I have received so many wonderful gifts over the years...there is too many to tell you, so I thought I would tell you about one of the funniest gifts I received. When I was 15, we went to Grandma Daisy's house on Christmas day as we always did. (Isn't she cute?)
We spent the day eating wonderful food, sliding and finally opening gifts. When we gathered around the tree, I noticed a gift shaped like a garbage can. I started to laugh and asked Grandma why she would give one of us a garbage can?!?! Now some of my cousins were older so I figured that it was for one of them...but I just couldn't believe Grandma would buy that for a gift! (She was the type of grandma who gave you things you asked for as long they were pratical.) I was really having a good laugh about it until she brought that garbage can shaped gift over to me. It had my name on it! I was thinking "What in the world was she thinking?" Well, I opened the gift and it was a hamper.
After everyone had a good laugh at me, Grandma said she was tired of seeing all my dirty clothes all over my room so now I had a place to put them. You must understand that Grandma was English and and very proper, so she wanted to teach me that everything had it's proper place. I did try to keep my room clean after that but mostly when I knew she was coming over.
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Great story! My Mom gave me one of my funniest presents - she was very excited about it too - a coffee pot you could plug into your car lighter when you were traveling ... She forgot that I didn't own a car!
Posted by: SuzK | November 11, 2009 at 04:31 AM
Sounds like your grandmother was quite a hoot. I think it will be great to be that age and be able to do/say whatever we feel like. LOL. I'm sure your entire family loves telling that story.
Posted by: Wendy | November 11, 2009 at 04:48 AM
Your Grams and I would have gotten along famously, I so would do the hamper thing as well! Great story and great photos.
Posted by: margi | November 11, 2009 at 05:06 AM
Hehe... very cute!
Posted by: Jewel | November 11, 2009 at 05:42 AM
haha, sounds like something I needed growing up (now it's my husband that needs it).
Posted by: Kersten | November 11, 2009 at 05:54 AM
The gift that keeps on giving! Cute post!
Posted by: Jenny | November 11, 2009 at 06:02 AM
Cute story.
Posted by: Darlis | November 11, 2009 at 07:23 AM
Now this is FUNNY! Every FAMILY needs a clothes hamper but it sounds like your grandmother thought YOU, alone needed one. Love it.
Posted by: Cindy | November 11, 2009 at 07:43 AM
Fantastic...sounds like a very fun and practical granny for sure!
Posted by: Mary Flynn | November 11, 2009 at 07:55 AM
Maybe Santa should have left one of those the year he left the note that I needed to clean my room before I played with my new toys! Sadly, I still am a terrible housekeeper; the siren song of the sewing machine calls me.
Posted by: YTS Mom | November 11, 2009 at 08:14 AM
Great story!
Posted by: Ruby | November 11, 2009 at 08:50 AM
I remember when my Grama gave me a gift...it was a purple calico maxi skirt with four tiers of ruffles at the bottom. I loved that skirt; it was my first maxi anything!
Posted by: Julie in WA | November 11, 2009 at 08:56 AM
, ja regalo practico. En mi caso asi de útil Fue una bolsa para las
Compras gigante, inmensa familia la mia y llegábamos siempre llenos de bolsos, bolsitas, dos de etc.con SEE menos trabajo.
Posted by: marta | November 11, 2009 at 09:05 AM
I'd love to have known your grandmother. She sounds like she knew how to have fun.
Posted by: Patty | November 11, 2009 at 09:34 AM
Grandmothers do have a way of teaching life lessons, don't they :)
Posted by: Iva | November 11, 2009 at 09:59 AM
I wonder if we all had a "practical" grandmother! Now it is my turn to be practical!
Posted by: Tammy L | November 11, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Well, yes, that is a funny story. But I am wondering if you laughed AFTER you opened it up.
Posted by: Christine Thomas | November 11, 2009 at 10:24 AM
LOL this is so funny I think a lot of 15 year old do the same thing!!
Posted by: Tora | November 11, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Ahhh that's hilarious! A hamper. And look at you in those pants!
Posted by: pam | November 11, 2009 at 10:43 AM
You still look exactly the same!!!
Posted by: pam | November 11, 2009 at 10:44 AM
Don't you love gifts like that? One year somebody in my family got a new toilet seat. That's kind of hard to wrap.
Posted by: Mary-Kay | November 11, 2009 at 10:54 AM
Cute story. You haven't changed a bit.
Posted by: Chris G | November 11, 2009 at 10:54 AM
My grandma always knew how to have fun! I was laughing even harder after I opened the gift;)
She was one of my very best friends my whole life. She really understood me :)Glad you like the story. it is fun to share good memories of such a special lady!
Posted by: Sherri Falls | November 11, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Awe, the lessons of life, and yours came in the form of a gift!
HA, Di
Posted by: Di | November 11, 2009 at 12:12 PM
That is a cute story! I also got my granddaughter, age 8, a hamper because of her messy room...only not as a Christmas gift! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Sandy | November 11, 2009 at 12:46 PM