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Dodee 12-03-2011 05:28 AM

Very HAPPY for you Val. I have yet to find anything at all. Great going !!!

lynndianne 12-03-2011 05:40 AM

Congrats to you. When I was working at a thrift store, I came across the EQ5 and bought it for $1.00...now if I can figure out how to use it.
Once again, great find.

Lynn

nhweaver 12-03-2011 05:42 AM

Merry Christmas to you!!! I have had years like yours, and one year what I did was buy a notebook and write down my mother's story, (she was still alive then). I spent time with her, laughing and crying. She often said it was the greatest gift she ever received. I was a change of life baby and didn't know much of her earlier years of marriage. I took the pages, typed them up and made copies and gave it to each family member. I wish I would have recorded her voice. Time is the best gift of them all. Christmas is not about presents and how much we give or get.

Originally Posted by Val in IN (Post 4741920)
I was walking through the housewares section of Goodwill today and saw a box with the word "quilt" on it. I picked it up and lo and behold, ElectricQuilt 5!!! Brand new, never been opened. My hands were shaking, I turned it over to see the price and about fainted.....$4.00!!!!!! Merry Christmas to me! This has been a tough year, we had to call the kids and tell them that we couldn't send any presents this year. We had already decided not to do presents for each for ourselves but it was a killer telling the kids and grandkids we couldn't get them anything either. I have been soooo depressed. This was a nice little surprise and really lifted my spirits.


RenaB 12-03-2011 05:45 AM

WOW, that is a great deal! Good for you,you deserve it. Remember Christmas is not about what you give and receive but the ones that are special in your lives. You cannot buy love, health, and happiness but they can be stolen so do not let anyone ever take that from you. HUGS

Snooks 12-03-2011 05:45 AM

Val, you need to remember you have given your kids and grandkids the BEST gift of all YOUR LOVE. Every has things, some more than others. But LOVE has no price tag and it is the BEST of all. Enjoy your new toy, but most of all ENJOY your family.
Snooks

coldquilter 12-03-2011 06:04 AM

That is so awesome for you. I always figure that I am the only one who doesn't find anything at those stores but maybe we all have our day eventually. Merry Christmas to you.

TGood 12-03-2011 06:18 AM

Christmas Idea
 

Originally Posted by KerryK (Post 4742086)
Bless your heart! I am sooooo glad you found this and not someone else. You needed that uplifting! For your family, why don't you write each one of them a very special, personal, Christmas letter. You might share some of your favorite memories with them ... a different memory for each person, something that they might relate to. Christmas has gotten so commercialized, we all need to get back to the basics, back to the real meaning of Christmas. A sharing from the heart is the best gift of all.

I'm thinking about trying something new this Christmas instead of the regular "gift" thing... I would like to sit around a table and pass out a piece of paper for everyone and have them write their name on it. Next they would pass it to the next person who would write down something they love and appreciate about that person whose name is at the top. The paper would get passed all around the table.

Let's hope our heads do not become enlarged but that we will be encouraged to be the best we can be for the Lord!!

Grace creates 12-03-2011 06:47 AM

It seems as if you had a blessing of a gift into your hands.

aorlflood 12-03-2011 07:09 AM

Good for you!!! Enjoy!

Grannyh67 12-03-2011 07:12 AM


Originally Posted by Painiacs (Post 4742335)
Kerry has a great idea!! It's not a gift that counts! I keep telling my kids no gift but the gift of your time!! That is the best gift to me!!!
Forgive my ignorance what is electric 5???


I was wondering the same, what is Electric 5. I will look it up on line. We too are not having the best of Christmas this year. Times are hard all over. But I am grateful for all I have and my wonderful family. God has been good to us.


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