Christmas 2011: What did you give this year?

[claws]

Brag about gifts you handed out this Christmas 

Dad: alarm clock, two sweaters
Sister #1: crockpot
Sister #2: set of 6 tea/coffee cups made of glass, assorted teas
Sister #3: cellphone
Niece #1: 1 bottle Champagne, $30 gift card for amazon
Niece #2: same
Niece #3: same
Niece #4: same
Niece #5: WII Super Mario Galaxy
Nephew #1: 1 bottle Champagne, $30 gift card for amazon
Nephew #2: 1 bottle Champagne, $30 gift card for amazon
Nephew #3: $20 gift card for a local shop
Nephew #4: $20 gift card for a local shop

[indianasmith]

My kids got a pair of Sugar Gliders, JUST DANCE 3 for the Wii, an Evanescence CD for one daughter.  My wife and I got each other a new PC, and then I gave her a Snuggee.  Within my siblings, parents, and in-laws, we draw names every Christmas.  I drew my older brother and gave him a frame full of ancient Roman coins I bought at an antique auction.  My younger nieces and nephews got gift cards.

[bob]

brother:



Dad: an art book,

Mom: earings and necklace

Cousin: knife sharpener, a fancy knife, and a cooking thermomiter

[Silverlady]

I gave:

Hubby -  2 framed pencil sketches I did.  One of him in his camos. And one of a deer standing standing by some trees.  Cologne and shirt and pair of pants.

one son and family -  mailed them homemade Christmas cookies.  And Gift cards for all.
2nd son and family -  same as above
one stepson           -  cologne, silver chain, and FIX A FLAT.  He doesn't take care of his
                                car too well.
2nd stepson           -  Visa gift card
his fiancee              - gift card to Sears.  She just started a job.  She needs clothes.

[The Burgomaster]

Mom and Dad combined gifts:

* $100 Best Buy gift card
* $50 Hickory Farms Cheese and Sausage gift box

Mom (individual gifts):

* 3 sweaters
* Box of Godiva truffles

Dad (individual gifts):

* 2 sweaters
* 2 shirts
* Box of Godiva truffles

Sisters and their spouses:

* $25 Amex gift cards (2 cards per couple)

Nephews:

* $50 Best Buy Gift cards

People who report to me at work:

* Bottle of Chardonnay

[Jack]

Got my wife a watch. 



I'm in like Flynn with her until Valentine's day at least   

We got our oldest girl a Sony tablet.  Those things are really cool, I want one!  We also got her an Itunes gift card. 

Our second girl got a bunch of clothes.  My wife and her have been shopping pretty much nonstop since Black Friday   

We got our son a video camera and a new keyboard and mouse.

Also got our girls some pictures and other decorations for their apartment.

For dad I got golf balls, tees, and some golf gloves.  For mom I got a crisp new $100 bill.  Those are her favorite   

[Leah]

My dad: A set of small screw drivers and small pliers.
My mum:
My sister: LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean Wii
My cousin: Midnight Club: LA Remix (PSP)

[ChaosTheory]

Dad: lambs' wool socks
Sister: homemade scarf & a DVD of COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
Everyone else got homemade scarves because I am broke as a joke.

[lester1/2jr]

and then I gave her a Snuggee

mom- my mom was the reason I made it to thwe end of the year this year so she got alot of stuff. very expensive chardonnay, some chocolates , honey. anything I could think of.



sister- my 1 percenter sister is hard to shop for. I got her various smoked fish, including some smoked osetrina aka sturgeon, brie, stuff like that


niece- ridiculous furry slippers


nephew- gumballs


I like Christmas shopping because i never buy anything,

[AndyC]

The adults in the family exchanged some fairly inexpensive token stuff this year, but my wife and I got Ro a couple of particularly cool gifts. We decided that we didn't really care what we received, so we put most of the effort into nice things for the little one. Much simpler that way.

I bought Ro a 200-in-one electronic project lab. One of those kits where you connect wires between components using little spring terminals to make radios, chirping birds, light chasers and such. I used to play with something similar as a kid, and I thought it would be a fun and educational thing for father and daughter to do together. She loves it.

And the big family gift this year was a pair of guinea pigs and all the assorted paraphernalia. Ro chose to name them Godzilla and Ghidorah. The kid is a chip off the old block.

She also got some clothes, puzzles, games, books, art supplies, etc., but the electronic set and the new pets stand out as clear favourites.

[InformationGeek]

Mom: Shocker, The Serpent and the Rainbow, and The People Under the Stairs. (A Wes Craven collection since my mom is a huge fan of Wes Craven)
Dad: Gran Torino
Cousin #1: Dracula (Book)
Cousin #2: Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter