My sister & I had intense verbal confrontings, long past due.

She threw crockery.

It scared me because she's never done that before.

I saw her frantic hurting, the projecting of her own fears and judgment upon
mother and me.

She left mom's house for a while,
riled and storm whipped.

We talked on the phone after she returned home.

Sister & I both cried/apologized.

We siblings wrangled to a loving, forgiving, understanding embrace.

Just imagine how happy our Mom feels about this.

I can't think of a better gift, for all involved.

the flu

High5!

Nothing

hmm

a scarf
lots of wine (through work from suppliers, I shared some out and kept 4 bottles for myself)
a box of lucky charms (real)
a subscription to Fortean Times (was really touched)
A handwritten copy of a book of family recipes that had been collected over the years (again, was really touched)
A letter opener which is basically a 9 inch dagger!
A cool alarm clock
A desk calendar of chess problems
A wall calendar of UK pop band "The Saturdays"
A book I didnt know was out, but really want to read (about Jack the Ripper... and it was kind of the thought that meant a lot, cos I have about 6o JTR books, and the person checked them all to get one I didnt have...)
some chocolate
a DVD (District 9)
A 4 pack of beer (from my boss)
A Viking themed huge poster for beer (which is really great)
A cheap coffee maker for work (which is ideal. I'd hate an expensive one, but a cheap white plastic one fits in perfectly with my plastic tulips I have on my desk)

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A pretty good haul all in all!

Everything I wanted!

A nice jumbo garlic press, a nice salad spinner, nice salad bowl and salad tongs. And a salad recipe book. Yup, eating healthy again here I come!!

A pair of Converse All-Stars...a pair of Wellies...Majesty 2... a router...lots of B&N gift cards... and ZombieSquirrel got me an AWESOME pair of earrings. Claddagh design, and the hearts are amethysts. Way cool.

32GB IPod Touch and a shitload of cash $$$$$$$$$$$. Everything i asked for.

My GF got me a PS3 (apparently all my subtle hints of "if we're going to get a blu-ray player, why not get one that plays games too" worked :p )

Also got
- A gift card for a local bookstore
- a few DVDs
- cash towards getting a new TV
- a gift card for a game for said PS3

Four wheel covers for my car, Just for Men Beard stuff, a gift cert to Cracker Barrel for food, and lots of bills for everyone else's presents...

Poetry, written especially for me. Perfect. :)