What was your best present this year?

A large magnified illuminated mirror on a stand so I can see to put my contacts in.

A promise from DD and SiL for a lunch at a lovely gastro pub and an overnight stay at theirs afterwards. We'll look forward to that when the January gloom sets in.

We don't do Christmas presents except for the children,so it was my dil telling me how much she appreciates me going in and clearing up every day she is at work! Plus some of my favourite perfume.
She is lovely and I'm so glad I can help them.

lona that is the best present you could ask for isnt it

Lona I also agree that it is lovely to be told that you are appreciated and not just taken for granted. She, and you sound like people in a million. Definitely the best present.

Being lucky enough to have all my close family with us. Everyone mucking in and lots of fun and laughter.

Yes, feeling together with my family again after years of feeling pushed out - this the result of my daughter's new boyfriend!

(But I did get a sausage-making machine.....)

A cushion from my GDs which says 'K.... & L... Love Granny to the moon and back', Whenever they stay over at ours, after goodnight kisses I always say, guess how much I love you? I know my DD obviously organised this and that gives the gift extra meaning.

A DAB retro radio. Love it, after my bemoaning the fact that I didn't have a radio shaped box under tree I nearly got two. That evening my son came in from work and I said in a pathetic voice 'Ther's no digital retro radio shaped box under the tree!!! face' The next day he wandered all around Cambridge to find me one. He thought I was dropping a hint, bless him, he has already paid for his dad and I to have a few days away in Jan.

My youngest DD gave me a lovely throw and a plain cushion with an IOU applique. (she's a crafter)

Hope you all had a lovely time.

FaceTime with my grandsons overseas - the little one wearing a spiderman onesie and the older one demonstrating his new robot toy. So cute. (gulp)

My son gave me the Rolling Stones CD of their concert in Hyde Park earlier this year. He knows anything by the Stones always goes down well. I had some fabulous presents - books, DVDs, smellies, chocolates, and a terracotta chicken brick amongst them.

When I was at that concert ..... hope I'm looking good!

I had a wrapped lump of clay under the tree.....the wrapping was details of an 8 week pottery class at a local ceramics studio

How fabulous notso Santa brought me loads of nice smellies and pj's oh and 4 pairs of slippers all nice and fluffy,but my best present was a visit from my DS2 and new DIL she had a terrible accident two weeks ago and had 12 clips put across her head it was marvelous to see her up and about and for my DS not to be worried about her,it made my day.

It's great to see that Grans treasure the little things, or at least the free things, in life. My best present may still be to come. my youngest GD had grommets fitted on Monday and we are all now hoping that she will be able to hear clearly and start talking. I am seeing her tomorrow, so will let you know.

Fingers crossed Humbertbear

I can't match your heart warming stories. I did get a lovely framed photo of DGS together which brought a tear to my eye.

DH is useless at surprises, he always asks what I want. Yesterday for only the second time in the 40+ yrs I've known him he surprised me with a pair of gold earrings

That's brilliant glamma I hope she continues to make a good recovery
Humbert hope it's good news

A lovely black faux fur coat from hubby, I`ve lost a fair bit of weight lately, and was chuffed to find that it fits a treat, despite being a size 22, rather than the 26 or 28 I used to buy!

Our son and daughter and their families were with us for a few days - the best gift anyone could have. They'd gathered up all sorts of old bits of gold - broken chains, old rings and such like, much of it belonging to my lovely (late) mum, and had it made into a bangle for me! I felt emotional all day! Blessed indeed!

Riverwalk yep, looking good, as would any Gransnetter at a Stones concert! lucky you

A caravan driving course - and getting up at 3.30 am today to take over and look after DGS1, aged 12 weeks. (He believes sleeping is a waste of time.)

Like Lona, we really don't do presents for adults these days. But OH got me a special hand-crafted knife from a craft fair- special for wild mushroom picking, with a brush at one end, and a curved blade with a serrated area on the outside of the blade to scrape soil from stems. Great.

OH and dd1 from UK sent use a Christmas cake and some Christmas puds- from Fortnum and Mason, lol.

My two best presents were a very pretty hand made bracelet with green semi precious stones (magnatite?) that one of my old school friends gave me, and a pretty little watch that my GS gave me. It's only a little Fake diamond one but it's very sparkly and he bought it himself at the school Christmas fair with his own money!