Holiday hauls

[Ghel]

I got the usual cookies and candy from coworkers.

I also got a Kindle gift card from my brother. It allowed me to reset my Kindle to factory defaults (since my ex had registered it in his name when I inherited it from my mom [still not sure why]) and re-buy the few books I had on it. It was a great Christmas present to see [Ghel's] Kindle up in the corner.

[Ted_The_IT_Guy]

Christmas is usually pretty light on the presents in my family, but we changed that a bit this year.

My big gift from my wife was a 114mm telescope with tripod, a motor to keep it moving locked on a target star/planet/asteroid the size of Wyoming barreling towards us (points for the South Park reference), and set of filters/lenses.

She got a pair of turquoise earrings with a matching necklace, but that's going back. The necklace is practically a choker on her, and that's not the way it's shown in the display...and my wife is NOT fat.

We got my dad and his wife some movie tickets, BeauJo's Pizza gift cards, iTunes gift card and a Gamestop gift card.

They got us some Pyrex cooking dishes, some Fandago gift cards (we like movies), and my dad got me a gag gift of a super sized Reese's PBC package. Two PB cups, 1 pound (little less than half a KG), and utterly delicious.

But the BEST GIFT -

My wife and I work with a local "vintage" mini schnauzer rescue group - http://cominischnauzerrescue.com/ .

We are foster parents, and our 3 dogs (2 schnoodles and 1 mini schnauzer) are foster siblings. Our first foster, a nearly toothless (only had 5 left!) 10 year old named JoJo got his forever home on Christmas Eve.

Tomorrow, we will meet and take home our next foster, an 8 year old named Willie. It was tough to say bye to JoJo, because he was nothing but a sweetheart who you couldn't tell was 10 aside from his lack of teeth, but at least we get to help another dog.

[Parrothead]

I'm getting tires!

Also a baked potato bag (for cooking potatoes in the microwave) and a minion hat.

[Elspeth]

Amazon Gift Cards - Hello table top games and maybe a video card
Visa card from my parents to get paints for my minis

Veggie spiral cutter

Hubby got a Super 64 harmonica - that thing is huge!
Gift cards
a Ice Cream Maker with a bag of Dole Whip
and a pro computer tool kit

[Dave1982]

15 inch ceramic pizza stone, new pajama bottoms, a couple of shirts, $50 Kohl's card, $50 gift card for some liquor outfit, $25 card for The Melting Pot Restaurant, $90 cash, candy, and various trinkets.

Also got a nice little bonus gift at work. When I came in this morning, I found a Christmas card with my name on it tucked under the keyboard that had 3 scratch tickets in it. Two of them were losers but the 3rd was a $40 winner!

[NecessaryCatharsis]

I got the best stuff this year:

I got a new tool bag, the boys at work are going to be soooo jealous.

I got the joy of watching my son dance around in glee at his new tablet, that that grandfolks and me all chipped in and got him.

And now I have two days off my life, while my MIL takes my boy to her family Christmas, and I don't have to work.

[mrsmarit]

Here's mu haul.. I might get a few things from more co-workers next wek we'll see.

Work
Niki - Black T-shirt
Peppermint Bark
Kathleen- homemade pumpkin chocolate chip bread
Secret Santa- awesome slippers and a bunch of other things I won't wear and will be returning

Niece - 30 gc to Joann's
Aunt - 25 gc to Starbucks
Mom - 2 Funko Pop figures - Castiel from Supernatural and Sharknado
Smurf T-Shirt
Goonies Crew Socks
Shoe Day Calendar
Forgot some books my mom got me - Stamping craft book and 2 books on making chain mail jewelry

Hubby - Fuzzy socks
Hot Chocolate Pops
Zombie Lunch Box
Zombie Manual
Tanzanite Pendant
2014 Pirate Smurf Collection
Sims 2 H&M Expansion Pack (yes I still like Sims 2)
Travel Mug with Tea Infuser

[protege]

Let's see now....

