Comments on: So. What’d You Get? http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/so-whatd-you-get/ Mid-life crisis, motherhood and martinis Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:10:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mad William http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/so-whatd-you-get/comment-page-1/#comment-66518 Mad William Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:59:54 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2006/12/25/so-whatd-you-get/#comment-66518 Weird. I have no memorable Christmas Gift. I have things I recall having seen in pictures. But as much as I've loved the holiday, I.. hmm...nothing. This year was fun. Pillows, a Parliment greatest hits cd, and a metric buttload of other stuff. Still trying to figure out what to buy myself for Christmas. Weird. I have no memorable Christmas Gift. I have things I recall having seen in pictures. But as much as I’ve loved the holiday, I.. hmm…nothing.

This year was fun. Pillows, a Parliment greatest hits cd, and a metric buttload of other stuff.

Still trying to figure out what to buy myself for Christmas.

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/so-whatd-you-get/comment-page-1/#comment-66510 Venomous Kate Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:17:09 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2006/12/25/so-whatd-you-get/#comment-66510 VH has been home since Thursday. Personally, <em>I</em> find it weird that I can spend months looking forward to his next vacation so we can spend some quality time together, then about 5 days later I'm eager for him to go back to work so I can get the house cleaned up again and go back to my nice, efficient routines. So he's going to work Wed. and Thurs. this week, then take another 4 days off. Best of both worlds. :) VH has been home since Thursday. Personally, I find it weird that I can spend months looking forward to his next vacation so we can spend some quality time together, then about 5 days later I’m eager for him to go back to work so I can get the house cleaned up again and go back to my nice, efficient routines.

So he’s going to work Wed. and Thurs. this week, then take another 4 days off.

Best of both worlds. :)

]]> By: wg http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/so-whatd-you-get/comment-page-1/#comment-66505 wg Tue, 26 Dec 2006 17:46:13 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2006/12/25/so-whatd-you-get/#comment-66505 Well, to add to the laundry list - got a call from some friends on the other side of the Columbia River, who invited us up for dinner and hot tubbing...so our dinner for two turned into dinner for four. Good thing I'd planned on having leftovers, or the prime rib wouldn't have been nearly enough. :) For my next trick I'm off to get the kids from their father on the other side of the Cascades. I'm looking forward to seeing them...it's weird how one or two days of quiet and solitude is nice, and four or five is heartbreaking. This afternoon....more loot! :) Well, to add to the laundry list – got a call from some friends on the other side of the Columbia River, who invited us up for dinner and hot tubbing…so our dinner for two turned into dinner for four. Good thing I’d planned on having leftovers, or the prime rib wouldn’t have been nearly enough. :)

For my next trick I’m off to get the kids from their father on the other side of the Cascades. I’m looking forward to seeing them…it’s weird how one or two days of quiet and solitude is nice, and four or five is heartbreaking.

This afternoon….more loot! :)

]]> By: Lynne http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/so-whatd-you-get/comment-page-1/#comment-66494 Lynne Tue, 26 Dec 2006 02:06:27 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2006/12/25/so-whatd-you-get/#comment-66494 A fountain pen - been hinting for months and it paid off. A fountain pen – been hinting for months and it paid off.

]]> By: Janet http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/so-whatd-you-get/comment-page-1/#comment-66491 Janet Tue, 26 Dec 2006 01:46:25 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2006/12/25/so-whatd-you-get/#comment-66491 I got the gift of new music downloads, which was what I wanted. A new curling iron (professional grade), a skin for my MacBook, some DVDs, and a yet-to-be-delivered dual zone heated mattress pad. I think he's tired of hearing that my feet are freezing. :-) And some lovely watches and nail polish from the kids' Santa Shop at school. I got the gift of new music downloads, which was what I wanted. A new curling iron (professional grade), a skin for my MacBook, some DVDs, and a yet-to-be-delivered dual zone heated mattress pad. I think he’s tired of hearing that my feet are freezing. :-)

And some lovely watches and nail polish from the kids’ Santa Shop at school.

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/so-whatd-you-get/comment-page-1/#comment-66489 Venomous Kate Mon, 25 Dec 2006 23:33:07 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2006/12/25/so-whatd-you-get/#comment-66489 That, my friend, is a <em>wonderful</em> gift! Mine's off to Disney World tomorrow with her school band, and given the weather they're having there, I'm afraid she's not going to have much of a magical time in the Magical Kingdom. :( That, my friend, is a wonderful gift! Mine’s off to Disney World tomorrow with her school band, and given the weather they’re having there, I’m afraid she’s not going to have much of a magical time in the Magical Kingdom. :(

]]> By: GZ Expat http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/so-whatd-you-get/comment-page-1/#comment-66487 GZ Expat Mon, 25 Dec 2006 23:16:54 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2006/12/25/so-whatd-you-get/#comment-66487 I got my little girl back home for 3 weeks. What more do I need? I got my little girl back home for 3 weeks. What more do I need?

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/so-whatd-you-get/comment-page-1/#comment-66485 Venomous Kate Mon, 25 Dec 2006 22:30:45 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2006/12/25/so-whatd-you-get/#comment-66485 It sounds like a lovely Christmas, Dana. I love the smell of Poeme! It sounds like a lovely Christmas, Dana. I love the smell of Poeme!

]]> By: Dana http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/so-whatd-you-get/comment-page-1/#comment-66484 Dana Mon, 25 Dec 2006 21:40:50 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2006/12/25/so-whatd-you-get/#comment-66484 Well, two lovely Pavarotti cds (which the young'uns tolerated....it really didn't kill them!), cozy slippers that look like they should be in an Adirondack cabin, the romantic - Poeme perfume from the hub, cozy socks, and beautiful slate carved candle stick holders. Well, two lovely Pavarotti cds (which the young’uns tolerated….it really didn’t kill them!), cozy slippers that look like they should be in an Adirondack cabin, the romantic – Poeme perfume from the hub, cozy socks, and beautiful slate carved candle stick holders.

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/my-venomous-life/so-whatd-you-get/comment-page-1/#comment-66480 Venomous Kate Mon, 25 Dec 2006 20:40:05 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2006/12/25/so-whatd-you-get/#comment-66480 Those tagless shirts are awesome, aren't they? VH and I were talking about them the other day. He always cuts the tags out of everything, which makes it hard to buy him new clothes since I seldom remember his sizes. They've been making undies like that for a few years: nice to see they're starting to make more clothes without tags! And considering how cold it is there, I'm glad you got longjohns! Oh, that toolbox sounds awesome! I'm jeaaaaalous. :) Kudos on your wife's "small romantic item." Very nice. Enjoy your prime rib and, well, the other meat. Heh. Those tagless shirts are awesome, aren’t they? VH and I were talking about them the other day. He always cuts the tags out of everything, which makes it hard to buy him new clothes since I seldom remember his sizes. They’ve been making undies like that for a few years: nice to see they’re starting to make more clothes without tags! And considering how cold it is there, I’m glad you got longjohns!

Oh, that toolbox sounds awesome! I’m jeaaaaalous. :) Kudos on your wife’s “small romantic item.” Very nice.

Enjoy your prime rib and, well, the other meat. Heh.

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