For the 1st time in 4 yrs., $750 bonus from hubbies work and then $600 from his parents. Both gratefully accepted to compensate for what we spent on X-mas gifts and hosting X-mas for the first time in 18 years in our own home instead of a rental. That was probably the best gift even though it happened a few months ago, our parent's helping us to finally become homeowners!
As far as actual physical gifts, hubby gave me novel's from my favorite "check out for a few hours" author's (Stephen King, Dean Koontz, John Saul). Even better, he said he will start wearing his wedding ring! Might not seem like a big deal, but he's worked with some pretty high-tech electrical building/wiring for quite alot of years, which made jewelry dangerous to wear. He's moved into a supervisor position, which means he isin't as hands on and his hands aren't in danger like they used to be.
The rest of the best was: a good quality apron with boob coverage, a digital kitchen scale, a digital oven thermometer and a Kuhn sauce pan. My retro stainless 4 slice toaster should be here anyday now. Can anyone guess what my favorite hobby is?!
Oh, I also recieved a copy of "Mensa Absolutely Nasty Sudoku: Level 4", which is currently kicking my ass and humbling me big time.