Fess Up your Christmas Disappointments
- RudallRose
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Fess Up your Christmas Disappointments
okay...
so you wanted it....asked for it.....left reminders and hints all over....
and you STILL didn't get it.
or worse....
got something you didn't ask for and, despite the good intentions, it's a rather natty something that you'd rather have gotten nothing.
Give it up folks....
your worst disappointments of the Season!
Mine:
Well-meaning friends who believe my love of flute includes "The Most Relaxing Flute Record Ever" with whispering willows and babbling brooks. Maybe for someone else. But definitely NOT me.
They mean well....but back to Amazon it goes!
so you wanted it....asked for it.....left reminders and hints all over....
and you STILL didn't get it.
or worse....
got something you didn't ask for and, despite the good intentions, it's a rather natty something that you'd rather have gotten nothing.
Give it up folks....
your worst disappointments of the Season!
Mine:
Well-meaning friends who believe my love of flute includes "The Most Relaxing Flute Record Ever" with whispering willows and babbling brooks. Maybe for someone else. But definitely NOT me.
They mean well....but back to Amazon it goes!
- Whistlin'Dixie
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I really didn't get a dissappointing gift this year.
My husband bought me a really enormous orchid (although this is a variety that grows best in temperatures below 65! ) And the plant is huge, the blooms are yellow (my favorite color, which he knows) and I am going to make that thing live!!!!!!!!!. But typically, the really important things that I want, I just get for myself with my Christmas $$.
However, last year I got a particularly "special" "vase", with some kind of green clay lizard (with a garish red mouth) crawling up the side. My sons confided that they walked up and down the mall twice before settling on that special gift. So although I thought it was especially hideous, I have never owned up to it, and have it displayed in plain sight on my fireplace hearth (where I have a nice long vine artfully growing over part of it ......)
Party on!
M
My husband bought me a really enormous orchid (although this is a variety that grows best in temperatures below 65! ) And the plant is huge, the blooms are yellow (my favorite color, which he knows) and I am going to make that thing live!!!!!!!!!. But typically, the really important things that I want, I just get for myself with my Christmas $$.
However, last year I got a particularly "special" "vase", with some kind of green clay lizard (with a garish red mouth) crawling up the side. My sons confided that they walked up and down the mall twice before settling on that special gift. So although I thought it was especially hideous, I have never owned up to it, and have it displayed in plain sight on my fireplace hearth (where I have a nice long vine artfully growing over part of it ......)
Party on!
M
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I bought myself the first season of the Muppet Show for my birthday at the end of November - very fun!
Nothing terribly disappointing (and yes, I'm very thankful to have people to give me gifts). I did get an Enya CD from my sister in law - the funny thing about that is she thought Enya was a brand new artist because she had never heard of her before.
Nothing terribly disappointing (and yes, I'm very thankful to have people to give me gifts). I did get an Enya CD from my sister in law - the funny thing about that is she thought Enya was a brand new artist because she had never heard of her before.
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My sister-in-law got me the first season of Northern Exposure. (Ed is sorta a hero of mine.)rebl_rn wrote:Nothing terribly disappointing (and yes, I'm very thankful to have people to give me gifts). I did get an Enya CD from my sister in law -.....
I bought myself (with christmas money) an bansuri in F/C.
Nothing even mildly disappointing. Lucky me.
Byron
I had some pretty nice Christmas gifts, too:
Probably more candy than I really needed (one piece is probably more than I *really* needed), a bottle of very good malt Scotch, and - best of all - several good CDs, and an Elderly Music gift certificate that will go towards more.
But even better than the gifts was spending time with our family and friends. Our older daughter was back from college, several friend's kids (honorary "nieces" and "nephews") were in town, and I had a chance to touch bases with a cousin I haven't seen in over 20 years.
And I had *lots* of time to play the flute - especially today when we had a 5 hour power outage and I didn't have the computer as a distraction.
Probably more candy than I really needed (one piece is probably more than I *really* needed), a bottle of very good malt Scotch, and - best of all - several good CDs, and an Elderly Music gift certificate that will go towards more.
But even better than the gifts was spending time with our family and friends. Our older daughter was back from college, several friend's kids (honorary "nieces" and "nephews") were in town, and I had a chance to touch bases with a cousin I haven't seen in over 20 years.
And I had *lots* of time to play the flute - especially today when we had a 5 hour power outage and I didn't have the computer as a distraction.
