Les Jones

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I've been meaning to post this for a while. When it comes time to buy presents I'm usually at a loss. (And my firends and family have at worse - I'm a guy so I just buy what I want when I need it.) Here's my attempt to remember what to buy for other people and what to buy and or request for family members and myself.

Gifts for others:

- Candles and soaps
- Picture frames (Melissa's right - everyone has pictures they need to frame)
- Smoky Mountain Field School classes
- Good flashlights
- Coleman Outrider crank radio (we really like ours during electrical storms)
- First aid kits
- Leathermen and Victorinox Swiss Tools
- Mommy Knows Worst for new parents

For Katie and Natalie:

- DVDs: Disney, etc. After Natalie was born we bought a mini-van with a rear DVD entertainment system so we get a lot of use out of kids DVDs.
- something to measure height progress
- For determining age, Katie was born September, 2004, and Natalie was born June, 2006
- Books (we really like Susan Boyington's books; we have Dogs, Opposites and Blue Hat, Green Hat)
- No stuffed animals, please. We have more than we know what to do with.

For Melissa:

- Photo printer
- Narrow-necked crystal flower vase
- Glass to complete her set of green sherbert glasses
- One day: curio cabinet (next house)
- One day: Kitchen Aid Artisan mixer (next house)
- You can really never go wrong with jewelry, Les
- Sapphire ring
- Tanzanite earrings
- Mother's necklace

For us as a couple:

- At Christmastime, a place setting in this year's new Fiestaware color
- Fiestaware 10" serving bowls; any color except Fiesta Yellow, Cobalt (dark blue), Plum, or Tangerine
- Fiestaware oval serving platters; any color except antique Rose or dark purple (Plum)
- Kitchen Aid salad spinner in white
- Electric skillet for frying chicken

For me:

- Anything from my Amazon wish list (lots to choose from)
- The Android Clock or the Hourglass Clock
- Heimo Roselli Puukko, carpenter's , grandfather's, or hunter's model, or for a small present a Viking whetstone
- Monogrammed handkerchiefs
- Personalized stationery