For gifts, I usually spend a day or two in the kitchen making my very popular
(with friends) white chocolate fudge.   Box them in 2 lb decorative containers
and give them to close friends and family.
Just my way of communicating to a few that they are very special to me.

The closest thing to a gift exchange was the white elephant gift exchange we had
at our user group Christmas Party a couple of weeks ago.  That had a lot of
entertainment value.

Doug
Aspire to Inspire before you Expire!

----- Original Message -----
From: "BethF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 12:46 AM
Subject: Re: Christmas hauls

| I am with you Jeffry, even if you spell your name funny.
|
| I really would prefer not to exchange gifts with mike even, it would be nice
to buy something together or maybe take a vacation together.  We have skipped
gifts several years but this year he wanted to get me a video game system,  so i
agreed to exchange gifts.
|
| And then there is his entire family to buy for.  I find that irritating.  They
give me hanukah presents on christmas, or stupid christmas ornaments.  I dont'
get either logic - hanukah gifts are given at hanukah  and its rather impolite
to give me christmas decorations.
|
| In any case, i did enjoy spending time with mikes nephews, niece and
grand-nephew!
|
| And eating GREAT turkey
|
| If you havent' brined a turkey before, I hghly recommend it.
|   ----- Original Message -----
|   From: Jeffry Houser
|   To: CF-Community
|   Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 8:23 PM
|   Subject: Re: Christmas hauls
|
|
|   The vote is out on whether I'm a humbug or a grinch.
|
|     I don't exchange gifts w/ anyone any more, so my Christmas haul was
|   nothing.
|     My siblings and I were brought up putting emphasis on the time we spent
|   together as opposed to gifts.  We cut out gift exchange a few years
|   ago.  We're all at a self-sufficient point.  Anything that lies in the
|   "affordable" price range we go out and buy.  Other things are so
|   specialized (Like Guitar Gear or computer equipment) that no one can pick
|   it out but me.  There are so few things on my "want" list under $500.
|
|     I did get to spend Christmas Eve w/ my parents and brother.  Christmas
|   day w/ my gf and her family.  It was all as relaxing as spending time w/
|   family can be.  ( When are you going to get a real job; when are you going
|   to cut your hair, etc.. )
|     I bought myself a video camera last month.  That is my closest thing to a
|   Christmas present I got.  :-)
|
|   At 11:05 PM 12/27/2003, you wrote:
|   >Subject: Christmas hauls
|   >From: Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
|   >Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 09:19:30 -0600
|   >Thread:
|
>http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm/method=messages&threadid=10957&
forumid=5#99904
|   >
|   >Okay, so what'd everyone get for Xmas this year.  This was a gamecube
|   >game year for me.  Rogue Squadron 3, Lord of the Rings - Return of the
|   >King, Clone Wars, Bounty Hunter.  So far I haven't been able to stop
|   >playing Clone Wars, especially since I'm using the projector from work
|   >so I'm realizing how much fun playing video games on a 100" screen can be!
|   >
|   >marlon
|
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