Firstly, the presents I got for other people. Mum got a DAB radio, which I partly paid for with my dad. My sister got 24 Season 5, which I partly paid for with my mum. My Aunt got a 2 hour gardening DVD starring Alan Titschmarsh. I forgot about my dad but my sister came to me last night with a picture frame and I wrote a label saying "Insert picture of Sarah and James here" because we haven't had any recent pictures together.
I got a Sat-Nav unit, which after a good poke seems full of features. I've not driven with it yet because I've been drinking.
My sister and I got a DAB radio each from my Gran and Aunt. I was surprised at the sound quality. I knew it was going to be crystal clear but I wasn't expecting such a "full" sound from a small speaker. My old radio sounds really tinny. It's got an alarm as well, so out goes my old clock radio.
I got a book about public toilets of Britain. I always get a novelty book from my dad. Last year it was a book of Britain's caravans from the same series. The year before was Crap Towns, and Crap Cars. A book by Richard Hammond about cars... cool or uncool or something. Or maybe the cool/uncool one was last year. Some magazines.
I got a bottle of Rosey Nosey beer from dad. I could tell which ones were from dad because the paper was scrunched onto the gift and held on with electrical insulating tape.
I'm sure there were a few other small items. Lots of chocolate, of course. And money from my Gran. I saw mum get a cheque from my Gran, I didn't see how much but it definitely shocked mum.
Overall a good Christmas, which makes a change.
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