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<blockquote data-quote="aarondhgraham" data-source="post: 4173922" data-attributes="member: 13337"><p>Food and Booze are my go-to gifts.</p><p></p><p>For over 20 years my sister/brother always say,,,</p><p>What do you want from Santa this year.</p><p></p><p>I always answer, <strong>food</strong>,,,</p><p>They are tea-totalers so booze is out of the question.</p><p></p><p>Every year I get a 6-pack of socks or a shirt,,,</p><p>One year I got a set of sheets.</p><p></p><p>Mind you, I'm grateful for any gift,,,</p><p>But why they won't listen to me is puzzling.</p><p></p><p>A few years back my one nephew did listen,,,</p><p>He bought a cheap laundry basket form Walmart,,,</p><p>And filled it with things like small canned hams, cans of deviled meat,,,</p><p>And all kinds of good snack food (Beefaroni and the like) that he knew I would like.</p><p></p><p>Nothing says <strong>I Love You</strong> like a Hormel Canned Ham,,,</p><p>Wonderful sandwiches for a week or two.</p><p></p><p>I raved about that basket all year,,,</p><p>Hoping for my relatives to take the danged hint,,,</p><p>I told them, "Every time I reached into that basket I thought good things about my nephew."</p><p></p><p>But the very next Christmas it was back to shirts and socks,,,</p><p>I guess buying food at a grocery store isn't festive.</p><p></p><p>For my friends who imbibe alcohol,,,</p><p>A bottle of their favorite booze is appropriate,,,</p><p>It's something I know they will use and hopefully enjoy.</p><p></p><p>For my friends who don't imbibe alcohol,,,</p><p>It's a nice little cooler with a full meal inside of it,,,</p><p>One year it was four Cornish Game Hens with al the side dishes for a feast.</p><p></p><p>My friends looked at me kind of funny when they opened it,,,</p><p>But later on told me how much they enjoyed that feast.</p><p></p><p>All of my people are full grown adults (most of them anyways),,,</p><p>Who make a decent living and can afford anything they actually want.</p><p></p><p>I look at gifts as treats they normally wouldn't indulge in for themselves.</p><p></p><p>Just sayin',,,</p><p></p><p>Aarond</p><p></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aarondhgraham, post: 4173922, member: 13337"] Food and Booze are my go-to gifts. For over 20 years my sister/brother always say,,, What do you want from Santa this year. I always answer, [B]food[/B],,, They are tea-totalers so booze is out of the question. Every year I get a 6-pack of socks or a shirt,,, One year I got a set of sheets. Mind you, I'm grateful for any gift,,, But why they won't listen to me is puzzling. A few years back my one nephew did listen,,, He bought a cheap laundry basket form Walmart,,, And filled it with things like small canned hams, cans of deviled meat,,, And all kinds of good snack food (Beefaroni and the like) that he knew I would like. Nothing says [B]I Love You[/B] like a Hormel Canned Ham,,, Wonderful sandwiches for a week or two. I raved about that basket all year,,, Hoping for my relatives to take the danged hint,,, I told them, "Every time I reached into that basket I thought good things about my nephew." But the very next Christmas it was back to shirts and socks,,, I guess buying food at a grocery store isn't festive. For my friends who imbibe alcohol,,, A bottle of their favorite booze is appropriate,,, It's something I know they will use and hopefully enjoy. For my friends who don't imbibe alcohol,,, It's a nice little cooler with a full meal inside of it,,, One year it was four Cornish Game Hens with al the side dishes for a feast. My friends looked at me kind of funny when they opened it,,, But later on told me how much they enjoyed that feast. All of my people are full grown adults (most of them anyways),,, Who make a decent living and can afford anything they actually want. I look at gifts as treats they normally wouldn't indulge in for themselves. Just sayin',,, Aarond . [/QUOTE]
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