Kelly’s Favorite Things Giveaway – $1,250+ in Prizes!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and the most wonderful giveaway.
Since it is far better to give than to receive, I am thrilled to be giving away the most amazing prizes to nine of my fabulous readers!
I have teamed up with some of my absolute favorite companies and they are filling Santa’s sack with tons of goodies for your stocking.
9 Fabulous Prizes – 9 Lucky Winners
Prize 1 – Lamps Plus
WIN: $250 Online Store Credit!
They are way more than just lamps – although their lighting selection is incredible!
I love my comfy, small space sofa bed and the two leaning shelves in my sunroom and have my eye on lots of other goodies to spruce up my nest.
Prize 2 – Duluth Trading Company
WIN: $160 Online Store Credit!
You can choose my favorite leather camera bag/purse/backpack in the universe or choose something else from their huge selection.
It’s perfectly broken in leather, holds lots of stuff (you know I love stuff) and holds my camera and lens and everything else I lug around with me in style.
Or choose the coziest flannels, gardening togs, outerwear, boots, the selection goes on and on …
Prize 3 – Home Right
WIN: Steam Cleaner and Finish Max Paint Sprayer (MSRP – $190)
Everything to make your home right – from my favorite steam machine to paint sprayers and rollers, to deck cleaners and everything else you can imagine.
Prize 4 – Ryobi
WIN: One + 18-Volt Lithium-Ion Super Combo Kit – 4-Tool (MSRP – $179)
Every good girl (and boy) should know how to use power tools.
You’ll be the queen (or king) with this 4 piece set including a drill, reciprocating saw, circular saw and more in the cutest carrying bag.
I’ve got a Ryobi jigsaw with my name on it and will be whipping up some pretty amazing creations.
Prize 5 – Pfaltzgraff
WIN: 16 piece round Filigree place setting for four (MSRP – $140)
This is my everyday, special occasion and everything in between set of dishes that go with everything. You can find it online (at a discount) or at Kohls. Shop the big Black Friday discounts too!
Prize 6 – Online Fabric Store
WIN: $100 Online Store Credit!
What’s not to love about shopping in your jammies for every imaginable fabric. They’ll send you swatches so you can’t go wrong.
I’m debating between a few fabrics for curtains that are in my near future.
Check This Out: Big Black Friday sale going on now at Online Fabric Store – save tons!
Prize 7 – Cutting Edge Stencils
WIN: $100 Online Store Credit
I was lucky enough to visit and meet the owners of this fabulous shop. Not only are they amazing, but their stencils are top of the line quality and the selection is huge !
I will be showing you what I did with the birch stencil next week during my Christmas house tour!
Prize 8 – Fillmore Container
WIN: $100 Online Store Credit
You know I love everything – from the new blue Ball mason jars to the Heritage Hill jars.
From canning and candle making supplies to paper straws, Fillmore has it all.
Prize 9 – Pick Your Plum
WIN: $100 Online Store Credit
Get it before your neighbor does – from my favorite red and white baker’s twine to buttons and washi tape to their amazing steals of the day, there’s always a bargain you can’t live without.
I’d love it if you visit these fabulous shops – do a little shopping if something catches your eye – and enjoy some of my favorite things!
Have you been a good little girl or boy?
If so, enter to win. 9 Prizes – 9 Winners!
What will you win? Fingers crossed for you.
Follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter below to enter. (please note, I will be verifying each entry method before choosing winners – good luck)!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Disclaimer: Contest ends December 5. Winners will be chosen via Rafflecopter after entry methods have been confirmed. Winners will be notified by email – if no response within three days, new winners will be chosen. Winner responsible for international shipping rates if they apply. Prizes fulfilled by each company and not the responsibility of Eclectically Vintage. See my full disclosure policy here.
What a fantastic giveaway! Good luck to the winners
Love the Duluth trading company jacket! Thanks for the opportunity to win some great gifts.
A Nook simple touch!
I’d love to win something! Merry Christmas, all.
I’d love to win!
I’d like a mini Ipad
What a great giveaway! Hope I’m one of the lucky 9!
