Our first daughter was born Dec. 1 -- she seemed like a fabulous Christmas gift to us, as I'd had a miscarriage before getting pregnant with her and thought I might never have children.

Other than that, I remember a childhood Christmas (in the 1040s) when I told my parents I didn't want a new doll, but wanted a new wig for my favorite doll -- so I gave her to my mother in November and waited. When I opened her box Christmas morning, to my amazement, she not only had a new wig, but my grandmother had sewn an entire wardrobe for her! Coat, fur muff, dresses, underwear with lace trim, pjs and robe -- the outfits just went on and on. This was before the Barbie-idea of buying outfits -- mostly we just had the one the doll came in, so having a wardrobe was beyond belief. Some even matched things she'd made for me.

Somehow over the years the doll and her clothes were given away, but I still have two packages of the Simplicity patterns Grandma used. Wish I still had the doll.

hostagrams you're either VERY young looking for your age or you're rushing us into tax season too early ***(in the 1040s)*** LOL!!!

threedgrad.......I'm happy for you!!!

Five years ago today, my husband had his cancerous prostate removed. We had flown up to Mass General for a consult the week before and the doctor offered to do the surgery on Christmas Eve, knowing his schedule was clear. That guy will always be my hero.

It was the first Christmas I was married to my first husband. I'd wanted this mirror I'd been admiring at this shop for months and was tickled to see the shape under the tree at Christmas morning. When I opened the package, I saw instead that it was a print of a baby sitting in a tub with a wash cloth on her head. It was amazingly perfect, I was 8 weeks pregnant, and to me it looked like what I imagined our baby would look like. Turned out, our baby DID look like that! Unfortunately, I don't have that print anymore, but it still remains my best gift ever.

My son - we brought him home from a Russian orphanage right before Christmas nine years ago (he's 11 1/2 now). That Christmas lasted for a couple of weeks - poor kid was so excited to have a toy that he wouldn't open any more presents, once one box was open. I think he was afraid he'd lose the one he had so it took forever to open to packages.

I'm still waiting for my tennis bracelet, lol... or any diamond will do.

In 2004 I attended my first grandson's birth, from noon dec 13 to 4 a.m. dec 14, and the 3 of them came afterwards to stay at my home to recuperate and for the holidays, so that was my most special Xmas present.

I'm spoiled all year round so xmas gifts are non-existant, at my request.

I certainly wish all of you get something that makes your heart sing !!!
and I want to hear all about it !!

DLM: Oh, carp! You caught me! I hate not being able to edit. That would be, of course, the 1940s.

Can I blame it on the cataract surgeries I've had in the last two weeks? Oh, yeah, right, I can see BETTER now. Guess that won't work!

I have lots of things I need,
and am lucky enough to have lots of things I don't need.
The best gift I could be ever thankful for, though,
is that those in my family who are still with us
are still with us.
Another Christmas together to be very thankful for.
And that's all I will ever want for Christmas.

Well, my answer sounds very shallow after squirrel's response.

About five years ago, after I had already given DH my "list" and I knew he had probably already done his shopping, I came across a sapphire (my birthstone) and diamond ring in a store that I just looooved. I was with a friend who was shopping for something and I wasn't hunting for a ring, but had always wanted one. Well, I tried the ring on, drooled over it, and the salesperson was ever-so-helpful and wrote the info about the ring on a business card and said, "Give this to your husband -- you never know!" I held onto the card for a few days thinking, no, this would be too greedy... well, finally I gave DH the card and told him I was in love with this ring but I knew he'd probably already shopped, maybe it could be a gift for a future holiday, etc. Also, the ring cost more than what we usually would spend on Christmas gifts so I didn't expect it. But on Christmas morning, the ring was at the very bottom of my stocking!

It was extra special because after many years together, DH isn't the type of guy who surprises me, but that was a fabulous surprise! I still wear the ring almost every day.

I have a lot but I'd need all day to sit and really think about it! lol. But this is one of the gifts I received from my DIL's mother. I absolutely love the "retro" feel to it, and they're silicone. We go through so many spatulas a day.

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