So What Did Ya Get For Christmas

[John R]

So what did ya find under the tree?

[Faron]

Pandigital Novel.  It is supposed to something like that Nook thing Bibbyman bought Mary.  In fact it is associated with Barnes and Noble.  I am posting with it now, but for the most part it has me stumped.   I want to download from the Gutenberg.org free project built Chris a cedar porch swing that turned out pretty nice.

[paul case]

knife some tools, underwear and britches and shirts
s food2 digin1 digin_2  
and enough food to make sure none of them will ever fit!!!!pc

[pigman]

Some nice warm slippers for my cold feet. 8)

[tyb525]

A new pair of boots - I wore a hole in the tread of both my old ones, and I was tired of getting wet feet any time I stepped in snow or water. The leather shop wanted almost what I got them for new, just to put new soles on. So guess what mom, I want some new boots for Christmas ;D

[terrifictimbersllc]

Got 2 Stihl hats and calfskin gloves, a new wheelbarrow and a bunch of candy.   Can tell she thinks this means the old wheelbarrow will be thrown out. But it's only 25 yrs old and rusted out and there are wood shims sticking out either side underneath and the tire needs air but it carries wood just as well as the new one now i can have 2 loads of firewood next to the door.  8) 8) Best thing is the 2 kids came home from school to see us.

[tyb525]

Wait till you get 3 wheelbarrows 8)

Heck, I built a 4'x4' pallet and stacked it high as I could with firewood and sat it next to the door with the tractor, along with the 3 wheelbarrows.

Heck, I might as well put all of it next to the door :D

[Magicman]

Backpacking camping gear;  Ultralight tent, insulated mattress pads, 0° mummy sleeping bags, water purifier, ponchos. 



Nothing to work with, only play.   

[Jeff]

I got an air compressor, a set of rechargeable radios and a game camera and a case pocket knife. Man its nice to finally have adult children with jobs. :D

[DanG]

What happened, Magicman?  Pat won't let you sleep in the house anymore? ???

[Gary_C]

Among other things, mostly warm clothes, gloves, and some fancy Under Armor long johns I got a Luggable Loo.  ;D

[Magicman]

Pat won't let you sleep in the house anymore? ???

:D :D  Looks    that way.  Nah, getting ready for Colorado, October 2011.  This year we found elk too far from our base camp to hunt in one day.  Our plan is to set up a spike camp about 2 miles in.

It should all work out unless a couple of Grandsons find that stuff this Summer.   :D

[Chuck White]

New bench grinder with a wheel on each end.

Some new camo hunting clothes, New pair of coveralls and thinsulate gloves, couple pair of carpenter jeans, belt (I got a little thick around the middle, so it's gotta go back) an some junk to eat.

Got the mrs jewelry, so she's happy.
Christmas day is also Sheila's birthday.  She hates it, but she's beginning to like it more now because I do the birthday thing the 24th.
She said growing up, she always felt cheated.

[Mooseherder]

Look what I got for Christmas.


I'm gonna be a Grandpa. 8)

[DanG]

Now there's a REAL Christmas present!! 8) 8) 8)  Congrats, MH!

Chuck, my Mom is one of those Christmas birthday folks too.  Today was her 89th.

[Paul_H]

Congtats 

[thecfarm]

Boots to work outside in.Suppose to be water proof too.Will come in handy when I my foot goes into a hole when I'm cutting in the bog.Good socks too. A vest and clothes to keep me warm.

[Stump Jumper]

Our Christmas came early just before Thanksgiving and will have to cover many more Christmas gifts.   We bought 80 acres of land in Michigans UP it's simular to Jeff B's land cedar swamp with some high ground and hard woods. We call it the IKYUKMUKMUK.  ;D Glad to see you all had a great Christmas as well.  8)

[dewwood]

I guess I have been bad this year.  Santa has not been able to find our house yet.  I think he may be on his way though.  Our son left northern Minnesota this morning and should be here sometime this evening then hopefully Santa will find our house tomorrow.

[isawlogs]

Wont know till the 28 when all the kids are here .!!!!!   8)

[Chris Burchfield]

Most important, two pair of Liberty Bibbs from Walmart.   8) 8) 8)

[scgargoyle]

Got a generous gift certificate for LL Bean, because...... they were out of everything my wife wanted to get me, and they don't order more until next fall! I ran into that a lot ordering on-line. I think retailers under-stocked for fear of getting stuck with a lot of un-sold merchandise. Now I have to decide what I want from Bean, or wait for 8-9 months.

[jim king]

I got a wife back a couple of weeks before Christmas.

[WH_Conley]

I got informed of a new grandson/daughter. Gift certificate, will be later in the year.

[Busy Beaver Lumber]

Got a nice assortment of Stanley hand tools and a very neat and portable saw made by Rockwell called the BladeRunner. Very cool and versatile. Wife also got me a large screen monitor for my PC is use to cut vinyl graphics that it definately what I needed and a very nice train decorated pocket watch ( I am a train buff)

One of the best gifts was that my oldest daughter got engaged Christmas day to a great guy that the whole family likes very much

[Stump Jumper Jr]

This is was a gift to myself for Christmas



a upgrade from this 8)  ;D

[red oaks lumber]

i got the whole family together under one roof , a guy don't need anything under the tree .thats the best give santa can deliver........

[Raider Bill]

This is was a gift to myself for Christmas



a upgrade from this 8)  ;D

I like the way you think!!!

