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So, in the world of 'we thought we'd give you a gift, even though you tell us not to'...........what's been your most unusual gift?

So far, we have been given a set of coasters and an empty bottle ( :) )

chocolate....enough to outdo Thornton's................( I am diabetic !)

last year we got a jar of jam that had been opened, wrapped and was mouldy (!)

don't get me wrong, i am always touched that parents want to give us gifts..........but are they trying to tell us something?????.

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You know you have to record all gifts given and accepted? Had an email about it, something to do with child protection and the possibility that a gift could be seen as a bribe

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Somebody let slip I liked the odd G&T after a hard day, I have enough to bath in it now. We try hard to focus the present giving onto the pre school so we have had some lovely things for that. Can't say I've been given anything questionable either in taste or deed, if in doubt I would always love a hand made card or drawing!

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This year we had a beautiful hamper with afternoon tea in, complete with home made scones, clotted cream and jam, as well as three bottles of wine, that was so kind from a great grandma and great grandad.:)

I am always blown away by the generosity of gifts, but more importantly by the wonderful words written in cards received.

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wot....we not going to Caits again....got my wellies and thermals all ready

Oh come on peeps! I was counting on it!!!! I've got time for baking this year! I've dusted and everything. Got the sledges out ready for the roof slide. GUTTED!

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  1. Gin's all packed, will go down well with the Pimms, we'll get "bungalowed" even quicker!

I see the weather in Glasgow is rather good - dare I leave the thermals behind for once? or could Cait have her own unique weather system?

Have packed the goggles for sledging, have been known to get up a good speed on Cait's roof

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last year I received several different brands of hand cream........do I have nasty old crone hands or something? lol one parent was embarrassed as she had accidentally wrapped the tube from her handbag and given it to me, she arrived later with the correct one! lol

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We got a lot of cakes this year. Boxes of 2, 4, and even 6 cupcakes each. Seems to be more popular than boxes of chocolates. Is this a local thing, or a national trend?

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We got a lot of cakes this year. Boxes of 2, 4, and even 6 cupcakes each. Seems to be more popular than boxes of chocolates. Is this a local thing, or a national trend?

oh us too ...we wondered whether it was because it was so hot!

(and no alcohol at all....BOO!)

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I did have some cupcakes this year - had a red apple shape on top with thank you iced on it. They were made by a mum who does cake for a living! Had some other very lovely gifts (aprons, bunting, flowers and a wonderful Italian recipe book) most precious though have been the words in the cards. One mum put in 2 packets of seeds with a message saying "For you to grow in your garden as you have helped D to grow this year." And another from who doesn't really do talking who wrote a very sweet message about how pleased she was with the sway her daughter had emerged during the year. I cried!

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I think I can top that this year I received a large pillar candle carved into two naked lovers entwined honestly didn't know where to look ! The staff found it hilarious to see my reaction lol

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I did have some cupcakes this year - had a red apple shape on top with thank you iced on it. They were made by a mum who does cake for a living! Had some other very lovely gifts (aprons, bunting, flowers and a wonderful Italian recipe book) most precious though have been the words in the cards. One mum put in 2 packets of seeds with a message saying "For you to grow in your garden as you have helped D to grow this year." And another from who doesn't really do talking who wrote a very sweet message about how pleased she was with the sway her daughter had emerged during the year. I cried!

We haven't got time to hang around here Froglet, we are all going to Cait's for the summer - pack up your cooking utensils, thermals (you never know up there) if you have anything that will go with Pimms that would be great she's made a bucketful, don't forget we'll be sledging on the roof too, so bring something soft to land on (not Sunnyday she's not that soft to land on BTW)

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We haven't got time to hang around here Froglet, we are all going to Cait's for the summer - pack up your cooking utensils, thermals (you never know up there) if you have anything that will go with Pimms that would be great she's made a bucketful, don't forget we'll be sledging on the roof too, so bring something soft to land on (not Sunnyday she's not that soft to land on BTW)

Will do - thermals are always at the ready and given the the amount of chocolate/cake I've eaten recently I'm pretty soft to land on so am ok to stand in for Sunnyday.

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We haven't got time to hang around here Froglet, we are all going to Cait's for the summer - pack up your cooking utensils, thermals (you never know up there) if you have anything that will go with Pimms that would be great she's made a bucketful, don't forget we'll be sledging on the roof too, so bring something soft to land on (not Sunnyday she's not that soft to land on BTW)

Will do - thermals are always at the ready and given the the amount of chocolate/cake I've eaten recently I'm pretty soft to land on so am ok to stand in for Sunnyday.

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