What a fabulous giveaway! I love all these companies! Thanks for the opportunity to win!!!!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
what a great giveaway!! all of the prizes are amazing!
I always enjoy getting my favorite perfume in my stocking….thanks for a great giveaway!
I love what you did with the sofa bed! Thanks for the opportunity to enter this awesome giveaway!
Your favorite things are great, would love to have them all! What a wonderful giveaway. Hope you had a great thanksgiving.
What a Fantastic giveaway. Thank you.
Actually, there really isn’t that I need but if Santa wants to put something in my stocking I would like anything kitchen stuff or better yet, some Big Boy toys (power tools) for my dear sweet hubby
ColleenB.
Texas
A new Vera Bradley wallet
Wow I could use any of these prizes! I hope Santa puts some power tools in my stocking to renovate my first house!
Fabulous giveaways!
I’ve had my eye on nice white dish set for awhile now!! Great giveaways!!
What a wonderful list of fave things! Let’s see… I would love if Santa put some new dining room chairs in my stocking. Hmmm… better get a bigger stocking. xoxo jules
Tons of great prizes. I’d love to have the bag from Duluth Trading!
I’d love to win this fabulous package.
All any any of these give a ways are fantastic, how fun to be giving them to one of your bloggers, what a good feeling, right? Thank you all your sponsors and to you for working really hard to get all these sponsors.
I would like a Ryobi air nailer, Kregg jig and a paint sprayer! All things a girl wants under her tree.
I forgot to say what I like, the Ryobi package is great!
Wow! great giveaway. Not one, but 9! Good luck everyone!
ooops, did it backward….I’d like Santa to put dark chocolate in my stocking.
A necklace with all my sweet grandbabies names on it!
I’d like a curing chamber.
I hope Santa puts a Duluth messenger bag in MY stocking!
love this give away…
What a great opportunity for 9 lucky people! Thank you for being so giving. Have a wonderful Eclectically Vintage Holiday!
Would love to win
I’m hoping for a new shower head from Santa this year in my stocking!
A brand spanking new jig saw nestled amongst some chocolate!
Thanks for the opportunity!
I would love to have some gift cards in my stocking.
These are all great prizes! Any one of them would be awesome to find in my stocking!
My hope is to get presents for my kids and fill their stockings . Winning this would be fantastic. Thanks.
Oh wow! So much great stuff! I’d love to win anything on that list 😉
Looks like alot of great stuff! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
I would love a nice new buffet in my stocking, but I’m not sure it would fit! LOL I would also love some Annie Sloan Chalk Paint – I’ve been wanting to try it.
What an exciting giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity! Happy holidays to you as well!
Oh How exciting! Awesome out of this World Giveaway! To win would be a Dream come True..Good Luck Everyone.
What a fantastic give away!
It’s hard to choose just one, they are all amazing. Great giveaway. Thank you!
So many great give away’s! Any of these great surprises in my stocking would be exciting…
Tolix chairs!
Awesome giveaway! Thanks!
Oh Santa, would you slip a steam cleaner in my stocking? I have a room to paint a pretty shell color, also. Great giveaway!
Many great giveaways. Nice.
I hope I have a pair of reba flats in my stocking!!!
OOOHHH, pick me!!! They all look wonderful!
Fabulous giveaway! Would love to win. 🙂
I am hoping Santa brings me a pandora bracelet THIS year!
What a great giveaway, Kelly. I would love to win any of them!! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!!
Cynthia
All I want is good health for family. Biggest wish of all.
Such a generous giveaway – I’d be thrilled to find any one of them in my stocking!
wonderful prizes
I would love one of the lamps from Lamps Plus
i would like some small indulgences like hand crafted soap- i am a simple girl!
Any of these prizes would be most welcome in my home, so generous. Thank you!
Anything here, would be so great under my tree. What a fantastic giveaway.
Love the tools!!! 🙂
I’d love for Santa to leave me tickets to a warm destination in my stocking!
This is a great give-away!