[Stump Jumper Jr]

it was time to get something more reliable than that old yellow thing because anytime you'd look at the thing wrong it wound'nt start  ;D  ;)

[crtreedude]

My old F900 Cannondale hardtail mountain bike was just about worn out from so much riding it, so I had it rebuilt, to the tune of about 500 dollars, new chain, sprockets, crank, hydralic brakes, derailer, tires...

Not bad since it originally was 2,000 dollars. Rides like a dream. Back to be a better bike than I am a cyclist.  8)

[Cedarman]

Nook, nice flannel shirts, Tshirt, some tools.

[pigman]

This is was a gift to myself for Christmas

I like the seat on the old one better.

[beenthere]

Stump_jumper jr.
Glad to see you are making good money to be able to get yourself one of those. Congrats.

[SwampDonkey]

I got an air compressor, a set of rechargeable radios and a game camera and a case pocket knife. Man its nice to finally have adult children with jobs. :D

We have radios in the bush as part of safety. We hardly use them much, but they are there. I have a couple Motorolas. I have  portable Cobra CB as well to hear trucks, no cell phones off the 4-lane and main river valley. I have an air compressor dad got me a few years back with about any tool you could want including a paint gun. Used that for the first time painting the front door this summer, some slick. Most of the tools I have not used, except the air pistol for blowing dust and dirt out of stuff or tire pump fitting for putting air in the wheel barrow tire once a day when stacking wood. :D

Stacey might have a word or two about that last statement. ;)

[Faron]

Amongst the gifts the grand kids got were pocket knives, bb guns, two paintball outfits, hatchets, and compasses.  I was giving them a hard time about the chances of an ER visit in the near future, and telling them they better leave the loot with me.  One looked at me and said, "From the look of that finger, I'd say  we better keep it ourselves!" (I mashed a finger nail off and broke the finger on a bale ring a couple of weeks ago.)

[Bibbyman]

Mary and I got her a Nook e-book reader about a month ago.  She got a big box of 15 puzzles under the tree.

Wednesday before Christmas I got a top-end Sony Blu-Ray player with wireless internet capability.  We got it home and couldn't get it to connect to the internet.  After a couple of hours working with tech support and still not getting it to connect,  we gave up.  Mary took it back on Thursday morning and got a $50 Sony DVD player that upscaled to HD and an HDMI cable.   I've very pleased with it so far.

Anyone know why HDMI cables costs so much?  $50.00 for the brand-name player with lots of features yet it cost $34.00 for the cable!   I know there are less expensive ones out there but that was the lowest cost ones they had there at that time.

I got a Black&Decker power screwdriver under the tree and a Gene Autry CD. 

[terrifictimbersllc]

Now there's a REAL Christmas present!! 8) 8) 8)  Congrats, MH!

Chuck, my Mom is one of those Christmas birthday folks too.  Today was her 89th.

My mom (89 next March) was with my sister in Indianapolis on Christmas, and my son was there too.  Very nice.

[H60 Hawk Pilot]

Christmas is a time of giving and shared Joy. My Son (15 YO) gave me a hand written Christmas Card and his word's touched my heart, very much so. My X that still is my Gal and we have always been together... even after the Xing (sort of hard to figure out the X part & not parted).  I got her Boots and Elec. heater to help heat her room, because her room gets less heat from the hot air system.  I got my Son some Games, New IPod and Audio Speaker Sys., Husky Safety helmet w/ face shield and ear protection and steel toe wook boots. I got under wear, socks and Levi Jacket. I got the bills and it ain't no problem... it's all about giving and youngin's.

I do have one small complaint, I sent the X out for a live Christmas tree and decorations, I gave here $ 200.00 bucks. However, I got a area rug that was marked down for $ 180.00 and No tree or decorations. The area rug looks like something that should be marked down another $ 150.00 and I don't want it in the house.  I went to my room and steamed and made a couple posts on the FF and spent most of the day reading the FF and channel hopping on TV to keep my cool.  

This is the 2nd Christmas without my Dad, he passed away 12 Dec., 2009 and it wasn't a great Christmas last year. I don't remember a thing about my 2009 Christmas. I was still in a daze, in mourning and mind blocked the remainder of Dec., 2009. This year I did my best to  Off Think  his death on the 12th. He (Jack) died a suffering type death and this makes it much worst to accept & lot's more to the story.

All in All,  I thought about how he lived his entire life. He loved life and was a Man's Man. I kept thinking of his Million Dollar Smile and how he radiated human warmth and life spirit to others. I thought about how he would have wanted me to carry on (full of life) my life and mentoring my Son. These Hearted Thought's of my  Dad  helped me get through this  Christmas  with some Personal Smile's and Fond Family Memories of Yesterday.

Happy New Year

[celliott]

This is was a gift to myself for Christmas



a upgrade from this 8)  ;D

Stumpjumper, thats very similar to my Christmas present to myself  ;D I bought a 1999 yamaha srx 700 triple with triple powervalve pipes  8) also came with a nice yamaha jacket, bibs, helmet, gloves, 2 up seat, saddlebags, and a new studded track.  Now I just need some more snow to ride it! Machine flies though, ALMOST too fast (if there is such a thing)  ;)
Also got some nice wool socks, and a MSR pocket rocket backpacking stove, and my Dad handmade my brother and I collapsible bowsaws which are very cool. oh, and my girlfriend got me a mossy oak bedspread 

[SwampDonkey]

And here I have to build my sleds  : , the only power and fuel for them is fancy foot work. :D

Must be nice.  :'(