After excitedly ripping open his gift, Santiago quickly tossed it aside and asked to go see the doggies!
Here they are seen sporting as earrings the tree ornaments I had used as napkin rings but meant as gifts for them all.
Members of my small writing group and partners arrived after Santiago and parents left.
White Elephant Gifts
Liz chooses her gift.
Liz models Larry’s hat while he holds up the footwarmer pads that accompanied it.
Getting Barbara medically organized
Don’t squeeze that ketchup bottle!! (Relax. It was a long red string that came shooting out when she squeeaed it. Larry’s practical joke that was in the same package as the pill organizer and small pillbox.)
Juan and Liz and Larry
Jo opens her gift
Liz gave exotic gifts to us all from her line of clothing and house linens. Here Chris models her kimono.
Liz got a lovely candle holder and candle.
Lin got a Barbie
Lin’s Classic Barbie compared to new “Normal “Barbie that Beckie and Lach gave me a few years ago. Note that Normal Barbie has more realistic measurements. Her calves are larger than the original Barbie’s thighs!
Michael chooses his White Elephant
Michael and Barbara
Juan rips into the gift he chose
Ruins of the dessert.
I seem to have been type-cast when it comes to Xmas gifts. A large box from Michael and Barbara yielded these three large bags of Cheetos Torciditos
Earlier that morning, Sergio and David handed a package over my wall that they said Santa had delivered to their house by mistake.
Read instructions above.
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For two years, I’ve been turning friends and especially the small writing group that meets at my house on to my special recipe Sangria and Cheetos Torciditos..by popular demand, serving them once a month at our meetings and regularly to other visitors at my house. This has led to a yearly Cheetos gift from my neighbors, Sergio and David, who will go to any length to procure a new Cheetos-themed gift. Two years ago it was a swim towel that looked like a huge Cheetos Torciditos bag. The next year it was a perfectly-ordinary-looking brown mug that when you poured hot coffee into it turned into a bright orange copy of the Cheetos bag as well. This year was the most original of all. You can see it pictured and explained on the photo of it’s box above.
Merry Christmas to all a few days late.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Happy Christmas, Judy! I take it you like Cheetos.😅
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You had lot of fun at Christmas with neighbors and friends. Happy Christmas my friend
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Merry Christmas!!!
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Merry Christmas!
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What a FUN party!
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Hah! Looks like Barbara will be speaking the days of the week in French! Are they the same in Spanish?
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Lunes Martes Miercoles Hueves Viernes Sabado Domingo
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Belated Christmas Greetings Judy. We continue to enjoy your amazing postings throughout the year. Talk about prolific….Amazing! lots of love Paul and Alison
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So good to see your names, Paul and Alison. So many fond memories. Do you keep in touch with Kay and Arnie and Dierdre? I haven’t for the past couple of years.
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You do seem to have marvelous joyful parties. I wish you were not a continent away. I am a serious Cheeto addict too 🥰
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I wish we were closer as well, Marilyn.
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A joyful collection
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Are the Cheetos firy hot? I don’t like that Tabasco tasting stuff, but I’d take the Sangria! 😁
Merry Christmas and happy New Year to you and yours!
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No they are not hot at all. Just mildly spicy. Only available in Mexico.
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Good! I’d love to try them then. I like the jalapeno ones, just not the Tabasco ones.
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Wonderful post, and it all looks such fun!
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You had lots of fun ! 😀
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