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| Shirlaroo |
Posted - Dec 25 2007 : 9:26:02 PM
Just wondering if you farmgirls where as spoilt as I this Christmas! Found many things under my tree this year  .. Including a hot pink watering can and a white wicker laundry hamper! Plus 2 pretty little floral aprons and the cuteist green frog salt and pepper shakers. Oh, I had so much fun!
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| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 8:55:20 PM
I was very good this year, and I got a ceramic chicken I have been drooling over from a little boutique in town. I also got a pair of Sorel snowboots, since I am brand new to living with snow, and a box of truffles. My favorite thing about this Christmas was that my husband and my five month old son had matching union suits on! It was a very lucky year, and I have decided to make it a tradition for us to always give something GOOD to Toys for Tots.
Make cupcakes not war! |
| DaisyFarm |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 8:48:56 PM
I have about the best girls ever. Those sweeties all went together this Christmas and bought me a digital camera. I was so surprised and just thrilled! |
| lmillward |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 8:19:44 PM
Santa was very kind to me this year! My family is huge (10 kids) so rather than give gifts we have always gotten together and had a nice meal at my parents. As i left my house to go to the parents a flock of about 200 canada geese landed in the field near my home. What a sound!! THEN- as I was leaving the parents a bald eagle flew over me very low! it was a wonderful Christmas morning and I couldnt have asked for more!
Long live the weeds and the wildflowers! ~John Muir |
| RachelLeigh |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 7:57:32 PM
Under my tree:
A painting by a professional artist of my beloved 9-year-old dog, Kyle
A Seiko "Melodies in Motion" clock that I have been dying for ever since I saw it in my grandfather's jewelry store
"The Encyclopedia of Country Living" - I can't wait to pour over the pages of this book!
my blog: http://catholiccountrygirl.wordpress.com
my country folk art business website: http://www.backwoodsjunction.com |
| levisgrammy |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 7:12:25 PM
I got one of my gifts early this year. My dd #2 got tickets for four of us to go to the play "A Christmas Carol" It was very well done. I found a Barnes and Noble gift card in my miniature stocking and a laptop under the tree! My dd #1 made a me a lovely apron and I received some scrapbooking supplies, a tee shirt from dd#2 that says "what if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about" a kitchen angel by willowtree company and a beautiful Lennox teapot. My family is very generous to old mom.
"She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands."
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www.torisgram.etsy.com |
| mima |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 3:32:12 PM
I'm a very spoiled farmgirl-we are going to Maui for two weeks in July!!!! Then the Saturday before Christmas we learned our next little grandchild will be another little girl!!!!-we already have the two cutest little ones!!! And we had a wonderful Christmas day with our kids and very close neighbors!!!Very few presents were exchanged-but it was probably one of the most enjoyable Christmases!!!(okay,okay...I have Maui now to look forward too AND a new granddaughter!!)Hugs!
"No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars,or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit." Helen Keller |
| JoyIowa |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 2:17:51 PM
My DH and I decided this year to go to Living History Farms near Des Moines, IA for a Victorian Christmas dinner 1875 style. It was awesome. The fee includes the entertainment (1875 style), a four course dinner that is gourmet to the max! and service that is unequaled! We have talked about doing this for several years, but somehow the $ just never got from saving to dinner. This year - WE DID IT! It was wonderful!
If it's not illegal, unsafe, or immoral, why not try anything once? Who knows? You may come back for a second helping! |
| peggysue |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 12:57:07 PM
Santa left me a new coffee maker.. desperately needed, a ton of bath and body stuff in my favorite smells, apple, peach and gardenia, some sterling jewelry findings so i can make some more stitch markers for my self..they're all hearts and butterflies, soy candles, yankee candles, and books.
Life is too short to be narrow minded. |
| Maryjane Lee |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 12:45:01 PM
Oh My! Santa brought me ALL of MaryJane's magazines and her Idea Book! For my birthday I got her Stitching Room book! Can't wait for her "Outpost" book to come out!!!!! I am one happy farmgirl!
Hugs, Maryjane Lee
Farmgirl Sister #44
The Beehive Cottage~est. 1971
Sisters on the Fly #595
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| abbasgurl |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 10:38:23 AM
We stopped exchanging gifts years ago when cash was tight, only treating our boys to a few things. The youngest got roller skates, middle son asked for BOOKS (he's my boy! LOL), and the oldest asked to have his license plate renewed. "Funny" kids! We also do a little something for my Mom, as she is alone.
Our big fun this year was pooling our monies to buy dh a canoe. I was so proud of my boys, who paid for nearly all of the purchase themselves! For years they have listened to their Dad dream of floating down the creek, fishing pole in hand, boys by his side... Needless to say, we are all looking forward to spring!
I'm so enjoying reading what everyone received. How neat to see the simplest things mean the most to my farmgirl friends! Especially nest to hear how your loved ones "got just the right thing"...because they love & know you so well!
Rhonda
I'm a one girl revolution. |
| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Dec 27 2007 : 05:33:52 AM
I got some new chefs knives and a sharpened from Richie. My sister got me a microplane. My parents got me a new roasting pan, a cutting board and a new coffee maker. It was a really great christmas. But the best part of all was watching my nephew open all of his gifts for his first Christmas.
Farmgirl Sister #17
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| kissmekate |
Posted - Dec 26 2007 : 10:23:00 PM
My favorite gift this year was actually a couple of weeks early:
My Mom, my daughter and I dressed up and went to see "The Sound of Music" at the Ordway in St.Paul. It was absolutely outstanding and I loved every minute of it.
Every year we try to see a play or musical, but if there isn't anything that we are interested in seeing, we go see the Nutcracker ballet. I love that too!
Otherwise, I got a new shower curtain I had been drooling over and some much needed new towels to match; guess I will have to paint the bathroom now. LOL.
I got scottie dog pj's and slippers and the scottie dog Dept. 56 Krinkle ornament. The scottie theme is due to my "baby"/scottie, Angus.
And my brother listened and got me the Amy Grant's Greatest Hits cd I wanted.
The best gift we gave to my daughter this year. We got her a sewing machine, which is much nicer than mine. LOL I hope she learns to love to sew, and is better at it than I am. I can barely handle straight seams.
Now I suppose I had better lock up my fabric stash. She'll be "shopping"...
Don't miss out on a blessing, just because it isn't packaged the way you expected. ~MaryJo Copeland |
| farmgirl blessings |
Posted - Dec 26 2007 : 8:21:05 PM
I'm having such a fun time reading about the gifts you all have given & received. Let's see, I'll take that pink watering can when you're done with it, Shirley. Some of those pecans would be really tasty right now, too. And I'd LOVE to go to the Pleasant Hill with you, Jonni! What fun!
Tomorrow I am getting a phone jack ... yes, that is really what I want. Right now, I have to run a cord across the room everytime I want to get on-line. Everyone trips on and disconnects me or I forget to hook the phone back up. A new phone jack is going to be the best gift ever!
Now I just have to hear that song, "I want a hippopotumus for Christmas", and my holiday will be complete! LOL
Blessings, Lea
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"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." Jim Elliot |
| Annika |
Posted - Dec 26 2007 : 7:48:11 PM
we didn't do many gifts this year, but I did get the MJ idea book, and I'm lovin' it so far.
Wishing you joy in small things and peace in your heart
Annika
farmgirl sister#13
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| Mumof3 |
Posted - Dec 26 2007 : 3:53:56 PM
Under my tree was:
A movie pass from my #2 son
A gift card to Barnes and Noble from my daughter
A cd with music that was hand-picked for me, and a cozy throw from my oldest son
A manila envelope with my name on it that contained two pages listing the seeds that my husband ordered for me from Seed Savers.
I am a very happy mom. :)
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
Wherever you go, there you are.
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| lisamarie508 |
Posted - Dec 26 2007 : 3:16:34 PM
Oh, Tina, how cool is that? So he was listening after all! I'd love to see pictures of the gifts you got from your mom and dad in laws.
Jeannie, you sound just like my best friend, Rose. Rose really goes overboard in the gift giving area sometimes. She really out-did herself this year! She had today off from work and I'll just bet she's shopping the post Christmas sales for next year already.
You really got a steal on those pecans. They're over $6/lb here. What fun!
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
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| Utahfarmgirl |
Posted - Dec 26 2007 : 2:56:16 PM
Stuie's and my favorite Christmas song is "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" We sing it all the time during Christmas time. So, this year, he got me a huge stuffed Hippo! I was completely enchanted! so now I'm singing "I got a hippopotamus for Christmas...Only a hippopotamus would do! No boring dolls or dinky tinkertoys. I got a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy!"
Farmgirl hug,
Patricia
Proud Farmgirl Sister #19
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| Alee |
Posted - Dec 26 2007 : 2:46:34 PM
Santa came a day early and dropped of a beautiful mirror in a silver/wood frame, a set of beautiful candles and a trivet, and a very fun mug. Nora got a teddy bear, a very special book, and a handmade Raggety Ann doll. I also got some yummy Christmas candies, a beautiful Christmas music CD and a Miss Wilma Christmas ornament.
Doug got an XBox 360, an extra controller, HD cables for the Xbox and 2 games as a combined Christmas/Birthday present (but he got those early in November).
