What Did Santa Bring You?

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  1. Kate Ellery

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    IMG_2305.JPG IMG_2304.JPG IMG_2306.JPG My hubby always buys me a really nice card ,and a few scrathie lotto cards ,which I got $40 in winnings from ....he also,insisted on paying for a velvet smooth battery operated foot smoother (it's used for rough heels or other parts of your feet that may be a little rough) I was going to buy last time we were down in the city ..
    At our ages it's hard we really don't need a great deal of stuff
    My daughter bought us a stand ONLY ..for our new BBQ and a few accessories to go with it for the barbie ,as well as a fancy solar light as I like birds and this has birds on it ..I will take a couple of photos and come back and post them..
    It's summer here and we had the hottest Christmas Day in the WORLD yesterday ( Christmas Day )
    you may notice in the background of the solar light photo the baby apples on my tree ..and that poor tree is growing in solid limestone ..hubs spent two days with a jackhammer digging a hole to plant the tree about 8 years ago
     
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    A couple of mine I have already mentioned in another thread. I got a dancing cat, which also serves as an external speaker, and which our cat, Ella, has taken a dislike to. Then there is the pet cube, which I am going to love once I've figured it out and set it up. It lets me talk to my cats while I am away, and even play laser chase, which I think Ella will enjoy. Then, there is a remote control police car, which doubles as an instrument of torture for Ella. The poor cat has been walking around like she has PTSD today, worried about what new thing is going to move or sing to her. Lastly, there was an excellent Christmas supper, prepared by my wife, who spent the better part of the day on it.

    Not exactly a gift, but it is cold here, and there is snow and ice too. My Chev. Tracker got stuck in the driveway yesterday. Even though it was shoveled and I have studded tires, it got stuck on the ice. All the wheels would do was spin. I had to have someone push it today to get it out of the ice spot it was in.
     
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    Kate I love that Solar light...I want one of those... :D...good grief, I can't believe your apple tree is growing in solid Limestone...wow!! What temperature was it yesterday at your place.! hottest ever Christmas day..?.:eek:.were you running around in the nuddy to keep cool? ;):D:D



    Ken....poor Ella...all those things to benefit her, and she's in shock..lol...poor little girl... :D
     
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    IMG_2309.JPG @Holly Saunders my daughter got my light from Cheap as chips ..discount store.i think it's beautiful and the lights nice it's not real bright .... it changes colour ...hubs is going to secure it to the log of word it's sitting on.I can look up the name of it you may be able to get one online
    I had shorts and top on untill about 2 pm then I put on my of my cool nighties ..I didn't care no one was coming to visit ..so I didn't care I just wanted to be cool,

    Here is a photo of the box Holly with the name ,size ect of the solar light

    It was 43.9 c in Adelaide ..and about 40c here
     
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    Thanks Kate...I like it too...it doesn't look like it came from a discount store at all..:D I'll see if I can find it online anywhere..

    43.9 c...OMG!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek:
     
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    It looks as good ,seems a shame to leave it in the sun ...it was $20 to buy
    I have other nice ones with birds I've bought from the same shop @Holly Saunders
     
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    A lump of coal. I must have been naughty. And, Shug, it was worth every bit of it. :D:D:D:D:D
     
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    Sure glad I'm not the only naughty one around here;) LOL!!
     
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    Naughty but nice. :D
     
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    My lump of coal.

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    ...coal for me as well!o_O;)
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    ....beside the coal, I got some books for Christmas.

    My wife gave me "Is This The End"? by David Jeremiah,
    and a novel by Michael Chabon: "Moonglow".

    My Daughter gave me three books:
    The Lost Cause - The Trials Of Frank And Jesse James",by James Muehlberger
    "When Books Went To War", by Molly Manning
    "The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle", a novel by David Wroblewski
     
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    I loved The Story of Edward Sawtelle ...... except the ending. ;)
     
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