Moderators dtel Posted December 26, 2013 Moderators Share Posted December 26, 2013 a new baby (due next august) Congratulations to both of you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted December 26, 2013 Moderators Share Posted December 26, 2013 Just a few little things, for us it's 99% for the grandkids, but I did get a few things to decorate our new outdoor Tiki bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I didn't get anything for Christmas, but my wife and I moved to a new (to us) house, much closer to work for bth of us. We did well nough on the sale to pay off the new house and replace our 20+ year old appliances (washer/dyrer and stove). Still working the kinks out of getting everthing unpacked, audio set up... We're happy. New grandson this Fall, what more can you ask for? Bruce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Lot's and lot's of trash to throw out this morning and no one around (or interested) in helping put it out on the curb.... Ever thus.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 (edited) but I did get a few things to decorate our new outdoor Tiki bar. Sometimes its the small things that make us happy as we raise a glass..... Edited December 26, 2013 by Boxx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I told my wife I really didn't want everything this year as I'll be buying a saw in the next couple weeks. I gave each of my 3 children one inexpensive gift idea that they could get me as they were going to get me something whether I wanted anything or not. It sounds corny but I really get the most enjoyment out of the act of giving presents. I love it when my son in-law said "boy, I never expected THAT", or when my son has no idea what's in a box. He normally thinks he has everything figured out by holding a gift and shaking it. To surprise him and then have it be something he REALLY likes but wasn't on his Christmas is the best feeling ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I got nothin' and liked it. I used to say that Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday because Christmas was too stressful. My last few Christmases have been great and Christmas is now on par with Thanksgiving. Seriously, I did not get anything this year and it was a great Christmas. No stress at all. We agreed with the relatives that have everything and are difficult to shop for not to exchange gifts, but rather have a nice get together. So the stress of what to get them was gone and we had a great dinner that my wife and I cooked. And a great evening. And I had a great time shopping this year for other people and everyone really like their gifts. I got to cheat some because the gifts for my wife were kitchen things that we both use. The really fun one is my father in law. He welds, and I got him a good helmet and leathers. I also finally made the decision to stop with the Hallmark cards. I got to see what Hallmark pays for their leases this year and when it came time to buy cards, I finally said no more. I cannot contribute $40 for a bunch of cards so Hallmark float an expensive store and make a fortune. $6 each nowadays for a card that will barely be read then thrown away in a few days. We used some packages of Christmas cards that are blank on the inside and wrote out our own words. Everyone was happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I didn't get anything for Christmas, but my wife and I moved to a new (to us) house, much closer to work for bth of us. We did well nough on the sale to pay off the new house and replace our 20+ year old appliances (washer/dyrer and stove). Still working the kinks out of getting everthing unpacked, audio set up... We're happy. New grandson this Fall, what more can you ask for? Bruce Great news Bruce, congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I never even knew this existed..... Elton John, To be continued 4 CD Box set from 1990... Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I got a pellet grill of all things. http://www.traegergrills.com/shop/detail/BBQ155 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Pretty cool grill. I've seen the pellet heaters but never a pellet grill. Was this a surprise or asked for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I've always used charcoal and thought this pellet deal might be a nice way to go. I mentioned the idea to my lovely wife and the next thing I know we are driving to pick it up LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 That's awesome! I ended up with the coolest tape measure for Christmas the same way. I happened to comment on it to my wife. the tape measure is used to find the center of measured objects. The top scale is basically a normal tape measure. The bottom scale is a 1/2 scale tape measure. You measure the object normally with the top scale. Let's say it's 23" long. You look on the bottom scale for 23" and that's your center! I can think of countless times in the past where it would have come in handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Great idea on the tape measure. So often you're looking for the "center" distance when building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I got a pellet grill of all things. http://www.traegergrills.com/shop/detail/BBQ155 I've seen this grill demonstrated at Costco. Very nice... Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 I never even knew this existed..... Elton John, To be continued 4 CD Box set from 1990... Dennie I bought this when it first came out. Great music but I also used to play all of it from beginning to end while waxing my car in the garage over the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 A few months back I finally threw in the towel fighting my old computer (crappy a-bit motherboard) so I started over from the ground up. The new machine has Win7 Pro 64-bit which means I had to spend just as much on perifferals as well as a new sound card worthy of a system I would own. Got the printer to work but had to buy a new UPS. But my beloved bought the last major part, a Canon Canoscan F9000 mkII scanner. THANK YOU DEAR!! In return I got her hooked on Rookwood pottery (didn't help that the factory/studios are here in town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Bronchitis. Same here!! That or walking pneumonia! On Amoxacillin 500mg 3 times a day. Cold sweats, fainting when standing, thick and frothy production.... It sucks!! Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) Future mother in law staying over. Whooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaa! Take a good long look at her, because that is what they turn into in 25 years! If you don't like her mom now, you'd better run!!! Roger Edited December 30, 2013 by twistedcrankcammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) A few months back I finally threw in the towel fighting my old computer (crappy a-bit motherboard) so I started over from the ground up. The new machine has Win7 Pro 64-bit which means I had to spend just as much on perifferals as well as a new sound card worthy of a system I would own. Got the printer to work but had to buy a new UPS. But my beloved bought the last major part, a Canon Canoscan F9000 mkII scanner. THANK YOU DEAR!! In return I got her hooked on Rookwood pottery (didn't help that the factory/studios are here in town. Glad you got the printer to work. I used to have an Abit MB. The thing worked flawlessly, but it was a 386sx board. Only had 8 meg of ram... Those were the days. Bruce Edited December 30, 2013 by Marvel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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