Today I took a friend downtown San Jose to go to the Tech Museum. She ended up staying there for 7 hours, and will go back again later because she didn't see it all. Then I took the cats to the vet to get their booster shots. I had a good day, sitting in the house and watching it rain outside! In the evening I took my daughters (I can't say "kids" any more) to the Outback Restaurant to use the gift certificate my mom gave us so we can have dinner together, THANKS MOM. It was a great gift and I was really happy when I received it. I have come to realize the best gift you can give someone is to appreciate it when you are given a gift. I wear a gold chain around my neck that my parents gave me when I was in college, they got it when they were in Saudi Arabia. It helps me remember them. On the chain I wear a pendant of the "lone cypress". It is there to remind me also ... of my ex-wife. I gave her the pendant for Christmas many years ago, and she threw it back at me telling me I was very cheap and she was angry that it wasn't bigger. I kept it, and wear it now to remember how important it is to appreciate any gift I get. My daughters often give their mom gifts, and they know that she will always take it back and get what she wants. I know how stressful it is for me to pick out a gift. I guess I could always get gift certificates, but to me that isn't as personal as a gift. But, if someone gives a personal gift, I think it is a little rude to take it back. I do see one exception, I gave my daughter a bottle of my favorite perfume this Christmas, just to have her remind me that I gave the SAME perfume last year to her! And she never wears it. I guess she doesn't want to smell good to old men!
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