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What’s the Best Gift You’ve Ever Given or Received?

By: Jacinta O’Halloran (View Profile)

As I pulled the slender box from under the tree, my mind raced with possibilities. Ripping the paper away, I found a small box of coloring pencils. “Huh?” The attached note read “you fill my life with color, now go fill yours,” and it included a certificate to a local art class, something I’d been feeling too busy to sign up for myself. I burst into tears. What’s your gift giving—or receiving—high point?

The giveaway ended Dec 17th, but you can still add your story to this chit chat. Look for more giveaways soon and stand by for an announcement about our winner.

 

 

12.16.2007 Report
my house put a down payment on a house and never told me we closed on it on dec 24th and live here since them
12.16.2007 Report
My best gift was a Mother's Ring from my husband that had all my children's birth stones on it.
12.15.2007 Report
A beautiful music box from my husband a few Christmases back. Perfect!
12.15.2007 Report
My little girl put a pair of her (clean) underwear in a gift box and wrapped it and on the inside was a card that said she was giving me a wedgie! LOL!
My best gift ever was a gift to myself. I bought my dog for my birthday a few years ago after having a tough year and he has been my best pal since! He is like the best dog ever.
12.15.2007 Report
Two gold heart charms! Each charm has a picture of one of my girls when they were about 9 months old engraved on it. One of the best gifts a mommy could ever get. Thanks!
12.15.2007 Report
my best Christmas gift was when I was 8 and I woke uo to find a cocker spaniel puppy name d Lady. I never got a better present ever!
12.15.2007 Report
$150.00 gift card from JCPenney
My most memorable Christmas was my first Christmas with my mother in law. She is a wonderful woman with a lot of love for me. She gave me a beautiful Gone With the Wind Scarlett O'Hara doll from the Franklin Mint. I burst into tears because it is a very special gift that I will always treasure. I collect all things GWTW and she was so thoughtful to find that for me. What makes it even more special is that I made her cry the first year too! She is a very big collector of Precious Moments figurines and she had a Nativity Set that was missing one piece. Well, I went to Ebay and found it and presented it to her for Christmas. We both were crying that year and our connection was sealed. She loves me very much and she also knows that I love her son with my whole heart. It is very nice to have that kind of relationship with an in law. Most of the time that kind of relationship is not possible with in laws but I am lucky and very blessed.
12.15.2007 Report
most memorable Christmas was when I gave my oldest son the snake he wanted( and was totally surprised) and my youngest son the cat he wanted. you can imagine what the morning was like. I loved it.
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