Hey, Lelia

Have you thought about throwing the slippers on the grill?  Accidentally, of
course.  Smile.  Hey, a little olive oil and parmesan and who knows?

Looking for Loopholes Lion
----- Original Message -----
From: "lelia" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: Wise Men


> I think the best gift I got was the Foreman grill, hmmmm the worst, I
think
> that would be a pair of slipers that look like sandals with fur.
>
> Lelia
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 6:25 AM
> Subject: Wise Men
>
>
> > Okay, so we all know that the real meaning of Christmas is the Gift of
> JESUS
> > and that He gave Himself for us.  But let's not forget that the wise men
> > brought gifts to Baby JESUS.  And it's a wise thing to give gifts to
> > Italians, too.  So, in the Spirit of gift-giving, let's hear what
> everyone's
> > favorite gifts they got this year are.  And the worst gifts.  Okay, you
> can
> > say "the worst gifts ever" so people won't know it was something you got
> > this year and track you down.  Smile.  Let's hear it, folks, especially
> from
> > those of you who are returning things today.  You know who you are.
> >
> > My favorite gift is a ceramic cookie jar that is a lifesize yellow lab
> > puppy.  My friends out west sent it, knowing I love yellow labs and had
> > planned on getting one (that was what I thought my last dog was when I
got
> > her from the pound, but it turned out she was a mutt and didn't grow at
> all,
> > but shed as much hair as two huge yellow labs.  Smile.)  But I had mixed
> > emotions about it because I gave the dog away last year when I got sick
> and
> > a friend of a friend asked if she could have her for her children.
Since
> > the dog was alone all day while I was at work I gave her to them.  So I
> did
> > have an emotional moment when first opening this gift since it reminded
me
> > so much of my dog (whom I miss very much)....well, she's not "my" dog
> > anymore.  Anyway, I was going to give the cookie jar to them but now am
> > trying to talk myself out of it since it looks so good on my hearth and
I
> > keep telling myself "It doesn't look THAT much like your dog, after all,
> and
> > the small kids will probably break it anyway and hurt themselves!"
> >
> > Be that as it may, let's hear it about the best and worst of gifts that
> you
> > all got!
> >
> > Greedy So and So Lion Holding Onto The Cookie Jar Even Though It's Empty
> >