The Family

Since I was gifted a lovely gift card to Goulet Pens, I had to do some shopping.  I also had a Thank You card from Goulet that included a coupon for free shipping on my next order – if I used it before Jan 31, 2018.

Well, how could I resist that?

A few dollars later and I now have on the way:

1 Goulet Fine Nib (that I’ll be trying out in a dip pen I just bought elsewhere)

1 Sample pack of Nemosine Ink (full line, so there is a good bit to explore)

1 bottle of Pilot Iroshizuku Ajisai (I’m claiming this was the gift card bit)

And a few notebooks for Christina that she uses for planning and karate training notes.

Once it all gets here it’ll be a good new year indeed.

Update:

OK, couple of posts and some more conversations later, here’s the final plan:

1 – All the kids are excepted.  These limits are only on the grown up’s exchange.

2 – We’ll get together Christmas Eve (a Sunday) in New Braunfels (we’re in the middle) to exchange gifts, eat lunch, play games, and have a relaxed and enjoyable time together.    We’ll figure out lunch specifics later, but it’ll basically be like all the other times.

3 – Gift Exchange specifics:

• Each family (Nelia & Luke, Ramona & Joseph, Christina & Chris) will give a gift to each adult.   Ramona & Joseph will get a gift for Nelia, Luke, Christina, and Chris; Ramona will receive a gift from Nelia & Luke and from Christina & Chris.   Make perfect sense?
• These gifts will be simple, inexpensive things – ‘I was thinking of you and thought you would like this’.    There’s no set-in-stone price limit, but let’s say under $20.
• There aren’t going to be any themed gifts (the past Christmas Eve exchange) and no drawn names.

And everyone is reminded to update their family site wishlists, their Amazon wishlists, and ESPECIALLY the kid’s various wishlists.

Let the fun begin!

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