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Dec 26 2007 : 1:12:45 PM
Like Amie, I was more into the gifts I gave than the ones I got. My husband would shake his head, because I just kept giving to more and more people. For instance, we bought (for one dollar a pound), and he shelled (he is so great) 20 lbs of pecans, and I just about gave them all away. I did keep enough for us to eat (a canning jar or two), but they made great gifts wrapped in a plain brown bag with primitive style tissue. And I included a recipe for roasting them with sugar, etc. I think that made about a dozen gifts. Anyway, I would just keep thinking of one more person I wanted to give a gift to. It is so easy to see neat things and think, oh she would like that!!!! I finally gave the last gift on Christmas afternoon to a friend who I went to lunch with. My DH said, are you through yet???? I still have a "treasure box" in the closet that will be for Valentines or Easter or the next holiday!!!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Dec 26 2007 : 12:42:28 PM
my husband really listened to me this year.... He bought me a bunch of flower seeds and also got me a stack of gardening books ,Heirloom Herbs/Growing,drying and preserving Herbs/ Flowers,growing,drying and preserving...and The "Flower Farmer" book. ( a man after my heart..ooops yeah, yeah.he's already had it for 17 yrs! LOL)
My mom sent me an oriental fan that had been a gift from my granddad to my grandmother.(I think it was from when he served in Korea/it's very old)
My mom also sent me a set of vintage jewelry.(vintage Sarah Coventry set, really unique looking)
My husband got me a Kodak digital photo frame.
Naomi got me a set of vintage Russian stackable wooden dolls.
My mother in law made a lovely ceramic tray/platter for me that has little blue birds on a branch and it says" Daughter by marriage/friend by choice"
My father in law made for our family a lovely wooden pieced picture of a plant bench with flowers. (it's where the little wooden pieces are inlaid to create an image..very pretty)
We also all took a trip to Thomasville, GA for the Holiday to enjoy the Victorian Christmas event there.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
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| asnedecor |
Posted - Dec 26 2007 : 08:56:44 AM
DH gave me a new bird feeder with a copper roof and some wonderful honey soap. My sister sent two peonies in pots and a beautiful seahorse glass ornament for my seashore themed Christmas tree. I also got the most wonderful antique architectural metal piece (kinda a scroll design about 4' long)that hangs on the wall from my Mom and Dad - along with a gift pack of starbuck's coffee stuff from Santa. It was a good Christmas.
Anne in Portland
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them" Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh
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| Amie C. |
Posted - Dec 26 2007 : 08:48:05 AM
I got a new pair of flannel pjs from my husband and a cast iron frying pan from my mother. Not a big haul, comparatively, but I was happy because I actually got things I wanted. Nice to know they are paying attention.
Honestly, I was more excited by the gifts I gave. This is the first year I've really had enough money to get nice things for my family. For my mil, we picked out three photos from a trip out west that we took with her and we framed them. For my 80 something year old grandfather, we paid for a driveway plowing service. For my parents, we enlarged and framed some old family photos from their families. For the siblings we picked in our annual gift exchange drawing, we got books that we have read ourselves and wanted to share with them (I think my bil was already on the second chapter of his book when they left our house!). For the babies in the family, I got a dvd and some neat little knitted toys from a craft fair. Everyone seemed to genuinely like what I picked out, so I am highly pleased with myself. |
| bohemiangel |
Posted - Dec 26 2007 : 07:46:21 AM
Wow you girls seem to have been very blessed with wonderful things. People sure do care about you all! I too was spoiled especially by my mama, clothes, socks, an ipod alarm clock, a recorder that is super small and all technologified (for when I learn new tunes), books, music books for teaching, geez I can't even remember. I was super blessed this year to the point I almost was depressed. The kiddos at school and teachers gave me two HUGE bag fulls of gifts and I gave none because of lack of finances right now. I know it was them caring and thinking of me so then I was not depressed. I have my boss give me a frogprince in brass, journal, photo album, and the cutest jewelry thing with country style symbols to make my own!!! I thought of you all! My bf and I picked out (ok I am a high maintenance farmgirl) a tiffanys ring NOT a diamond one just a plain silver that I love. His family spoiled me to the point my head was spinning with clothes and perfume and a really nice restaurant meal!!! I just had to share because sometimes we think oh man we couldn't reciprocate and that was me this year. BUT I learned how many people truly care and wanted to show that to me. I plan to hit up sales so next year I am able to reciprocate and show my love for them.
MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all!!! So glad we have eachother on here. I am a little weepy eyed right now. :) xoxo
**~~Farmgirl Sister #60~~**
"... to thine ownself be true."
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| Patsy |
Posted - Dec 26 2007 : 07:34:30 AM
I got a cooler of Omaha steaks, walmart gift card, stationery and pen (yes, I still write letters), bare escentuals makeup and my favorite..a guitar! I had one years ago when I was in college but ran into problems and had to sell it. I missed it. Now I get to learn all over again.
May God bless those who love the soil,
Patsy
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| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Dec 26 2007 : 06:59:58 AM
I got those great Hunter brand boots from my husband, and my mom, well, she always goes overboard, even when we say not to. She got us a weekend at our favorite destination, Pleasant Hill for the first of February. She also got me all kinds of new cooking items, which I LOVE.
My inlaws bought us a beautiful outdoor table and chairs set, and several other thoughtful items. Overall, for being a "pretty lean" year monetarily, we did just fine. It was more a joy to be with folks and share good food and family!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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