My wife Jamie and I have a tradition each year of buying each other 12 gifts for Christmas (not counting anything that fits in our stockings). Each gift must be $5.00 or less, not counting tax, and one gift can be up to $10.00. This is hard for me because their are not many things out there that are $5.00 or less. You have to be very creative sometimes. Here is what I got from my bride, Jamie this year.
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
2 pairs of needed dress socksOn the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
A Wine Tasting for Dummies Kit (includes a book about how to get to know the types of wines and 4 wine glasses) Sadly the day before I got a box of 4 wine glasses as part of the gift exchange at my work Christmas Party. Wine anyone?
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
2 pairs of needed dress socksOn the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
a 4 pack of Starbucks Frappachinos (Mocha flavor)
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
a wooden cross magnet that has a "secret Bible verse" engraved on it. On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
a Red "I'm a Christian Dad" T-shirtOn the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
2 pairs of needed dress socks (I am now good on dress socks for the next few years)
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
the movie "Patriot Games" on DVD. This was the movie we watched on our first "official" date. How Romantic! (Romantic that she remembered the movie, but not such a romantic movie to watch on a first date.)On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
A pair of Salt & Pepper Shakers that fit together like puzzle pieces (You have to have seen the movie: Fireproof, to appreciate this gift.)
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
a set of metal brain-teaser puzzles.On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
a pair of nice shorts for next spring.
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
A nice dress short sleeve shirt!
The strangest gift I received, so far, this year came from my mother. She got me a monogrammed silver toothpick holder! Ooohhh! Now I can finally reach that piece of popcorn that has been stuck back there for years.
Actually this picture was made in October of this year, but it was part of a series of family photos, made along with my sister and her daughter, we made to give to my parents as a Christmas gift. We really liked this one with the Flag flying in the background!
