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Amy — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:34:00 -0000

ahhh man..I missed it!!

It's been one of those weeks, and I'm JUST getting to it now.

btw--most memorable gift was a leather coat, b/c my parents had a small budget, but wanted to buy me a coat (i was beggin for one). They bought me the cheaper, pleather look (but real) one, and I was a big selfish brat. I still feel bad about it.

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mandy — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:11:00 -0000

Nope. Wait. HERE'S where I say I missed all the fun, bc I like the red one better than the tan one. But, seriously, you have a bazillion comments. :(
I probably won't win up there...

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Bz — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:01:00 -0000

My most memorable Christmas gift??? ...well, that would be a toy truck, horse trailer, and horses I got when I was about eight y/o. (I was horse crazy from day one). I may have been a little old for the gift, but I was a quite, shy kid and it was just peachy to get such a gift.
Now that I found your blog- it adds #5 that I follow (I'm choosy). But, you have done a fabulous job with it!
knj121287 (at) sbcglobal (dot) net

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Head Cook and Bottle Washer — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:47:00 -0000

I was in 5th grade and my parents got me a navy maxie skirt and a white blouse. I was so excited. I opened the box saw what was inside and went running to my mom and gave her a big hug. I put the percious outfit on and wore it all of Christmas Day. I have pictures of it somewhere. It is a great memory!

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Julie D — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:01:00 -0000

11 years ago, a wonderful young girl gave us the greatest gift of all: our son. She chose to give him life, and gave us our son.

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Sandi Hixson — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:26:00 -0000

the one i am currently remembering is when i was about 9 or 10 and wanted one of those "three year old" dolls.......why they were called that, i am not sure......we didn't get a lot for Christmas.....but that year i DID get one! i was a very joyous little girl!

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KariRipple — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:52:00 -0000

Hi Sara,
My most memorable gift would have to be the pink and white pillow that mom cross stitched for me when I was probably 8 or 9. It simply says LOVE in the middle. It sits on Lauren's bed and I use it each night to lay my head on while I read books to her.

How fun it is to search back through memories of childhood and realize how much they mean to me today.

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Elizabeth — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:42:00 -0000

When I was a kid we got to pick out and open one gift on Christmas Eve, and it was usually something good like pajamas. One year when I was in middle school I picked one that looked more "exotic." It was shaped like a tube and very lightweight. It was. . . shoulder pads. Yuck! But I'll never forget!

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Heidi — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:19:00 -0000

A rainbow striped Schwinn bike..

ya know, with the tassles and the white basket with a flower on it.
banana seat...

Oh it was so beautiful!!!

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jamie — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:41:00 -0000

My most memorable Christmas Gift is THIS YEAR!! My 7 year old daughter went to the alter & God filled her with HIS MIGHTY SPIRIT~THE HOLY GHOST!! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL & AWESOME GOD WE SERVE! My husband along with our Pastor baptized her that night. DEC 7th 2008 was a VERY MEMORABLE DATE for our Family!!! Thanks
jamie

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Amy — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:40:00 -0000

My most memorable gift was more in how it was given than the gift itself. We kept asking my dad over and over again to give us a clue to what our gift was. He just kept saying "I'll give you a clue Christmas morning". He would than hear us say, "But that would be too late!" Christmas morning as me and my sisters ripped open the present we found the game VCR CLUE! This is a story we tell our kids. They think Papa is sooo funny.

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georgie — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:29:00 -0000

my most memorable gift would be my supersized barbie in shiney white and trimmed in silver...she came with all these star accesories I miss that barbie LOL

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Michelle — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:24:00 -0000

I think I was 12 the year I received my most memorable gift.

I needed to be cool. I really needed to be cool. I didn't know any of the latest songs that were playing on the radio, which had recently been revealed to my whole class...by my best friend.

It was mortifying.

Thankfully, Mom and Dad understood the humiliation and complied.

I got a clock radio that year. I had it many years, always by my bedside. My husband finally convinced me we needed something that didn't look so ancient...so used.

He was right. And it had done its job for me. I can sing ANY song from the 70's.

Just don't ask me about U2. Who's Bono?

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Stephanie — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:20:00 -0000

Not that it was my most memorable at the time, because I was a greedy little kid ;) However, I really appreciated my cabbage patch dolls that my mom got me one year. It was the year that they were flying off the shelves and people were fighting for them. Later I realized just how hard she worked to get me those dolls.

