tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post3314248232907081801..comments2023-10-21T08:22:23.232-07:00Comments on Four Strong Women: Trash to TreasureEmmy Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348320835897735088noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-67464948606787664982012-11-11T20:36:11.020-08:002012-11-11T20:36:11.020-08:00At this point, I never ask for things around Chris...At this point, I never ask for things around Christmas----when I go to Wal-Mart or the mall with my mom and sisters, I admire something.<br /><br />Note, when I admire something, I jump around like a little girl and squee over it for like five minutes. I've gotten DJ Hero, an art light-box, and Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 by squeeing like that.<br /><br />(Also, one year, I got a hedgehog by being obsessed over a certain blue one since 1991. Sadly, he died shortly after I got him.)<br /><br />Point being, whenever I see something and squee, I usually forget about it for a few months...and then at Christmas, BOOOOM! It's there in my haul of presents like the Ark of the Covenant.<br /><br />...Plus, I usually buy what I need around Christmas by myself. A $15 train case of cheapish makeup, a new electric blanket, you get the idea. And SJ, this year, I'm getting a tattoo of Pluto Pendragon from WFAY? on my back. ^_^ Self-bought, of course...my mom would rather buy me canvases and jewelry tools than ink, and it's a present of its own for my tattoo-artist little sister.Nickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-54242272265684766062012-11-10T23:04:35.190-08:002012-11-10T23:04:35.190-08:00I don't even bother hinting to husband - he ra...I don't even bother hinting to husband - he rarely buys me anything and when he does it's a powertool or a supermarket voucher. Mr. Romantic he is not. But I ask for soap from Daughter. Boring I know but she buys lovely hand made soaps and I'd never buy those for myself.Barbara Elsborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825994197656747262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-29483471861777467482012-11-10T07:19:56.689-08:002012-11-10T07:19:56.689-08:00As a youngster I would never have looked at a pair...As a youngster I would never have looked at a pair of basketball shoes as a "gift". Now, at Xmas, I plead for someone to give me a pair of men's size 9 Jordan basketball shoes. I wear them every day of the year and it's like walking on thick carpet all day.<br />Unfortunately I'd like a pair of LeBron's this year but at $400+ I'm not asking.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512099085568969698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-37896219871466847952012-11-10T05:50:31.050-08:002012-11-10T05:50:31.050-08:00Aw, Jaime, that is so sweet!
Btw, I love getting ...Aw, Jaime, that is so sweet!<br /><br />Btw, I love getting books for Christmas, but do you know I haven't received a single one as true Christmas gift since I was a teenager? I just don't understand it, LOL!Faith Bicknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978240749619858463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-37692044130644996612012-11-10T05:48:44.503-08:002012-11-10T05:48:44.503-08:00I have a long list of special gifts. Every year, I...I have a long list of special gifts. Every year, I drop hints, like bricks on toes. No one could miss them or wonder what I would love for Christmas: new, nice socks, a gift card for the book store, a new pair of jeans. Practical things that never make it onto the household budget list. Every year, my husband scours the city for the perfect gift I never knew I wanted. <br /><br />Like the year he bought me an antique set of cat-shaped salt and pepper shakers to add to my small collection of really unique cat figurines (some of which I inherited from my grandmother) Or the year he bought me paint pots and stencil kits knowing I was thinking about re-painting some bedrooms. Last year, it was a leather purse from Roots just big enough to fit my i-pad in and so horrendously expensive I never in a million years would have bought it for myself. But it will last me a lifetime, and the paint on the bedroom wall, and those cute little ceramic kittens remind me every time I dust them or look at them how well he knows me, how much he loves me, and how far out of his way he goes to pay attention and get me things I never knew I wanted.Jaime Sammshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756034484406953047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-37463967671810771032012-11-10T05:33:35.012-08:002012-11-10T05:33:35.012-08:00I never cared much for trinkets when I was growing...I never cared much for trinkets when I was growing up, but now I love 'em since, like you, I can't afford to pay x amount for decent jewelry. I also love things like socks and even undies because I detest paying through the nose for the good stuff. My kids keep me drained $ wise as it is, so whenever I consider buying something for myself, major guilt hits and I put the item(s) back, lol.Faith Bicknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978240749619858463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-11597794136526921122012-11-09T17:50:53.280-08:002012-11-09T17:50:53.280-08:00Thanks for having me on today, Ladies! Thanks for having me on today, Ladies! SJ Drumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02401833950747684542noreply@blogger.com