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Thursday
Dec172009

"With Love" by Lisa

DateThursday, December 17, 2009 at 5:00AM

Here's Lisa:

My mom was the most thoughtful gift giver, sometimes to the point that it was annoying because she was so bad at receiving gifts. LOL! Anyway, rather than just make a holiday list for her, I wanted to talk about her overall gift giving qualities, make a confession, and list some of the things I had in my gift journal as ideas for her for any occasion.

Journaling reads:

Holidays and birthdays are not the same without you, Mom. You were always a thoughtful gift giver, taking all sorts of time to find “the” perfect gift. It didn’t matter if it was for family or for a friend. Giving gave you great joy.

I have a confession...When I was younger, I peeked at gifts. You probably always knew, but never said anything. I mean, seriously, how could a young girl (seven or eight), pick tape off of a neatly wrapped gift and put it all back together looking as if nothing had happened to it?) I did a good job of being surprised when I opened my gifts, especially the time you got me a Madame Alexander doll. Yes, I peeked. 

I used to keep a gift journal, listing gift ideas for each person in our family. Some of the ideas I have written down for you are to have your car detailed, to renew your subscriptions to Chocolatier and the New York Times, and to buy you a new wallet and a setback thermostat. More than anything though, I’d love to be able to give you the gift of time...

 

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I love the confession in there, Lisa ... what a bright, 'fun' layout.

December 23, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterjen

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