What did you get for xmas?

[greeneyedlady]

Welllllll my big present was getting my eyes fixed, I now have 20/15 vision in both eyes thanks to the laser :D it is really unbelievably wonderful
I also got a pair of saphire earings, also a pair of gold hoop earings, my hubby had my uncle build a custom cabinet for my slot machine :D and a bar stool, it looks wonderful and is just the right height to get comfy with a mudslide made with real ice cream, yummy. Lots of books and CD's and some other odds and ends.
The kids had a wonderful xmas also, my mom and dad bought the paintball guns and helmet's for the oldest two so they are in hog heaven and we bought the oldest a new computer, so he is happy as :D . I bought a book called Backyard Ballistics for my 14 year old so he is looking forward to building a potatoe cannon and such (heaven help the neighborhood :thud: )
My 12 year old got a bunch of different builing and scientific discovery stuff so he is currently playing mad scientist in the basement (heaven help my house :p )
The 5 year old got all the rescue hero stuff he could possibly want and is racing various vehicles around the floor (heaven help unsuspecting toes ;) )
My youngest the 3 year old got her play kitchen and is cooking up various plastic treats for everybody to try.

How about the rest of you....................

[bayoupr]

Being I'm in SE Louisiana and we got some snow for Christmas, that was a nice present. Granted we didn't get much, but it was nice to see for a change. As for presents, when my daughter called and informed me that I was going to be a PawPaw again that was the best.

[swreefer]

My Christmas present was a baby gator.

[soupdragon10]

One of the best presents I had was a new 2 foot tank. It means I have a new quarantine tank so can use my 3 foot for breeding project.
Also had snow on Christmas day (very unusual in cornwall).

[kveeti]

An Eskesen collectors' package.
DVD collection of the first 2 seasons of "Dallas"

Lots of other stuff, too, but those were the two best.

[greeneyedlady]

As for presents, when my daughter called and informed me that I was going to be a PawPaw again that was the best.


And that is the best present of all, congrats grandad :dance

[Rava]

Lots and lots of stuff- too much to name. My favorite gifts were my Josh Groban t-shirt (that actually hasn't come yet), and my 'bling bling ring' (It looks like I got engaged! Good ol' cubic zirconia- I LOVE it! :D). I enjoy sticking my ring in people's faces and asking them if they can hear it bling. :p lol Kidding...

And I got a freshwater master test kit! Boy is that exciting! I tried it out last night (though I'm questioning the results, as both tanks came up somewhere between 0 and .25 ammonia, and that doesn't seem logical...), and discovered it's ALMOST as fun as gravel vacc'ing! Hurray! Told my sis I fairly had my own bomb kit in our room now what with all those chemicals that kill you if you inhale them... lol! Great fun! Makes me want another tank so I can use it more often. :D I've already got the ammonia test instructions memorized. :D

[StreetCypher]

I spoiled myself and bought a 180g tank.... Other than that, it was nice to see the whole family at once (my bro and sisters live out of town, sorta)

[saltyc]

My darling hubby went to the local jewelry store & came home with "mojo boxes" for myself & his daughter who was with us for christmas! I have to say-he can buy me jewels any time he wants-he got me an eternity pendant (one of those ones with 3 diamonds-past, present, future) & got a small single diamond pendant for his daughter. Said he thought he'd should be the first one to give her a diamond! She just loved it! :dance

[LittlePuff]

I got a protein skimmer, 2 heaters, 2 powerheads, a book on saltwater fish, and another on marine inverts.


Kim :D

[125gJoe]

Socks.

[Matak]

Socks.:D

A T-shirt with this:
If everyone lit just one candle
No one could smell my farts

[dwayne]

An Eskesen collectors' package.
DVD collection of the first 2 seasons of "Dallas"
Lots of other stuff, too, but those were the two best.

Kveeti... I got Dallas for my birthday!!!

Christmas booty (Santa was very good to me!):
Ipod mini (blue)
Itrip (to listen to it in the car thru the fm radio)
Speakers (they sound AMAZING!)
Nice headphones
books:
Stephen King: Song of Susannah and Dark Tower
DaVinci Code
Bringing Down the House (book about MIT students beating Las Vegas)
dvd's:
West Wing season 2
24 season 3
Gone with the Wind special edition
cd's:
Outkast/Big Boi Speakerboxx/Love Below
Goo Goo Dolls Live
misc. stuff
$50 gift card to best buy
$50 gift card to dunkin donuts

~Tara

[hcgirl80]

A digital camera!!!!!
:dance

[Dangerdoll]

:D

A T-shirt with this:
If everyone lit just one candle
No one could smell my farts
hehehe, Matak, you crack me up!!

welcome back hc.... can't wait to see some pics from that new camera!