Volume 3 of Penn Central Power in Color
1/12 scale Bentley Blower model (actually a gift from myself)
South Park, season 12
Big Bang Theory, season 2
fifth of Crown Royal
fifth of Crown Royal Maple
pair of soccer shirts with kittehs on them
3 Stooges t shirt
new socks
Matchbox Jaguar XK120
Penguins-themed bottle opener

Of course my cats made out. They came away with a huge bag of cat food, treats, and toys.

[Bardmaiden]

2 sets of PJ's
A lovely autumn coloured scarf
3 books on crochet
Annotated Brothers Grimm - Maria Tatar
Raising Steam, Crumbling Castles and Mrs Bradshaws Guide all by Terry Pratchett
4 balls of crochet cotton
A set of crochet hooks in a case
A tiny Gizmo from the Gremlins film
A book on Just a Minute by Nicholas Parsons
A Rupert Annual (as I get very year from my mum)
A Bagpuss mug
A small ball with bath salts and pearls in it.
Two cups from New York
A box of chocolates
Chrono Trigger for the DS

and a present I didn't want a cold/flu bug which has had me in bed all today I am expecting more from third christmas at the new year (my friend will be back and we are meeting and exchanging presents then, second was spent at my Dads yesterday.)

[lordlundar]

Chrono Trigger for the DS

Nice grab on that. Best version of the game bar none.

and a present I didn't want a cold/flu bug which has had me in bed all today

Well at least you can enjoy your new game.

I keed, I keed. Hope you get better soon.

[Kit-Ginevra]

A book on Just a Minute by Nicholas Parsons

Brilliant...got to go to an audience with him last year-has some amazing stories of his start in comedy as a 16-year-old trying to entertain a group of Clydeside shippies. I'm not just a JAM fan,but a Clue fanatic too!

[HawaiianShirts]

I picked up a few used Wii games for myself with a small portion of the cash that Grandma sends every year. I've got my eye on a chest freezer for the rest of it.

I also got a whole week at the house by myself. I sent Little Shirts and Baby Shirts with Mrs. Shirts to visit her family in New Mexico for Christmas. I had time to do some deep cleaning in the house (vacuum out heat vents, caulk drafts around dining room floor and around windows, scrub the tub, etc.), record a new insurance video, and tackle some projects I've wanted to do for a long time.

Our gifts are still waiting under the tree for my family to come home and open them. I'm excited to see Little Shirts see his new Duplo set and ice cream playset, and I'm really excited to see how Mrs. Shirts reacts to her new Sesame Street / Big Bang Theory crossover T-shirt.

And I got Mom a Flintstones DVD set. That was her favorite show when she was a kid.

[Crossbow]

Still need to do Christmas with the 'rents (they're down in Florida for a month), so there's still some stuff coming, but here's what I have so far...
Several expansions to Battle Lore board game
Flannel pajama pants
Tale Spin t-shirt
"You read my shirt; that's enough social interaction for today" t-shirt (this one is getting worn on Monday to work)
several novels
Hansel & Gretel With Hunters and Monsters vs. Aliens Blu-Rays
nice long-sleeve shirt
Two fountain pens and a sampler pack of ink (my wife is awesome)
a book on lathes and 1/5th of a lathe (gift card)
*edit* forgot one: Funko Hot Topic Pre-release exclusive Discord vinyl figure

[fireheart]

So here's the end result of our "TV Fund."

TV: paid for by partner out of pocket.
Busy Bee Gift card + $50: TV soundbar.
Common Schlong Gift card: antenna cable and phone charger for his Raspberry Pi (not a Christmas present)

$25 Large Mall Chain card: Still to be used.

I also bought myself another Christmas present today: a set of Raffine pencils.

[Bardmaiden]

but a Clue fanatic too!

Also a Clue fanatic too Can't beat a bit of Mornington Crescent