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Brought myself a secondhand like new iPod mini in October, an amazing way to carry music around. Decided to buy iPod mini's for my three daughters. Found one as new on the Swedish website: www.blocket.se then nothing until a couple of days before Xmas, managed to buy another one, then on the last day before Xmas getting stressed, decided to give my own iPod mini as a present, had to have 3 you see - and then in a moment of madness in the Apple store on Xmas Eve I brought a new iPod video. What a machine it can contain and play music, play music videos, films, show photos. I've already converted a Björk DVD, easily done by the way, so that it plays on the iPod. Little flute content I know, but I have a lot of Irish trad from my own CD's on the iPod now.
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I'll bite.
I created a master list of all the CDs I was interested in and forwarded it to all of my family members. The list included Harry Bradley, WFO I, Harriet Earis - in a nutshell, lots of obscure but great CD's you can't find in the chain stores. I left explicit instructions about how they could be ordered online, with plenty of notice.
My family members, clearly not taking the hint, got nice gifts that just weren't as exciting.
All in all though, I was very lucky - the big gift was a plane ticket to Maine to see my brother and his family, which more than made up for the minor disappointments in parcels. I can always buy CD's myself, and the birthday is another opportunity to drop hints I love Maine, but unfortunately didn't have a chance to crash any sessions.
Then again, I was sorely miffed that the C 'n' F flute board didnt pitch in to get me that fully keyed Wilkes
I created a master list of all the CDs I was interested in and forwarded it to all of my family members. The list included Harry Bradley, WFO I, Harriet Earis - in a nutshell, lots of obscure but great CD's you can't find in the chain stores. I left explicit instructions about how they could be ordered online, with plenty of notice.
My family members, clearly not taking the hint, got nice gifts that just weren't as exciting.
All in all though, I was very lucky - the big gift was a plane ticket to Maine to see my brother and his family, which more than made up for the minor disappointments in parcels. I can always buy CD's myself, and the birthday is another opportunity to drop hints I love Maine, but unfortunately didn't have a chance to crash any sessions.
Then again, I was sorely miffed that the C 'n' F flute board didnt pitch in to get me that fully keyed Wilkes
OOOXXO
Doing it backwards since 2005.
Doing it backwards since 2005.
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WOW - I might sound a bit cheesy or whatever but, for me, the fun isn't in what you GET.
It's nice to have my children home, together for a time at the holidays. Out come some guitars and my whistles and flutes and various other things and we sing Christmas songs and have a great time. My grandson is two and it's just amazing how much fun a person can have with a wooden train - oh and I was able to share with him too!!
If it's all about getting for you, you've really missed the fun.
It's nice to have my children home, together for a time at the holidays. Out come some guitars and my whistles and flutes and various other things and we sing Christmas songs and have a great time. My grandson is two and it's just amazing how much fun a person can have with a wooden train - oh and I was able to share with him too!!
If it's all about getting for you, you've really missed the fun.
2 Blessed 2B Stressed
- Whistlin'Dixie
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My holiday was made complete with the arrival home of 2 of my 4 sons, who are both away at college.doogieman wrote:WOW - I might sound a bit cheesy or whatever but, for me, the fun isn't in what you GET.
If it's all about getting for you, you've really missed the fun.
Of course, family (and friends) coming together and enjoying each others' company is the best part of this, or any, holiday. I don't think anybody would dispute what you say. However, in keeping with the spirit of the thread...... I don't see anything wrong with some light-spirited discussion of gifts received, given, or otherwise....
M (who also didn't get a fully keyed Wilkes....)
- RudallRose
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I reiterate an earlier post on a different thread: so SERIOUS!
my goodness folks.
The intent was to have a little fun and light-heartedness.
It quickly turned into a squishy, lovey-dovey, love-thy-neighbor gush.
Doesn't anyone kid around anymore? Or know how? Or are we just all way too over-sensitized?
Let's just call it Festivus now....and screw Christmas! Too political!
And Lambchop....go make friends. The truly gifted is the one who has friends.
Sigh
my goodness folks.
The intent was to have a little fun and light-heartedness.
It quickly turned into a squishy, lovey-dovey, love-thy-neighbor gush.
Doesn't anyone kid around anymore? Or know how? Or are we just all way too over-sensitized?
Let's just call it Festivus now....and screw Christmas! Too political!
And Lambchop....go make friends. The truly gifted is the one who has friends.
Sigh
Well, in that case:David Migoya wrote:I reiterate an earlier post on a different thread: so SERIOUS!
my goodness folks.
The intent was to have a little fun and light-heartedness.
It quickly turned into a squishy, lovey-dovey, love-thy-neighbor gush.
Doesn't anyone kid around anymore? Or know how? Or are we just all way too over-sensitized?
Drat it! Despite all my hints, nobody got me that electric dog polisher I wanted!
Better?