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growing & learning with him
By Deirdre
Welcome! My name is Deirdre and I am JDaniel4's Mom. After teaching in Virginia for twenty years, I was a stay at home mom learning and growing beside my son JDaniel the 4th for five years. I recently went back to teaching at a local school here in South Carolina.
Lisa @ Two Bears Farm says
We do one each year with the multiples club. I am thinking about bringing one of my painted birdhouse gourds that look like snowman as my gift this year. I’m not sure if it’ll go over well or not though.
The thing I took that did the best was one year a set of 4 nutcracker ornaments. They originally retailed for $20 but since I’d gotten them on Christmas clearance the year before, I truly only spent the $5. They were cute!
MikiHope says
I have never had the fun of participating in one–sounds like a great time was had by all!!
Mudpiesandtiaras says
Oh what fun!!!!!
Melissa Pezza says
I have never did one but this looks like such fun!
Mellisa Rock says
What a fun Christmas game! I’ve heard of it but never had the chance to participate!
AMBER EDWARDS says
I LOVE that game!!! It is a lot of fun when you have a big group with some great gifts and some really funny gifts too! But I have to say, I would be eyeing that Christmas cookie kit. I think it looks fun! But yea, your husband totally rocked it and deserved those nuts! 🙂
Trisha @ Inspiration Laboratories says
The cookie Christmas tree kit looks so pretty. How do you take it apart to eat it?
Sofia @ From PDX with Love says
We used to do this back when I was young. I won stuff from puzzles to eyeshadow palettes…I am trying to organize this year, should be fun.
Koogle says
~Cute story. 🙂
http://livingatthewhiteheadszoo.blogspot.com/ says
Those exchanges are always interesting .I think the cookie tree is pretty darn cool!
Barbara says
I would have loved to end up with the cookie tree!
Naperville Now says
those exchanges are nerve-wracking! you and your husband are good souls. glad JDaniel is a happy camper. (I’m thinking gift exchange for anyone under the age of 12, but that’s me.)
maryanne @ mama smiles says
My husband got a telescope at last year’s $10 exchange at work! It’s not very high quality, but it works, and it’s been fun to use with the kids!
karen says
SOMEWHERE in my house I have one of those cookie tree kits. I think I need to hunt it down and actually (finally) use it!
EG CameraGirl says
It’s fabulous that JDaniel got the cookie tree! I would have loved it too. 🙂
Rocky Mountain Woman says
We do that at the office and it’s always a fun time…
Riet says
What a lovely idea. I don’t think we have that here. It is nice JDaniel had the cookie tree.
Have a nice week
Tesa @ 2 Wired 2 Tired says
We just played this game for the first time at Thanksgiving. So fun! That cookie kit is a great prize and glad you got your husband his pistachios.
amy2blessings says
This sounds like fun. Have a great time together.
Jamie says
I’ve participated in a few White Elephant exchanges, and I’ve always worried about what I would end up with. One year I got a set of margarita glasses (which I got to keep) and another I got a set of cool commemorative ornaments.
I’m glad your husband got the cans of nuts. That’s probably what I would have wanted, too!
~✽Mumsy✽~ says
We play the same game in our gathering as well, and I always ended up with something that I really didn’t want or like..
The thing is we all had fun 🙂
Sandy says
Your post brings back such memories when all us kids
married and each living in different countries would come
to my moms and we would celebrate Christmas no matter
what the month was, just to do it together.
What fun you all had..
Happy Holidays
ArtMuseDog and Carol says
What a loving and fun family ~ great ideas and photos for ‘B’ ~ (A Creative Harbor) ^_^
Just Short says
How fun! I loe making Christmas cookies. This is a fun way to display them.
VBR says
Well, I can certainly understand why JDaniel was excited to get the cookie tree! That is a pretty magnificent creation for a little guy to have!!
Melissa Campeau says
OH! I would’ve been so mad of having my Starbucks gift pack stolen from me! I would’ve ran and hid with it!
Blond Duck says
Now I want to make a cookie tree.
Jessica Heights says
My son would LOVE this…what a neat idea!
skoots1mom says
that cookie tree is cute…
i’ve been to many white elephants and can’t remember any of what i got
Ann says
I hardly use my pot holder, always grabbing the tea towel.
Kimberly says
I got a bathroom garbage can with used toliet paper rolls. EW
Theresa Plas says
What a great Tradition! Love it!
Mimi B says
I’ve never done an exchange like this with family, but it sure would be fun! I guess it’s hard since my side of the family is pretty small. I’ll suggest it to them and see what they think! =)
Chris Carter says
Oh that was such a FUN read!!! Loved the exchange and the sweetness of your hubby!! I could just picture your nephew’s big hands and the typical need for potholders at that age of adulthood! HA! What a fun Christmas gift exchange to write about!! Bless your heart for giving the nuts to hubby. 🙂
~ Noelle says
how fun…
we do that too… zaxbys gift cards and chocolate are always the big hits for us…
I try to steal a gift to turn around and give as a gift to someone.. lol…
Sue says
Sounds like fun!
And the most interesting thing I ever came home with from a white elephant exchange was a stamp holder made in Africa. I love that thing!
=)
From Tracie says
I want that Christmas cookie tree kit. It looks great to me!
The Aums Mama says
This is awesome. The last time I did White Elelphant was back in college and the gifts were very interesting back then 😉
Jenny says
We do this at Christmas!
I always end up being nice so I don’t steal what I want.
Darn it!
I’m going to buck up this year and grab the darned cookie tree!
Oh.
Sorry.
Got a little rambunctious there gearing up for Christmas!
This was such a cute post!
Glad you got the nuts for your husband, too!
A+
Scudds Harrison says
Very cute and sounds like really fun. 🙂
Judie says
We used to play this game at our bridge group Christmas party. It is loads of fun! Oh, and that rubber chicken dog toy? Mulligan got one for Christmas a couple of years ago, and he turned his nose up at it! Hahahahaha!