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Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: JTheotonio on December 27, 2008, 04:53:09 PM: OK Christmas is over so what did you get for Christmas that you were not expecting or something that you really wanted? :coolsmiley:

The wife and I decided to get something for each of us - so we got an antique street light from Philadelphia that was once an old gas lamp. Once the ground thaws out I have to get a new lamp pole and install it. I'll post pictures then.

I also got a webcam that I was not expecting and have been having fun with it talking to my cousin in California and the wife's oldest son in Nashville. Too cool. Hooked up easy and then I installed Skype (for free) and use Skype as if it was a phone. Video conferencing is too cool! Any of you guys got one - let's hook up.

By the way www.skype.com is a free service that allows you to make phone calls over the Internet to regular phones at the other end for free. The other party does not need a webcam!
Title: Re: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: John Bay on December 27, 2008, 05:18:09 PM: I got a bill from the electric company!
Title: Re: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: JTheotonio on December 27, 2008, 05:27:56 PM: Well so did I - it was expected
Title: Re: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Lance Dean on December 27, 2008, 07:30:07 PM: We too received the highest electric bill we've ever received. Ugh.

I got lots of clothes, some cash, a few DVDs (including "Destination Tokyo"), and a book that I'd been wanting to read "Around the World Submerged - The Voyage of the Trition" by Ned Beach. Lord knows I need more books to read while in all these waiting rooms until the baby comes.

We put away all of the Christmas things today, must be some kind of record. We are prepping the back room for a baby room now.
Title: Re: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: JTheotonio on December 28, 2008, 12:11:35 AM: :D cool :D
Title: Re: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Rick on December 28, 2008, 04:08:55 PM: the joy of watching my 3 kids open their presents.
Title: Re: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: JTheotonio on December 29, 2008, 08:48:56 AM: Not much fun watching 40 year olds open presents but yes it is still fun! :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: JohnG on December 30, 2008, 02:17:15 PM: My Wife got me some new earrings made out of horn. Some stuff for my book shelves. I got severial movies (Platoon ~sweet~). For some reason I got a small bottle of liquor, when they know I don't drink.

We got a ton of baby stuff though. Not like we needed more baby clothes but the good part is we are well stocked for the first year and a half.
Title: Re: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Darrin on December 30, 2008, 03:19:18 PM: My son and I got a vacation to Florida for 10 days and we are having a BLAST, today is the first day that we really havent done much at all other then relax.. Met a good friend of mine from submarinesailor.com yesterday and he took us out sailing on his boat for a couple of hours and then to lunch for a couple of cold ones 8)
Cost of gas to florida: $80
Cost of the beer I drank in florida:??? still counting
Cost of making great meals for the family: $0
Not having to see my Ex Wife at Christmas/New Years: PRICELESS

May you all have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
Title: Re: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Lance Dean on December 30, 2008, 10:48:45 PM: Sounds like fun Darrin.
Title: Re: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Bill Wasil on January 15, 2009, 11:15:58 PM: It's not what I received but what I lost. >:( Somebody stole my old street lamp from in front of my house. It was really neat........used to be gas. I wonder who would do such a thing? :knuppel2: