(Here’s mine last year – for reference).
Hogabooms:
- traditional Christmas pajamas, opened Christmas Eve (Ralph did PJ reconnaissance)
- 2 x glue sticks, marker set, fingerpaints, scissors, construction paper, watercolor and fingerpaint pads (from my parents)
- this crazy-assed fucking popcorn that has chocolate, pretzel sticks, and craisins and is just… insanely tasty (from my parents)
Ralph:
- Mauna Loa Kona Coffee Macadamian nuts (in stocking, courtesy of Paige)
- 2 x boxers (from Sophie)
- An Inconvenient Truth (from me)
- leather-clad flashlight from Sundance (from my parents)
- hot-ass jeans (from me)
- Homemade gingerbread house (made by Sophie at preschool)
Kelly
- 1 package Newman’s Own caramel cups (in stocking, courtesy of Ralph)
- Candle card (made by Sophie at preschool): “Dear Mama, You have a present – so much that I bet you would like to see it!”
- video iPod – aw yeah, I just slip it in there all casual-like! (from Ralph)
- Homegrown teas, Italian seasoning mix, and blueberry jam (grown / made by my mom)
The kids:
- Kitchen set – pots, pans, and spatulas etc. (from me)
Sophie:
- Monster finger puppet (googly-eyed), toy helicopter bath toy, tie-dye panties, monkey bubblebath (in stocking)
- 3 x white socks (from Ralph)
- Bug case with 2 types of magnification (It’s science!)
- I SPY Mystery book (from my dad)
- Brown and black ribbed tights (from Ralph)
- 3 X panties, black and white tights (from my parents)
- 6 x socks (from my mom)
Nels:
- Monster finger puppet (crab monstrer), wind-up robot, tie-dye briefs, fish bubblebath (in stocking)
- Boat bath-toy (from Mama)
- Drawing of Christmas tree and “Scary Hand” (by Sophie)
- How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? (from my dad)
- 6 x socks, 6 x briefs (from my mom)
- 3 x undershirts (from Ralph)
- 6 x briefs (from Ralph)
Gee, see a pattern? Socks and underwear for the kids, particularly for Nels (thirteen pair of knickers!) who is going to think of Christmas as a holiday all about “big boy pants”. I am proud to say my children really enjoyed my presents. Nels played with his tiny windup robot ($1.50 at a local shop) for hours.
Other Christmas loot of note:
- An all-day adventure to the Pacific Science Center on Saturday, all-expenses paid (from Cynthia and Paige)
- A great conversation with my sister on Christmas Eve
- Many lovely cards (some handmade) from friends
- A Christmas Day run at the track (courtesy of iPod and my beloved Beyonce)