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Angie — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:03:00 -0000

My most memorial Christmas was the year I got a record player. I remember wanting one every year and finally I had gotten one, it was blue and the turn table white. There was so much excitement to be able to play the Christmas records myself and my first record was "Celebration" as in Celebrate good times come on, let's celebrate. There's a party goin' on right here, a celebration to last through out the year. and it goes on. My mom told me I played that song so much she can't stand to hear it this day! Ha! Thank you for your generousity!
Angie

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Melanie K. from RC — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:07:00 -0000

I was about 7 years old and my dad got me everything Barbie for Christmas. Even a Barbie McDonalds with little fries, big macs, and chicken nuggets. I've never forgotten that Christmas.

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Mary Grace McNamara — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:08:00 -0000

That would have to be the cordless drill my husband gave me after we moved into our home. I had always wanted one...I'm a sucker for power tools...but he always said he would not give me practical gifts for Christmas. He finally gave in and surprised me with what I actually wanted and he even admitted after using it a few times that it was a pretty cool gift. I have since gotten a 12 inch compound miter saw, a router (not for computers, but for wood!), a palm sander, and other super cool power tools.

MGM

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Julie H. — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:55:00 -0000

One of my most memorable gifts was a tape recorder (way before "boom boxes"...you know the long, narrow ones, with the buttons on the end) and a new Styx cassette. I remember laying on my grandparents bed on Christmas afternoon rockin' out with my new tape player (probably 1976)!

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Dena — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:06:00 -0000

My most memorable gift was a Thumbelina doll when I was 7 or 8-many, many Christmas' ago.

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sue — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:54:00 -0000

Most memorable gift? MMMMMMMM hard to choose cause when I moved to Florida so far from my family many of them would suit.
I know!!! My mother sent me a carosel. It was a fancy nativity scene that revolved when you lit the candles. I loved that thing. I'd seen one when I was visiting but NEVER thought one would come live at my house. Makes me miss her all the more.

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Bee And Bean ..... — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:52:00 -0000

Wow, what a wonderful gift, you are so generous! Thank you! Well, I love Christmas it has always been my favorite time of year, consequently I have many favorites. However, I haven't thought of this one recently until trying to answer your question. This was about 8 or 9 years ago I guess. At that time we had 2 daughters (now 3), and our oldest was about 8 or 9. I found a letter that she wrote to Santa, and I tell you I'm fighting back the tears right now just thinking about it. She said that she had been very good but that she didn't want any gifts for herself but that she was writing to ask Santa to bring her Dad a new puppy. She explained to Santa how her Daddy's dog who was very old had just died and that she had never seen her Daddy so sad. Ok, I'm bawling now, my 2 year old probably thinks I'm crazy. Anyway, I showed the letter to my husband and long story short there was a beautiful chocloate lab puppy who was as quiet as a mouse all through Christmas Eve and never made a peep all morning until the girls took the blanket off his kennel to see what was hidden there. Stephanie cried and cried she was so happy, it was beautiful. Thank yo for letting me ahare!
Penny
Coffee@BeeAndBean.com

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TheHamFamily — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:48:00 -0000

My most memorable gift came in 1996 - my precious little maltese, Sir Doogie Hamser! My sister bred her female maltese and let me take the pick of the litter as my Christmas gift. They were born November 28 so I really had to wait a couple of weeks after Christmas to bring him home.

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txmom2jami — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:36:00 -0000

My husband knows how much I love photography and has been so supportive of my hobby. A couple of years ago, somehow he managed to come up with the money to buy me a Canon Rebel XT. He made me open it several days early so that I could become familiar with it before all the Christmas festivities began. I will always remember how excited he was over my opening that gift. I'm not sure which I loved more, the camera or the smile on his face! LOL I am very blessed, indeed.

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Denise — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:23:00 -0000

Last year, my normally unsentimental husband gave me a ring for Christmas with my three kids' birthstones in it. Actually, he had the kids wrap it and give it to me. I can still see the smile on my daughter's faces when I opened it up and screamed. They were so proud and excited that they kept a secret : )

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Angie Smith — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:01:00 -0000

there is actually a really deep, good story behind this, but the answer is a pair of green and white pom-poms.

and i will tell you the story only if i win.

love you,
a