Kathleen, from many years ago, when I first joined GenNewbie, it was your messages about Christmas past and present that always lingered in my mind. I think your descriptions were so real I felt like I was there. Just as this one puts me in the midst of your Christmas Day. Marilyn * * On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Kathleen B. Simons < kathleen.bowen@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually, my granddaughters, Trinity (almost 10) and Teagan (almost 5) > received a set of American Girl Bitty Twins to share. One has brown hair > (Teagan's as she has brown hair) and one has blond hair (Trinity's as she > has sandy blond hair) and light skin. I thought it a risk, especially for > Trinity, because 1.) a shared gift? Hmmm.... 2.) a doll for an almost > 10-year-old who is somewhat 'trendy?' They have played with them together > without ceasing. We also bought them a dolly bunk bed for them and a tea > set. We also bought each girl a 'fairy hideaway' to go over each of their > beds in their shared bedroom. Teagan's is lavender and Trinity's is pink. > They adore them; their mom got them hung from the ceiling almost > immediately after the general post-gift-opening cleanup. > > Trenton, recently turned 12, who has his own room on our level, received > two erector sets (one medium one from granddad Rod and I, along with a > metal detector) and a huge one from his parents (Bobby sent Lauren > Christmas $$ for the kiddos and she went out and bought it). He has been > building extremely complex things with occasional breaks to use the Xbox. > We also bought him a large piece of duck blind fabric (woodland print with > the cutouts that look leaf-like and dangle all over it) and we are going to > take it to a corner over his bed. he thinks it is cool and will be like > seeping in a tent! > > They are very happy with the basics thought they do really like the Xbox. > > >