"It's better to give, than receive." Oh, shut the eff up, ms.beltwaychurchian. Kindly, take yer smug attitude and shove it already.

Oh, and that lovely winter coat you have on, uh looks rather new...like the car you drive.  Bet ya have three nice winter coats and several pairs of leather, cashmere lined gloves.  Yeah, isn't it so typical, how people who run that sing-songee line don't go around in winter coats with threadbare linings - or drive vehicles that are older than the average mechanic. 

Holidays,,,ugh!  It's been a rough year.  And frankly, what i want to give as a gift is that beautiful heavy cotton king size bedspread to ME for christmas - and i don't even sleep in that big bed.  But i want that lovely bedspread anyway - something nice to leave in my will.

And i want the stainless steel, stove top coffee pot AND the stainless steel tea pot.  Talking several hundred dollars; the quality items are worth every penny.  As soon as that catalog comes....nuts to this and that cchhhaaarrrity.   It's my turn.  Selfish?  You betcha!