What a fantastic bunch of wonderful items! Thanks so much for the early Christmas! 🙂
Holy Smokes!! Superb giveaway Kelly!!! ~Bre
What an awesome giveaway! I’d be fortunate to win of these things. You are one of my blog idols!
Thank you for your wonderful blog. I love your ideas and wow, these are great companies! Duluth is one of my favorites!
I love the small sofa bed! I need something like this so I can move into a smaller [read: affordable} apartment.
Awesome prizes – anyone would make me happy.
I am so excited about this Christmas. My entire family will come in from as far as 20 hours away to gather at my parents for Christmas and to celebrate my fathers 80th birthday!!! Looking forward to wonderful together time.
Remodeling our kitchen and would love the Pfaltzgraff dishes!
I’m hoping Santa manages to squeeze a TV into my stocking this year 🙂
I’d love a Cameo!
Great giveaway and awesome blog!
Wow! It doesn’t get any better then these giveaways. Fantastic companies and a fantastic blog that I look forward to reading everyday! Thank you! Merry Christmas to all!
What a great giveaway! Thank you. I am happy with anything that Santa puts in my stocking!
I love all of your projects Kelly! I love all of the products!
Awesome giveaway!!!! Thanks so much!!!
A new camera lens!
Such a great way for you to start the season!! Thanks!
I’d love some new pajamas. What a wonderful giveaway! You always know how to brighten my day!!
Something thoughtful like he always does. 🙂
Love your blog. I’d enjoy winning any of these great prizes! Thanks.
I’m not picky…I just hope Santa drops *something* into my stocking!
I would like a Sillhouette!
I would like Santa to put arts and craft supplies in my stocking. Happy Holidays and Blessings! Great giveaway.
Some perfume would be great
A mitre saw….. or a Kitchen Aid mixer… or a Silhouette…. or one of a dozen other things y’all make me want! I’m not too picky… any one will do! 🙂
I would love a new watch! Thanks for a fun giveaway!
an amazon gift card so i can get whatever i want!!
A Canon 6D! lol…. I have been super good though!) hehee. This is an A-mazing giveaway, thank you! xx
A book to learn how to crochet 🙂
Kelly…you’re amazing! I’d love to win the gift card for my husband. He’d go nuts!
I hope Santa puts some goodies for our new baby in my stocking! 🙂
Fantastic giveaway! Hope I’m one of the lucky 9!
Would love to have Santa put anything in my stocking, but prize # 4-the Ryobi tools is what I really want
Wow! This is an amazing giveaway!! Fingers crossed I am a winner!!
It’s sad but I wish Santa would put money in my stocking.
We are behind on bills and won’t be able to really have an X-mas.
It makes me feel bad for my daughter the most.
Fingers crossed, hope I win!
Hi Kelly, I’m Still here, watching and lurking (haha), just waiting to jump on another one of your great giveaways. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and The Most Wonderful New Year.
WOW! Great prizes….a lot of my favorites too!!
I need to replace my e reader.
My dream stocking stuffer? A note that all of my student loans have been paid off for me…. 😉
I love your blog. I have made several items you have featured as DIY’s. My kids favorite is the candy corn wreath.
Oops, i guess I was supposed to answer what I wanted in my stocking. I would like an anniversary band, we have been married for 18 years as of December 16th.
I’d love some new cookware or luxurious bed linens =) Thank you Kelly for all you do!
Thanks for the great giveaways!
Wow, fantastic giveaway! I hope my Christmas stocking has a quick sale of our home. We want to move to a little cape by the sea.
I would stretch my stocking to fit a portable drill in it! I’ve never owned one and it would be so handy.
I want my sons home for Christmas!
Santa could leave $$$ in my stocking. HA!
I’m REALLY hoping for a new camera lens, the Tamron 28-75mm!
Great giveaway. I hope Santa leaves me some free mommy time in my stocking!
My Eldest Daughter and Grand Daughter!
These would make great gifts for the whole family! What an awesome giveaway.
Wow! Such fun stores! I just love this blog and would definitely love to win some prizes 😉
These are some great looking gift ideas!
