Debbie's b-day thread made me think about this and I thought it would be fun to post some of the unique gifts we have gotten over the years.

I like practical gifts. I'm not in to jewelry, perfume, etc. But like Debbie, give me a new fishing rod (which DBF did for me one year) and I'm all pumped.

When I 1st started dating DBF ( like almost 12 years ago), he gave me a just because gift. It was a Leatherman. Oh man, I love it! I keep it in my purse and I use it all the time for all sorts of things. It may not have been a romantic type gift but for me it was awesome!

DD19 gave me pantyhose for Christmas one year. My mom took my girls out shopping to get me something and DD19 insisted that she wanted to get me pantyhose because mine kept getting holes in them. I think she was around 3 or 4 at the time.

What are some unique gifts that you have gotten?

Dh2b bought me a gun for my birthday year before last. BEST GIFT EVER!! Oh and he bought me a bed for Valentines day once. The only Vday gift he has ever given me.

When DDs dad and I were in court fighting over custody, he asked for the engagement ring he gave me. I only agreed if I got back my fishing poles and tackle.

One of my best friends gave me a rumba (sp?) when the MS first started getting bad because I was complaining about not being able to vacuum the floors.

Mom bought me tires for my birthday once. Practical gifts are awesome.

We rarely do gifts aroud here anymore unless it is for the kids but on the rare occassion we do give them it is usually something big. SO it makes up for it. I got DH2B a gun for Vday (the same year he bought the bed), and then I bought him a grill the following week for his bday.

My sister has a husband that has a philosophy that money talks. And with him it's 'least amount of money' that talks. So she has bought me strange gifts at craft fairs.

Short list: Helping hand.....a stuffed white glove on top of a broom stick handle. Potatoes in a basket....pantyhose cut into small portions and then stuffed to make them look like potatoes and put in a basket to be used as a centerpiece. drink coasters.....ceramic hamburger, patty, both side of bun, lettuce, tomato. Put it all together and looks like a hamburger but apart is a set of coasters.

I don't like choosing names at Christmas because it makes the kids think that Christmas is all about them but I was glad to get off her kooky gift list. Now if she draws my name she has a decent amount to buy something nice.

My DH doesn't believe in buying any gift. If we need anything close to any occasion it just becomes my gift. So one year for his birthday I bought him a new frying pan. When he asked what in the %%^^%$ world I bought that for him I told him we needed one and his birthday was coming up.

I always ask for practical things if anyone asks me what I want for my birthday or Christmas. I've suggested gift cards for the grocery store, pharmacy and, when I had a car, the gas station. It's just easier for them to buy a gift card and easier for me to pick out exactly what I need. Plain old money is always great, too! It's been years since I've gotten anything that I would consider frivolous.

I think the last really extravagant gift I got was from DH probably 14 or 15 years ago. It was a Dooney and Burke purse and wallet. It was for my birthday and he stopped at the mall to buy it on his way home from work.....on my birthday.

my favorite was when DH rented a VERY cool little convertible sports car for me for the weekend. He took my car out to supposedly play tennis and came home parking it in the garage. He called me out and there it was!

I spent the whole weekend driving it around with family and friends.

Ok, I just have to add this. While this was not a "gift," it was an unintentional gift of a great memory and always makes me as well as DDs laugh. I know I have posted it before but . . .

One year before Christmas, my DDs made a list of what they wanted to get me. Well, DD20 is not the best speller. I read her list and just cracked up. She wrote that she wanted to get me new "tits." She meant tights.

Back in the mid 90s, after my grandmother passed away in July we cleaned out her apartment. During the 'clean' I came across a large baby food jar full of stones...they didn't look like agates, so I asked my mom about them. She started to laugh and told me that they were grandmas gallstones!! I gave out a little scream and proceeded to throw them away.
Now fast forward to christmas time. My mom had given me a super nice birthday gift (12/3) that was also to be my christmas gift so when she handed me a beautiful gift wrapped jewelry sized box on christmas, I wasnt too surprised...so typical of mom, she got me a gift anyways.
I opened the beautiful box and found a golden 'nugget' necklace with matching earrings! I no sooner put the necklace around my neck when I heard someone 'whisper' behind me "should we tell her?" I quickly turned around to find out 'what' they should tell me? And everyone busted out laughing hysterically, choking and crying in laughter when finally someone told me that my necklace and earring set was actually made out of grandmas gallstones! Mom actually spray painted them gold and put them on a cheap chain and earring posts....and wrapped them up for me! So funny, and of course my DH was in on this, so he had the video camera recording it all!

The day after christmas my mom was listening to the local WCCO radio show with Esme Murphy hosting and she asked the audience about strange christmas gifts they had given or received, so my mom called in and was put on the air! The station called her back later and asked if they could come out and interview us for the 10 O'clock News! the reporter who came out was named Frederica Freyburg.

The whole family trucked it back down to moms and we were interviewed fot the news! They used some of the film my DH recorded and showed a picture of my grandma and her 'posthemous' (sp?) gift.

I still have my jewels to this day and bring them and the video out every so often for a good laugh!

That is my very strange gift story! I hope you enjoyed!

Brings new meaning to the word "Family Jewels" yes?

AMY WINS!!!

She totally did win!!!

Amy - That is funny! You and your family have a great sense of humor! And Dej is right, a new meaning to Family Jewels.