 at a thrift shop in Portland last month too.

I <3 old sewing machines. I have a modern New Home I learned to sew on and now mostly use for special stitches and an 80's Pfaff serger my mother gave me, but for most things I'd rather sew on the treadle or the featherweight.

[Kali]

26. my "current' is a New Home I got for my 16th birthday

more useful than a car, I guess. It's been a pretty good machine. Never used a serger.

[LeftyMom]

27. Supposedly the newer sergers are pretty handy.

This one I seem to manage a ratio of, at best, five minutes of sewing to twenty minutes of finicky adjustments.

[madrchsod]

30. nice....my grandmother used one of these .

she could rock that machine!



i had several similar ones years ago.....i guess i should have saved them

[Heidi]

38. That's a gorgeous machine!

If I had a machine like that, I might be inspired to learn to sew. :thumbsup:

[mnhtnbb]

15. a kick in the gut from the 23 year old son who walked out of Christmas

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=9184685&mesg_id=9184711

[backwoodsbob]

17. so sorry

:grouphug:

[Archae]

18. A Land's End long-sleeve shirt from my sister.

It's made out of recycled plastic bottles but is soft as fleece.

Cream in color with black trim.

I also got a BIG canned ham from another sister.

[Systematic Chaos]

20. OMG you play EQ2?

What server?
You a raider or just a casual player?
Tradeskills at all?

My wife and I love the game but lately there's just no time to play together, and I don't like playing without her. :(

[backwoodsbob]

21. kithicor

we mostly just casual through but we can take most anything but avatars and some of the lower guk stuff.

If you ever get to kith look up adaka or akada

[GReedDiamond]

23. I got: a couple of Trader Joe's gift cards...

...ten sets of #5A wood tip drum sticks, a Country Joe & The Fish "greatest hits" CD, a box of chocolate dipped pretzel rods, and 60 bones cold cash.

[Kali]

24. wine, chocolate, nuts

a knife sharpener, some cash

[velvet]

28. for shame, xmas is about ...

me getting the kickass Ry Cooder compilation I'm listening to right now.

[backwoodsbob]

39. lol

heard a few things but not real familiar

[soleiri]

29. My boys gave me

a Corningware set (I dropped a dozen hints and provided a map to the housewares department of the store)

My mom gave me the 2 pairs of boots that I wanted.

my brother gave me a DVD of Company (with Raul Esparza) and the Into The Woods DVD (with Bernadette Peters). <-----LOVE!!!!!!

I gave my sons each a book, manga studio for the computer, a mousepen? thing to draw on the computer.

I also gave them a stop motion animation program which hasn't arrived yet.

[madrchsod]

31. my kids got tired of me using a 35mm so....

they bought me a digital canon. nice camera but i still like my canon 35mm slr. i`ll still shoot infra red with it.

for fathers day they bought me a new dell computer and a 22 monitor. i guess i`vie been a good dad.....

[guitar man]

32. Got an epiphone Les Paul jr

...a Fossil watch and a BBQ apron and mitts set.

Got the wife an iPhone 3g and a Thomas train set plus a whole bunch of other stuff for the kid.

It was a good Christmas :)

[Thirtieschild]

33. We've reached the age/stage of life where we don't need anything

We're down-sizing and recycling and have stopped exchanging with anyone except children, grandchildren and each other. I got the pants and nightgown I wanted from LL Bean, Mr. 30s got a denim shirt and some computer stuff. Children gave us gift certificates to Amazon, will look for what we need, towels, glasses, books.

[dysfunctional press]

34. we got some MUCH needed peace of mind.

both sets of parents were in the 'giving with a warm hand instead of a cold one' mood...so we'll be able to retire every debt except the mortgage, and have enough left over to keep THAT current for the next year...and hopefully my wife will be able to find gainful employment by then.(her job went away in september, and i became permanently diasbled a dozen years ago.)

[Lucian]

35. Just an XBox 360 game.

[AsahinaKimi]

36. I got nothing this year...

Its the same thing every year.
Santa shakes his fist at the Buddhist Girl as he drives his sleigh by.
Its just how things are.. New Years is always better for me.
I get a red packet of money in the mail. Its a tradition!
Maybe this year I will get my College tuition for the semester!

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[Heidi]

37. Most important thing: the nicest, most fun Christmas gathering with CMW's family:

CMW, his mom, his sister and her partner, our goddaughters and the eldest goddaughter's boyfriend. Lots of good conversation and laughter, a yummy dinner and family gift exchange (which we don't usually do, except for with the goddaughters). Also, wonderful, long telephone conversations with my mom, dad, sister, brother and nephew in the US. :)

Less important, but still very nice, I received some lovely gifts, including:


From Ginger (and CMW), picking them up on Monday


From CMW


Hand-turned fountain pen of box elder wood from a very generous friend :hug:


These Swarovski earrings from my sister-in-law

[old mark]

40. I got a great pair of wool lined suede slippers, part of a gift card, various edible

stuff, and cash.
Also located the drummer for a group I played in over 35 years ago, and heard about another old friend through him.

Also gave my wife some very good jewelery, thus getting a happy wife for christmas.

mark

[Chan790]

41. Money, a tee-shirt and food.

It could be better. It's a large sum of money but I have to live off it until my job starts on the 11th and I get paid on Feb. 1 so no fun-money for me. I don't get the t-shirt, I think it was given with alterior motives. The food was nice but really when it's the only gift you're going to receive...it comes as a bit of a let-down.

(I want absurdly-impractical cool-shite I'd never buy for me for the holidays. Those are the types of gifts I buy for others.)

[tmyers09]

42. Here's my rundown:

- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- 12 Month Xbox Live Subscription
- 30 Rock Season 1 DVD
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Seasons 1-3 DVD
- The Hangover DVD
- Bruno DVD
- True Compass by Ted Kennedy