We have a goddaughter who is a freshman in hs and her sister is a junior. my dh sees them every year but i haven't seen them since they were about 4 and 6. we went to their bball game right before Christmas so I picked up some college hoodie sweatshirts for these 6 foot tall amazon women, terrified they would hate them or they wouldn't be long enough. (they live near Minneapolis, we live in the sticks) They were so excited to get them they both wore them to school the next day! Made my day!! My best present was my husband getting to come with me to see my family for the first time in 15 years. He just retired from coaching basketball so this was the first time in a long time he had no holiday tournament to stick around for. We survived a 1600 mile road trip still married and it was great to have him with! (yeh, a GPS would've been nice too! lol - maybe next year!) judi

lol our town is very small but when you get out of it ..it is very rural and instead of map questing it is making it is alot easier.........especially when there is no cell phone tower coverage LOL and mean looking cows LOL I love what you said about they are ex-husbands LOL that cracked me up!!!

The best gift I gave was a homeade fleece/ties blanket to my sister-in-law and the best I received was a leather jacket - size XS!!!!! Life is good... Bekah

Hi gang. I'm doing 30 min of weight training and running on the treadmill. I'm working up to a 5 mile run at a local festival with my sister (4 yrs post-op) at the end of February. I don't know if I'll be ready but I'm going to at least give it a try! Bekah

Ooooo! The bronzed baby shoes! How wonderful! And I'm sure the kids were pleased to pick out their own coats! Great idea!