Oh Boxing Day, Oh Boxing Day..la la la
Okay, so there's no song for Boxing Day. And no, its not about fisticuffs. Its a quaint British tradition called taking back the swag you don't love ... want ... need ... doesn't fit ... hate the color ... had 3 already. What. Ever.
Not me. I am really delighted with all that I received except for the calories that seem to have been hidden inside all those fabulous cookies, cakes and chocolates.
I got some whimsical gifts, this cat is an ornament Mags bought at the Chicago Art Museum
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPMqpsJk0o46fyRsfypdcypdMJciT-IsqJAcNFTwj4tH0lksZrceUh7JZWQ9H1xy-nl67OuYiMV9TKqBo1zataGXXKZMvF8EVLArKTYFb7NS1oFJfNYCclzLTK2aS4mNgFdNsrKnUVRQ/s400/PC251069.jpg)
this votive holder my sister bought is so boudoir-y, don't ya think?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7oBe2wToJ93EiZhSY5F3yFQtrvk3_T22JVkgpdsldSyeSvme-kEzQm9F4DAAZ6_mUFTr92un9XR6FW3NirGulpLhTcmyfE9usZdBHbHoYyXe_Dy2jrhoWjvVjbtsG1k7Hcr5aD_-Xts/s400/PC261099.jpg)
Look at this amazingly clever Menu Organizer from our amazingly clever daughter Lisa. If you live in NYC you order in; if you order in you've got a plethora of menus sitting around clogging up a drawer (like who has a spare drawer in their kitchen in New York City? Seriously, kitchen drawers are as rare as hen's teeth)fear not, this will eliminate that clog.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNAecllG_opEDL574_krTTyQlQEz2cfXScwvagKFxVgH-aFpTdU6hLGVExiBR-IHt3ib8eVr5-s8gb3m-MyhnDtZXRRyoqbzDpN7PP6QMEZbbHVmlwdamAY71VO9jZY5bcg1ylYIsgnk/s400/PC251070.jpg)
Two additions to the coffee table pile (also fun reading)from Kelly
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OtY55Mzd2YlQhvWp9z3GFRFAhRg7cbq2uyjQq9jwljrS4VMkj_O69AdTBDvUQ4gS8hVL3S6rieMrluzWeYSbV94v03-ljwXUXPJBeV-NcVs4sL3awGtREtLZG3ybOVYq2XyGP6h7lIo/s400/PC251081.jpg)
Even tho husband and I agreed not to buy one another anything, he got me these (well all except for Love in the time of Cholera, which Donna got me)books, LOST Season 3 DVDs and The Eagles CD!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhyphenhyphen-or3sy105ry9dWXsYmKMsWL1kNCq4BkcWczlF64VsvYDpmZ_iUWzOCHyCWdYKAVKK4ziF8pic4ABdJIpa5wrXcPBX903kaMaImPocKMKpKsnDnL-G465HPZND4F5jVHL2kORrcj-c/s400/PC251092.jpg)
Fab jewels from two fab sisters
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qr6Yk16lkJ6-pcVwOdHg4_gjevGZtWfM2LroL1wuejCDcd_5BSntpICmGqVn7_Rf6zjM1VgFON2cMQtMGb8_3xgTGT3b3NQcKpe_8JE5FYyLAkStpZc3d95tfBjbiOdvfLRsWN7wv0c/s400/PC251083.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhc3_yKrTMG-1uXtDHZX5slcqDm0CXk6MWFNsvWncdhYl8OXcEegWN-hvLLFliyAYFs9DA5OvqLjOa_K2OeCgKV7cHfGFJkZpYr46VJjp1GHKlAMpLHtR176dTIYmLxhS_EsCgZF-Xdo/s400/PC251088.jpg)
AND this truly angelic angel from Lynn (look, I dusted around her!)
Not me. I am really delighted with all that I received except for the calories that seem to have been hidden inside all those fabulous cookies, cakes and chocolates.
I got some whimsical gifts, this cat is an ornament Mags bought at the Chicago Art Museum
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPMqpsJk0o46fyRsfypdcypdMJciT-IsqJAcNFTwj4tH0lksZrceUh7JZWQ9H1xy-nl67OuYiMV9TKqBo1zataGXXKZMvF8EVLArKTYFb7NS1oFJfNYCclzLTK2aS4mNgFdNsrKnUVRQ/s400/PC251069.jpg)
this votive holder my sister bought is so boudoir-y, don't ya think?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7oBe2wToJ93EiZhSY5F3yFQtrvk3_T22JVkgpdsldSyeSvme-kEzQm9F4DAAZ6_mUFTr92un9XR6FW3NirGulpLhTcmyfE9usZdBHbHoYyXe_Dy2jrhoWjvVjbtsG1k7Hcr5aD_-Xts/s400/PC261099.jpg)
Look at this amazingly clever Menu Organizer from our amazingly clever daughter Lisa. If you live in NYC you order in; if you order in you've got a plethora of menus sitting around clogging up a drawer (like who has a spare drawer in their kitchen in New York City? Seriously, kitchen drawers are as rare as hen's teeth)fear not, this will eliminate that clog.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNAecllG_opEDL574_krTTyQlQEz2cfXScwvagKFxVgH-aFpTdU6hLGVExiBR-IHt3ib8eVr5-s8gb3m-MyhnDtZXRRyoqbzDpN7PP6QMEZbbHVmlwdamAY71VO9jZY5bcg1ylYIsgnk/s400/PC251070.jpg)
Two additions to the coffee table pile (also fun reading)from Kelly
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OtY55Mzd2YlQhvWp9z3GFRFAhRg7cbq2uyjQq9jwljrS4VMkj_O69AdTBDvUQ4gS8hVL3S6rieMrluzWeYSbV94v03-ljwXUXPJBeV-NcVs4sL3awGtREtLZG3ybOVYq2XyGP6h7lIo/s400/PC251081.jpg)
Even tho husband and I agreed not to buy one another anything, he got me these (well all except for Love in the time of Cholera, which Donna got me)books, LOST Season 3 DVDs and The Eagles CD!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhyphenhyphen-or3sy105ry9dWXsYmKMsWL1kNCq4BkcWczlF64VsvYDpmZ_iUWzOCHyCWdYKAVKK4ziF8pic4ABdJIpa5wrXcPBX903kaMaImPocKMKpKsnDnL-G465HPZND4F5jVHL2kORrcj-c/s400/PC251092.jpg)
Fab jewels from two fab sisters
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qr6Yk16lkJ6-pcVwOdHg4_gjevGZtWfM2LroL1wuejCDcd_5BSntpICmGqVn7_Rf6zjM1VgFON2cMQtMGb8_3xgTGT3b3NQcKpe_8JE5FYyLAkStpZc3d95tfBjbiOdvfLRsWN7wv0c/s400/PC251083.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhc3_yKrTMG-1uXtDHZX5slcqDm0CXk6MWFNsvWncdhYl8OXcEegWN-hvLLFliyAYFs9DA5OvqLjOa_K2OeCgKV7cHfGFJkZpYr46VJjp1GHKlAMpLHtR176dTIYmLxhS_EsCgZF-Xdo/s400/PC251088.jpg)
AND this truly angelic angel from Lynn (look, I dusted around her!)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQ9zqS1uwzG8H6dIrU7DFBOcuMwuI3KeB8Bw4T0LbR17uUPknhl0SFiDeFY07WaI8-9Xkhw7KgZiQds1aUZc8UZnm_mcuAmT8KJ3Ez1mF8u4oT0hJnP7uAcpVrkmalNeuhOxBc58yQZI/s400/PC251082.jpg)