What gift do you especially appreciate this year? For me, it was another Christmas with my husband. Two years ago, a week before Christmas, he was misdiagnosed with a condition that would kill him in 4-6 months. You bet that was a pretty crappy Christmas! A couple of months later a team of doctors reversed that opinion, saying, yes, his antibiotic-resistant lung infection will be with him the rest of his life and he’ll have periods of heavy-duty I.V. antibiotics to go through to push those buggers into temporary submission, but that isn’t a death sentence. Needless to say, last Christmas was MUCH happier than the previous one. This year my most precious gift was another holiday with my husband, who isn’t in tip-tip shape (can’t expect the moon at age 74) but is doing well enough to keep me in line (no small feat).
My worst gift ever? Well, my aunt meant well, and it was very nice. And she loved me a whole bunch. Somewhere around here I still have it. Someday maybe I’ll find a spot in my house for a bright purple satin pillow.
Come on. Now it’s your turn to share. Tell the rest of us about memorable–for whatever reason–gifts you received.
I got my all-time favorite many, many years ago and still cherish it–my engagement ring. It would’ve been my wedding ring, but that didn’t come on Christmas. Worst present? Probly that pair of PJs when I really expected a sexy nightie.