I got:
-two super fancy pots. Enamel coated cast iron! Whoooo!
-a super sharp large knife
-TWO cool teapots for one. I think word is getting around that I’m drinking more of it. 🙂 (One is beautiful for loose leaf tea, which is mostly what I drink.)
-the crunchy lunch set of my dreams <3
-a wide assortment of delightful bath products
-a great spatula
-super awesome socks
-a really long beautiful pearl necklace (Shanna picked it out!)
-two beautiful bracelets
-a great handcuff necklace
-gorgeous Edwardian underthings
-comfy jammies
Noah got:
-this awesome book from Santa
-a bunch more books (xkcd vol 1, Watership Down, Strega Nona, The Reluctant Dragon, uhm something I can’t recall from his parents)
-an interesting old fashioned microscope
-Star Wars stuff! cookie cutters, pancake molds, a spatula (Darth Vader), and a fun cupcake set where you can have the little guys battle
-kitchen towels and a good apron
-a knife sharpener
-a rotary cheese grater
-a variety of neat card games for playing with kids
-sushi tie
Calli got specific to her:
-clothes 🙂
-a plush Minnie ornament
Shanna got (much to be shared when Calli gets bigger):
-a wooden activity cube
-a shape/animal stacking game
-a plush Mickey ornament
-bath foam letters/numbers
-magnetic letters and numbers for the fridge
-a pouch for carrying around dolls/stuffed animals
-a set of play silks
-art supplies (window crayons, watercolor paints, a little notebook, and a cool pencil)
-3 more anamalz
-a Minnie purse
-a couple of nail polishes
-a marble sorter/tower
-pirate water bottle
-clothes + jammies
-set of tablecloth and napkins for her little kitchen
-a medical toy set
-practice chop sticks
-lego silverware
-this big, neat ladybug tent!
an awful lot of that came from out of town relatives or were stocking stuffers. we are very very privileged to experience such an overwhemingly wonderful Christmas. 🙂
So! What did y’all get? 😀
-Amazing dinner plates 🙂
-A CD of Charlotte’s new band’s first two performances
-3 beautiful french copper/stainless pans
-awesome fishie ceramic measuring spoons
-penguin ornaments
-Alice dream journal
-an amazingly cathartic and necessary conversation with the step-mom
-lots of hugs and conversation with the sibs
a flannel shirt ’cause i’m always cold.
and
a scarf because i’m always cold.
and
a box of candy because i’m not sweet enough.
and that was three presents too many…
so far:
2 board games (from my brothers)
a spice grinder
a charm for my charm bracelet
a book (from my MIL, well chosen)
a curling iron (from Kara, who else)
the latest Taylor Swift CD
a scarf and a bracelet (both made by my mom)
new earbuds
an iTunes gift card
chocolate
a purse (which I bought myself)
and didn’t Shanna get a dollhouse?
I talked my grandmother into agreeing that she should talk to her doctor about her short-term memory loss. (That’s a better present than any of the material things I received)
Oooh! Oooh!
My stocking (and I would have been satisfied right there):
-Coldstone coupons
-Bed Bath & Beyond gift card
-small keychain flashlight
-purple cell phone case
-AMC movie ticket (unspecified)
-a tea towel holder/hook
-assorted chocolate, including a Godiva gingerbread truffle bar
From my family:
-two upside-down planters; one for tomatoes and one for strawberries
-a SUPERMEGAFOXYAWESOMEHOT T-shirt (fan reference)
-a calendar (blargh)
-set of kitchen towels in blue and yellow
-socks
-three cookbooks
-I’m forgetting something; they’re all still downstairs in the trunk of the car.
From Santa in the big red suit:
-snowman soap and a snowman bath scrubby
From Secret Santa:
-a new piece of cherry-patterned luggage
-a folding stepstool
From my Lina:
-an aesthetician’s kit with which to indulge my peculiar passion for picking/popping/plucking
-lots of driving
-LOTS of patience
Now I’m off to treat my sister to her big present from me: dim sum brunch and a reflexology foot massage.
Right! Unpacked the trunk.
Also:
-a handheld fabric steamer
-a scrubby-holder for the kitchen sink
-more socks
-a $10 Starbucks card (which I traded for Lina’s Subway card)
-luggage tags with my last name on them
-a towel headwrap thing