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thread: What are you buying your MIL for christmas?

  1. #19
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    Dec 2007
    Melbourne
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    LOL Disclaimer: we are not usually this extravagent.

    We got MIL a calenderr with photos of all the grandkids, an xbox 360 arcade and an external hard drive lol and a handmade card from DD

  2. #20
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    Jul 2006
    Cloud nine :D
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    Nothing Nothing Nothing... Diddly squat....

  3. #21
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    Sep 2005
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    got my MIL a joint pressie with my SIL (SIL still lives at home...it's weird but they'll love it) from Red Balloon Days, a high tea for 2 at a fancy hotel in the city.

  4. #22
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    Sep 2008
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    Some of these will be good for my mum too! Forgot about her XD

  5. #23
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    Oct 2008
    Victoria
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    My MIL is getting a digital scrapbook that I made. I wouldn't normally spend that much time or money on her, but I made it for my Mum. Was easy to order 2 copies!

  6. #24

    Dec 2010
    Lake Everard
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    last year I bought my MIL a photo set, the boxes all stacked into each other...

    she has lots of photo's around her place... and I have never seen it up yet... hmmm

    This year I asked DH what we should get her, and suggested as a joke a mitre 10 gift voucher... which he jumped at and thought it was a great idea!

    10 mins later he says... what did we get her for her birthday and last christmas... and I said.... drumroll......

    "A MITRE 10 GIFT VOUCHER!"

    LOLZ

  7. #25
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    Jan 2009
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    This year I asked DH what we should get her, and suggested as a joke a mitre 10 gift voucher... which he jumped at and thought it was a great idea!

    10 mins later he says... what did we get her for her birthday and last christmas... and I said.... drumroll......

    "A MITRE 10 GIFT VOUCHER!"

    LOLZ


    We bought MIL a hand blown champagne flute with a turtle pattern, from a local gallery. Very elegant and unique (she loves turtles). We probably should have bought two? Oh well, she lives alone....And a bottle of lemon myrtle body wash.....

  8. #26
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    Oct 2009
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    I got MIL a beautiful Royal Doulton Nativity Set..... So hard to get a woman a gift who already has everything! She loves that sort of stuff, so I'm sure it will be a win.

  9. #27

    Dec 2010
    Lake Everard
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    We bought MIL a hand blown champagne flute with a turtle pattern, from a local gallery. Very elegant and unique (she loves turtles). We probably should have bought two? Oh well, she lives alone....And a bottle of lemon myrtle body wash.....
    sounds lovely, what does lemon myrtle smell like? (I've never heard of it before )

  10. #28
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    Jan 2009
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    sounds lovely, what does lemon myrtle smell like? (I've never heard of it before )
    Lemon Myrtle is an Australian native rainforest tree. It has a lemony scent (surprise, surprise!) but is more fruity and fresh than citrusy...I find it hard to describe smells...I just know if I like them or not!

  11. #29
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    Oct 2007
    Eastern Wheatbelt WA
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    MIL wants money in a card to go towards a nice big thing she wants, so we are putting $50 in a card for the both of them

  12. #30

    Dec 2010
    Lake Everard
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    Lemon Myrtle is an Australian native rainforest tree. It has a lemony scent (surprise, surprise!) but is more fruity and fresh than citrusy...I find it hard to describe smells...I just know if I like them or not!
    Sounds lovely, I'm a bit like you, hard to describe them! lol

    Might have to have a look see if I can find some, might be a nice change

    Thanks for the idea

  13. #31
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    Dec 2008
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    I got my MIL and GMIL a hand painted pot each with Grandma and Nan on them, that's what the kids call them. They're also getting a couple of photos.

    I haven't bought them presents in years because they are serial re-gifters and I've lost count of all the presents we've gotten back the year after we've given them. I figured they can't give me back pots that say nan or grandma. Well not for a very long time anyway

  14. #32
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    Nov 2010
    QLD
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    We're doing a homemade christmas this year, so she is getting some of DS old formula tins, spray painted, with ds's hand prints on them and herbs potted in. We also made a air-dried clay strawberry collecting basket since they have alot of strawberry plants in their garden.

  15. #33
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    Jan 2008
    SE suburbs, Vic
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    Photo coasters with pics of the kids

  16. #34
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    Oct 2007
    Perth,WA
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    I got her the Maggie Beer cookbook....big huge one that I've always wantd to get for her. Also some photos of the kids so she can put them into frames of HER choice!

  17. #35

    My MIL seems to hate everything I buy for them inc $160 worth of family portraits that we gave them one year. She wanted her darling son to do an Astronomy Star Trail for xmas So now I just give them food.

  18. #36
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    Mar 2008
    Perth, WA
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    Seriously considering a box of BEAUTIFUL and YUMMY home made chocs


    ...laced with a very strong laxative.

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