Thanks, Lelia, but I forgot to tell you the rest of the story.  The problem
is they have so many Christmas ornaments that they just got rid of a mess of
them.  They've just gotten back from Germany, so they have all kinds of
paintings and decorations all over the house, they don't need those.  The
wife is a master baker, so they don't need baked goods (or food for that
matter).  There's just nothing to get them they don't already have.  Hence
my frustration.  Smile.

Glad he's much easier to shop for even though there's nobody to shop for me
Lion
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From: "lelia" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: IDEAS FOR HOSTESS GIFT?


> What about an ornament for the christmas tree?
>
> Lelia
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 5:57 AM
> Subject: IDEAS FOR HOSTESS GIFT?
>
>
> > Okay, folks, I'm open for hostess gifts for the friends I'll be spending
> > Christmas with.  I normally bring some sort of baked goods (Entenmann's
> for
> > those of you fortunate to have had some), but the wife in this couple is
> > such a great cook and baker she has three or four homemade desserts at
> every
> > meal that are better than anything you can get in any store.  Last time
I
> > brought over bakery stuff and she ended up giving me three quarters of
it
> > back to take home.  (I hope that doesn't mean she was insulted.)
> >
> > Anyway, any other ideas?  Thanks.
> >
> > Paul
> >