[cgrabe]

My two biggest gifts were the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition Trilogy (12 DVDs, just over 11 hours of movie not counting extra features) and a Delphi SkyFi2 XM radio which I just installed yesterday. That and 10 straight days without work made for a great Christmas/New Years. And now...Monday :(

[Blinky]

My husband bought me my new 65g tank and stand for an early Christmas present, and today I bought a new PC light fixture online which is my combined Christmas and early birthday present (it will arrive right around my birthday). Lucky me! He didn't do so badly himself, I got him a DVD player with surround sound stereo system - he's been watching movies at full blast for days!
We also got to visit with everyone in both our families, which was a really nice gift.

[Lila]

Cool GEL! I can't wait to get that done!

I got a couple movies, baking sheets, new bowling shoes *!!!*, a floor lamp, that my youngest already broke and a new computer mouse, the optic one ... so much better than a roller.

;)

Lila

[gonefishin]

Lila, please don't put the bowling shoes on your avitar!!!! it would ruin those pretty feet. After having an optic mouse, ive found cleaning the rollers every month was worth it. if you get any kind of dirt or dust in the lens it will develop a mind of its own. But if you keep your desk clean it won't be a problem, so congrats.

[viboy]

Scuba lessons for me :D A gift that was totally unexpected.

[Lila]

Gonefishing... Thanks for the info on that. I'll keep it as clean as possible. Maybe I shouldn't let my kids play on the computer anymore!

;)

Lila

[Paccula]

Being I'm in SE Louisiana and we got some snow for Christmas, that was a nice present. Granted we didn't get much, but it was nice to see for a change. As for presents, when my daughter called and informed me that I was going to be a PawPaw again that was the best.

my christmas was similar- the day before christmas I found out I'm gonig to be an auntie in the summer. and a few days after christmas we got well over a FOOT of snow!!

[Timmain42]

Hanna pHep 4.0 portable tester
enough 1/2" knuckle-pipe and connectors to finish out my industrial CO2 reactor
Azoo CO2 meter
25 hours of driving
17" of snow
XBOX, 4 games, and 14 months of XBLive
DVDs: Zardoz, The Last Starfighter, and LOTR Box set:EE

[happychem]

Crimson skies for PC, I've been trying to find it for a year, no luck around here!

Led Zepplin concern DVD (2 discs, haven't had a chance to watch them yet, but really looking forward to it!)

Fluval 204 cannister for my 33g, no more HOB for me!

Oh, and when I got back, more BGA than I've ever seen or conceived of in my 18g tank!

[tomm10]

20gig iPod was my big present. That and an Irish knit sweater I've been asking for every Christmas for about 8 years!

T

[geoffgarcia]

CDs:
Peter, Paul & Mary - Moving
Loreena McKennitt - The Visit
Bob Marley - Legend
Garth Brooks - The Hits
Courage Brothers - Wood

DVDs:
Friends Season 7&8

[russjet]

from hubby i got a beautiful topaz and diamond necklace
a dvd
a track suit
a new bag
a fairy ornament (i collect them)
robbie williams cd

my brother in law and his wife bought me a pink ipod mini with i trip and dock
and aliens quadrilogy

and the inlaws gave us 150 pounds to buy our own pressies
and i got me an air pump and bubble bar
and stargate series 5
ands aload of dvds
and conflict vietnam on xbox
and some placemats for my new dining room table
and some torches


still reeling from how much we spent on xmas
every year i say buy less every year we blow a small fortune

but the kids love it and so do we

took down xmas decorations yesterday it is so sad it is all over :(

[geoffgarcia]

from hubby i got a beautiful topaz and diamond necklace
a dvd
a track suit
a new bag
a fairy ornament (i collect them)
robbie williams cd

my brother in law and his wife bought me a pink ipod mini with i trip and dock
and aliens quadrilogy

and the inlaws gave us 150 pounds to buy our own pressies
and i got me an air pump and bubble bar
and stargate series 5
ands aload of dvds
and conflict vietnam on xbox
and some placemats for my new dining room table
and some torches


still reeling from how much we spent on xmas
every year i say buy less every year we blow a small fortune

but the kids love it and so do we

took down xmas decorations yesterday it is so sad it is all over :(
adopt me?

[russjet]

adopt me?

that would push my christmas bill way up
:D

so no adoption sorry :laugh:

[Matak]

A DVD rewinder.

What's wrong with the one I already use?