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So what was the strangest gift you got yesterday? I got 3 calendars - from the same person - what are they trying to tell me! One is a page a day fold it into paper aeroplanes, one is a funny cartoon 'eric', and the other old photographs. Hmm

 

I also got a hand knitted Koala made by my son's flatmate, which is FAB!

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You beat me to it Cait, I was going to ask that question, just out of curiosity, but I didn't get any 'strange' presents this year.

 

I am pleased to say I got lots of what I love, smellies, Body shop, Next, specialist hand made soaps, chocs and a good read,(Well done to my grown-up son who bought it for me) Dear Fatty by Dawn French (only just started it and laughed out loud by the second page, xD highly recommended).

 

Hubby spoilt me and bought a happy tear to my eye. We had agreed not to go overboard with each others pressies as we have our four foster children to make Christmas special, so what did he do, he got me a super duper new laptop, :(:( :wacko: :( I just need to get it networked with our main computer then I can go online and Hubby can still get on the 'old' computer too. (a method in his extravagant madness).

 

The strangest present I ever got was from my grown-up son, (who has redeemed himself this year), when he was about 13 yrs old, he bought me an A4 clip folder, in black, with the cover torn where he'd pulled the 'sale price' label off. He said he had bought me something "really useful" because I was always doing paperwork. (That really showed how my preschool work impinged on home life :o :rolleyes: ). It was a 99p bargain from Woolworths, so in hindsight, with the current closure of Woolworths, he did actually buy me a sort of 'token of bygone days', now I shall have to search the attic and find it, I'm sure it's up there because as well as doing lots of preschool paperwork (which is why he thought I would love to receive the folder) I also hoard all said paperwork or anything else to do with preschool (jigsaws with one piece missing, bits and bobs that would be useful for creative art etc) FOR EVER, in my filled to chocoblock full, attic. xD

 

Peggy

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No strange presents. Lots of nice things - many food orientated (does that say something!!!) A Wii and Wii Fit, the Dawn French book, 2 tins of biscuits, a crepe pan and sauces and a ginger gift set. More to come tomorrow when youngest son and partner arrive.

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Well this year MAinly good pressies.... however I did recieve a dressing gown from my sister in L/XL- its huge- both me and hubby can fit in it and do it up..... not sure how big she thinks I am and she had my name embrodiered on it...... LOL.

 

 

"both me and hubby can fit in it and do it up" is that the plan though? :o

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I got a Hotwheels Multitrack Raceway and a Transformers Scalectrix, I think it might haave somrthing to do with me asking my brothers not to buy any large complicated, put them together type pressies for my son; he got wonderful Lush goodies.

Needless to say I have spent the last few days contructing and building various tracks, robots etc....

Karrie

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Nothing awful this year but a couple of years ago my partner bought me one of those scraper things the window cleaners use to clean windows!!! Wasnt what I had in mind when I continually moaned about having to clean the windows.

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No strange pressies this year! Bit gutted I didn't get a Wii fit but never mind. I got lots of autobiographies, Dawn French, Parky and Alan Carr. I got a couple of Wii games and a couple of DVDs and a couple of lovely necklaces. Oh and from my husband, a Sheff Wed goalie kit!

 

Oh and from my parents, some vouchers to spend on the theatre when I go to London later in the new year!

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I'm wondering if mine and Peggy's husbands might know each other, we also decided to keep pressies to each other low key, with a daughter at uni and another at college the belt is a little tighter this year. I got the latest James Patterson I've been waiting for and a new Elliot for my collection then he surprised me with a new laptop, he said I never ask for anything and i have to sit in the chilly kitchen to work, now i can sit infront of the telly plus it has a built in webcam so i can skype daughter at uni!! of course i took him at the low key and bought him a watch and socks and aftershave :o

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I'm wondering if mine and Peggy's husbands might know each other, we also decided to keep pressies to each other low key, with a daughter at uni and another at college the belt is a little tighter this year. I got the latest James Patterson I've been waiting for and a new Elliot for my collection then he surprised me with a new laptop, he said I never ask for anything and i have to sit in the chilly kitchen to work, now i can sit infront of the telly plus it has a built in webcam so i can skype daughter at uni!! of course i took him at the low key and bought him a watch and socks and aftershave :o

 

Maybe they just love us lots :wacko: He's also given me 'time' are rare commodity and left me in peace (ie: entertained the children) and so I've spent all day reading, curled up in my dressing gown cuddling the dog, and I've now finished my Dawn French book-great read, poignant, funny and insightful along with some interesting 'made-up words' from Dawn. :(

 

My laptop (which also has a built in webcam and fingerprint security technology xD :rolleyes: ) needs to be networked to our main computer as we don't have a good signal for the wireless internet connection. Hubby has been waiting to play texas holdem poker, but since I finished my book, I've been playing, he wants to get 'his' computer back so has promised to get my laptop connected tomorrow. (my devious, hog his computer plan appears to have worked ha, ha xD )

 

 

That's the trouble with spoiling me at Christmas, I tend to act like a spoilt brat, at least it's only once a year :(

 

Have fun with your laptop, as I will with mine once it's all connected.

 

Peggy

 

p.s. I did get him quite a nice electric razor, and a nose trimmer from the kids ( maybe he would add that to this 'strangest present' thread) :(

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my hubby got a fire extinguisher... he wanted one of those small ones, he got it from a relative, the relative ordered it online and wondered why the postage was soooo much, we now know as it is full size!!!!

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I have been given 3 digital photo frames, one from each son and one from my hubby. The only bit of xmas I don't co-ordinate is my pressie... men eh!?! :o LOL

 

We have had second lot of presents today with youngest son and girlfriend - both our sons (knowing our love of all things French) bought us identical crepe making sets. We will just have to take one to our mobile home in France. xD

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Well I always fancied two of those crepe pans to keep up with the demand when people are eating them, as they are just a bit slow to keep up with the hungry hordes :o . I've got one and bought all my family large crepe makers one Christmas. Every time I go to France someone asks me to bring one back, but the trouble is I can't always find them. I use mine to make scotch pancakes as well- it works a treat! Yum!

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My bizarre present was from my husband....who else!! I got an energy saving meter.....yes, you heard it right.... an energy saving meter. It monitors and calculates the cost of running lights and appliances in the home or office. xD

 

Well it certainly beats the wooden spoon set I got last year and the kitchen shears I received the year before. Next year I may buy my own presents!!!! :o

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Hi, well i got lots of lovely surprise gifts and well 2 strange gifts a fruit bowl and a food dispenser how about that? This was from my mum whos 77 and always says dont buy me anything for the house! 0258 x

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