Bought my wife a new dishwasher for Christmas (hey, it’s what she asked for!!) and she told me I could order the two whistles I’ve been craving for a few months now for my present!!! Sandy and Dr. Paul, look out!!!
~Larry
See what happens when you guys listen?! 
Congrats on your new-whistles-to-be!
Andrea ~*~
Cool! 
Andrea: Lol!! 
Too right!
I always listen… but sometimes it takes a while to seep into my brain!!!
~Larry
Madguy,
Did you get your wife some toys too?
Mike
On 2002-12-05 08:56, madguy wrote:
Bought my wife a new dishwasher for Christmas (hey, it’s what she asked for!!) and she told me I could order the two whistles I’ve been craving for a few months now for my present!!! Sandy and Dr. Paul, look out!!!~Larry
Cool, new whistles and clean Guiness glasses, thats a good deal.
My Christmas includes a New (used) computer so goodbye, pentium 200 w95 - hello, Dell workstation Windows 2000. And, as noted in a previous post, the new Lunasa Tune Book.
On 2002-12-05 08:56, madguy wrote:
Bought my wife a new dishwasher for Christmas (hey, it’s what she asked for!!) and she told me I could order the two whistles I’ve been craving for a few months now for my present!!!
Lucky guy!
Last time I attempted a similar trick, I got a new wheelbarrow for Xmas, to carry the garbage oit, and take care of this “messuvagarden” 
Hey, now what are the se whistles on order ? 
Larry,
Just some advice from someone who’s been married (to the same person) for longer than some of our members have been alive.
Dishwashers, irons and other appliances are not gifts. They’re tools, which she’ll then use to work for both your benefit. Certainly you should get it for her if she needs it and you can - but don’t fall into the old “this can be my Christmas gift” fallacy.
Gifts are things she may not absolutely need - but will still enjoy - like your whistles.
Sorry to seem preachy, but sometimes guys make the serious mistake mistake of wanting our gifts to be for our recreation or hobbies or other interests - but thinking our partners’ gifts can be things they’ll WORK with. 'Twere the other way around, I know how I’d feel.
Hey Larry,
I’ll second Chuck’s insight. Sometimes spouses set up little tests just to see how on-our-toes we are.
Unless you and your bride can play a whistle-dishwasher duet I’d say get her something personal too and let her know what a sensative (mad)guy you really are.
Vinny
I once got some advice from someone who had been married for a long time. He said to never buy my wife a present that plugs in or comes with a warranty. Pretty good advice.
And my wife tells me that there is a difference between hearing and listening.
John Mac
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I say, three cheers for giving her something she actually asked for! I can’t begin to count the number of times I’ve asked for something “that plugs in” for Christmas, only to find something else under the tree because “that just didn’t seem like a Christmas present…maybe we can buy one when we get our IRS refund or something” (though, of course, when that happens, there’s always a desperate need for the money elsewhere). I don’t put something on my Christmas list unless it’s something I really want.
OTOH, it is always nice to have something under the tree on Christmas morning, and something special that she really likes would be the icing on the cake.
Congrats on your two whistles! I take it you’re getting an Elf Song and one of BrewerPaul’s wooden beauties? Well, I can tell you, you’re gonna love the Elf Song! (and one of Paul’s whistles is on my list for the next time I get a bit of money ahead). Enjoy!
Redwolf
Aderyn said:
"My now-husband once gave me a curling iron for Valentine’s Day, along with a bag of low-calorie candy. ::sigh:: "
Does that sigh mean that you were happy with the gift, or sad?
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aderyn wrote:
Well, considering it was our first Valentine’s Day together… you could say I was a wee bit disappointed. >> Not the most romantic of gifts, eh? >
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Andrea ~*~
Dunno, beats dinner at Burger King… doesn’t it?
ROFL… actually, I think we did have McDonald’s to go that night…
Andrea ~*~
Funny you should mention that. I know a guy who would take a woman out on a first date and ‘paint the town’ dinner, show, formal dress, chaffeur driven limo (you get the picture) many of the relationships were short lived and he would always be so heart broken. My comment was “don’t start at the top and work your way down… take her to McDonalds on a first date, everything from there is a step up”
I remember one of the first Christmases I spent with my husband. I had found the perfect gift for him and was beside myself with joy. When the moment came, I waited with baited breath whilst he tore into the package.
His face looked confused as he pulled out a brand new drill. I learned then that power tools for my husband are not the perfect gift. However, I got a new saw for my birthday and was beside myself with joy.
This year he is looking at power tools for me and I am looking at thoughtful gifts for him. Who would have thought?
S.
On 2002-12-05 10:25, aderyn wrote:
My now-husband once gave me a curling iron for Valentine’s Day, along with a bag of low-calorie candy. ::sigh::
Andrea ~*~
Two Christmas’s ago, my husband gave me a postcard of Bill Clinton. I opened it in front of my parents and everything. We all sat there in stunned silence. My husband said “What? It’s gonna be a collector’s item!”
He had put it in a nice little wooden frame, which now has a sweet picture of our boys in it.
Kim
You got me beat Kim! I’d much rather have the curling iron.
Andrea ~*~