Revisiting Christmas

I thought you might like to see some goodies I was lucky enough to get for Christmas...

My daughter reads my blog and she went straight to Amazon.com and ordered me some of the retro goodies I had found and told about here in December.

(Honest, I hadn't even thought of that as a "hint" but wow, was I ever happy!)

This radio by Crosley was the most awesome gift! Girl, you know I like my talk radio and I had no radio in the house that would pull in my big radio station from Detroit (WJR) without a lot of annoying popping and frying; and none of my radios would pick up the only FM talk station in the area! It was not a happy situation.

Well, my problem is now solved quite well with this little blue number: it pulls in all my favorite radio stations very clearly and cleanly. I love the fact that the tuning is not with a button, it's with a knob that you turn, just the way I like it and just the way it ought to be! And the dial lights up and stays lit while it's plugged in, so sweet!

(Can I hear an AMEN for radios with real POWER and for KNOBS instead of ARROWS!?)

The bonus? It looks right at home sitting on my kitchen counter and the blue matches my cabinet knobs perfectly!

And check this!! I got the most awesome cookbook! It looks so stinkin' cute sittin' on my little cookbook cabinet. I can't wait to try some of the recipes and it's easy on the eyes, too, eh?

(Ooh...yum, I want to go to Kresge's and sit at the counter while they whirl my malt and twirl on a stool wearin' my saddle shoes.)

AMEN?!

And then I opened another retro surprise, this wall phone! OH MY WORD! I love it! It fits just barely into about the only spare spot on the wall in the kitchen, so CUTE! You should hear it when it rings! I wish it could be two short and one long!

This sweet little recipe holder I got from my friend, Shelley. A little rolling pin with a slot to hold up your recipe card, I've never had one of these before. When I'm not using it, it's the perfect size so that it sits on top of the back splash out of the way. Is that not the cutest little thing?

And I was blown away by this brightly colored and cheerful BREAD BOX! Sweetness and it has PLAID on it....oh my gosh!!

To me it's such a treasure and it sits next to the toaster and holds all the bread and then some: it's nice and deep! I am so in love with it and the spring flower and butterfly are a welcome sight this time of year, isn't this the cutest thing ever?!

CAN I HEAR AN AMEN FOR OLD METAL BREADBOXES?!


(Why won't they make them again!? Did they cause cancer or something? Don't tell anyone, but I think I could hide my favorite Girl Scout cookies in the bottom and no one would be the wiser! *Ü*)

And last, but certainly not least, iTunes gift cards are always a hit...I love getting them and with it I bought Sarah Palin's new book, Going Rogue. I still have a few dollars to spend and it's always fun to "shop".

I have to admit I love looking through some of the (silly) applications on iTunes.

My youngest son got the "Atomic Fart" one on Christmas eve and I swear my son-in-law almost turned himself inside out laughing at some of the farts and some of the hilarious TITLES of same when we were in Alabama. He was begging my daughter to buy that application for him, so funny!!!!

(Sorry, ladies, but I have to be real here: I've always thought farts were funny and I think I always will, there is no way I can't laugh when I hear any fart but especially the "atomic fart"! If you cannot or will not laugh at funny farts at anyplace except the dinner table and in front of company, well....you need help that's all I can say! *Ü* Laughing at funny farts is just plain good for you! AMEN?!)

I already bought the "Scrabble" application and it's kind of addicting, especially when you get a taste of "beating the computer". Ayup, it just hooks you in and I'm sure they want you to feel like a genius so you tell all your friends to buy the Scrabble application, too!


Anyhow.....back to "Going Rogue": I absolutely LOVED Sarah's book and it has almost sixty chapters. I heard the WHOLE thing on the way down to see Jamie. I feel like I know so much more about her and I feel justified in my initial impressions of her and how likable she is have been reinforced. She does the reading of the audiobook herself and I could listen to her talk ALL DAY LONG, you betcha!

I love how she thinks, her story about how she put herself through college, hers and Todd's story, and her philosophy about family, government, freedom, and the people. To put it plainly, I REALLY, REALLY LIKE HER.

I would recommend the book to any Tea Party Patriot to get to know Sarah better: I'm sure that somehow she will be a major player in the next presidential campaign.

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So those were my favorite Christmas gifts, I loved them all and the bag of Twizzlers my husband always makes sure to put in my stocking was a bonus!