This Christmas is a little different from the past few years. I have a friend living temporarily with me right now, and we have been out shopping for MY family lately. He isn't going to buy for his family....just give gift cards to a high class store. He wants to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with me, and that's so sweet.

I bought a lovely book for my mum about peoples of the world, plus we bought an original oil painting.

I bought my sister a funny sea-glass designed framed picture which said, "I smile because you are my sister. I laugh because there is nothing you can do about it." Hee hee. We also bought her an original oil painting as well.

I bought my daughter and her husband a LARGE gift basket full of an assortment of foods. Plus I bought a lovely wooden three-dimensional plaque that said something along the lines of, "I just dusted last week. It's back. I'm not falling for that again." Hee hee.

I had to be very careful with my son and his girlfriend. They are into drugs, so I didn't want to buy something that would be traded for drugs. No gift cards, gift baskets, or GOOD presents. So I went to a store called The Funky Lunchbox. It's a candy store. I bought them each a wrapped gift box of an assortment of candies. My son's is full of all sorts of sour candies (yuke, but that's what he likes), and his girlfriend's is just a holiday assortment. I can't believe I spent over $50 on CANDY for two people in their 30's!!! Lol. But I don't think the gifts will end up in the hands of a drug dealer. At least I hope not. I figure that they will munch on their candies while they are high....which is all of the time.

I bought my friend four items that he picked out, but he has to show me more things!! He doesn't really need anything, though. I bought him a chickadee painting, 2 different essential oil mixtures for his diffuser, and a couple of "brushes" for when he shaves. Not exactly exciting. And he already knows about them.

I have no idea what I want. I don't go out much (just to the grocery store and such), so clothes aren't a great priority. My mum is getting me, among other things, a MasterCard gift card so that I can shop anywhere. Maybe I'll buy an assortment of K-Cups for the coffee maker.

Okay, I talked enough about ME. Lol. Next in line, come on up!