In honor of my MIL - what are the best and worst gifts you've ever received? Or given?
My old woman in law is a historically bad gift giver, and by historically, I mean in all of unendingness.
However this year for my birthday (tomorrow) she gave me a very thoughtful benefaction, not the most amazing ever, but thoughtful nonetheless. I am allergic to gluten and don't often pay for the Gluten Free mixes available because they are outrageously overpriced. She gave me a box full of them.
My worst gift ever came from her, twice in actuality. The first was an old, used, hideous, and enormous tan acrylic sweater with a deer knitted into the back. It is a man's sweater, was pilled, had to be at least 25 years old, had a great shawl collar and went to mid-thigh on me. In addition it had those woven leather buttons. This was several years ago, and it ultimately ended up in the loving arms of a teenage boy with a pretty funky pick up of style (good, but funky), when I packaged it up for a white elephant function.
The other, also outerwear, was a polarfleece zip jacket with a horse imprinted on it. I'm not in to horses, my tastes verge towards classic styles, and did I say it? I'm NOT into horses. So what the heck?
Also, BOTH times she gave them to me, she said the never-ending words "When I saw this, I thought of you." Really? That's not even satisfactory! What I actually said with the horse sweater was, "Well, at least it's the front end of the horse."
A- gift ever? Possibly my Kitchen Aid mixer, or possibly the Cuisinart Elite 16 cup Food Processor still on it's way to me (cue the mead, the dreamy, passionate music).
So, tell me your best and worst! Accustomed or received, or both.
Given - the year I gave my husband socks for Christmas. In my defense, we were *to the nth degree* poor that year, and he'd gone and spent all the money on me, but I've never lived it down.
Best bib I ever gave? My husband his muzzleloader replica for our 20th anniversary, my daughter her saxophone.
The worst I've received have to be the Twisted Sister LP that my shelter gave me when I had very specifically asked for W.A.S.P. Close in on second order is the every so ugly suede boots I got the same year. Not at all what I wanted and something that I'd only adopt if they were the last shoes on earth and I couldn't go barefoot.
The best is the Cannon 350D that my keep quiet bought me a couple of years ago. I've always loved photographing and the camera absolutely makes a difference.
The worst I've ever given was when I was a kid and was told to buy Christmas gifts to people around me. I didn't skilled in how to do it and my mother told me to buy things that I'd want to get. My grandfather got glittery laws marks, my grandmother crayons... every one was disappointed and I felt redoubtable, I had done what my mother told me to do and it wasn't good enough.
The best, my suppress claims that it's our kids.