I would like a detangler brush( the one seen on TV) in my stocking, I can’t think of the name of it, it’s French I think. Merry Christmas everybody!
I would love to find a day of pampering in my stocking!
A Circulon Dutch oven!!
Hoping to see some cash in my stocking. 😉
Would love to see the Ryobi tools in my stocking!
I hope santa leaves some cash in my stocking so we can get caught up!
I hope Santa leaves a check to help remodel my kitchen…. Love ya Santa.
I really don’t need anything and we’re so low on money this year, but I would honestly be thrilled to find just about anything in my stocking this year. As long as a gift is given in love, I am easy to please!
What wonderful gifts!
Thank-you so ,much, Kelly! No requests particularly for me. just wish everyone is filled with peace and love!
I wouldn’t say I NEED anything, but I am in LOVE with your fav Duluth leather bag! I had a similar one stolen from me in Indy, and have been searching for a suitable replacement ever since. Hopefully someone out there is enjoying that beautiful bag as much as I did! Thanks for your list! Happy Holidays!
I always like money for a gift so I can purchase what I want.
A new camera lens!
If Santa is sneaking into my house, I’m hoping he’ll leave me a KitchenAid mixer behind. 😀
Wow! What great prizes for some lucky people. We are concentrating on the house this year. My husband and I decided that our big gifts to each other would be new windows for the family room and french doors for the back dining room/kitchen. I don’t think Santa can fit a new kitchen into my stocking! 😉 I could use cash to put towards flooring or a new kitchen tho. Thanks for all you do.
Pick me!
Great giveaway! Thank you, Kelly!
I’d love health and a job!!! Santa better get busy!
I would love to win the tools! 😉
Oooh! I would love to win. What great gifts – thank you for offering this giveaway!
A very modest amount of goodies
Would love to win!
For my niece to be cured and be healthy
Love! We aren’t exchanging gifts this year so our Christmas will be celbrated with good food, giving gifts outside of our family & spending time together.
Kelly, what a fantastic giveaway! I would feel blessed to win.
winning anything would be awesome!
What an amazing giveaway. Thanks for the chance! Have a blessed Holiday Season!
I think my husband/Santa and I agreed on new pots & pans for Christmas.
There’s a blue calico bowl that I’ve been drooling over all year that would fit very nicely in my stocking!
Thank you for a chance at the giveaways. Happy Holidays!
An Ipad
These sound like great presents! Thanks for putting together the giveaway!
an mini ipad
Fantastic giveaway; great companies; even a couple that are new to me that I will definitely be checking out! Happy Holidays!
You have great taste — love all your favorite things!!
I hope that I get something sparkly in my stocking!
A antique wood ladder!
I hope all in this vast WORLD can have HOPE and food for all! Merry Christmas!!
I hope Santa gives me the news, there is enough food for all the people in the WORLD. I also hope Santa gets all our men and women soldiers home for good, and one more thing…I hope Santa will allow LOVE to everyone. Merry Christmas.
I hope Santa leaves something sparkly!
I hope Santa leaves something sparkly!!!!
What an amazing giveaway, good luck to all!
Nice! Great giveaway!
I’d like an Anthropologie mug and some Burt’s bees Chapstick in my stocking!
I hope Santa puts a pasta maker/roller in my stocking.
What a fantastic giveaway! I think I’ve been a good girl this year, so I’m crossing my fingers I’m one of the luck winners! Love this blog, I’ve found so many great ideas for our home! Thanks for posting! Happy Holidays!
I just want a fabulous holiday, with my loved ones, in my stocking this year!!!
I my goodness, what a fantastic giveaway…I hope Santa puts a new DSLR Camera under my tree or a new refrigerator! Thanks so much!!
I hope he stuffs my stocking with a new camera!
This is a fabulous web site. I get so many inspirational ideas from you and on the cheap. Keep up the good work!! And I hope I win one of thes great prizes just in time for the holidays!
LOVE your house tours. I drool at the creative originality. Thanks.
And I hope Santa puts all of my wishes in a great big stocking, along with a kitchen reno….
I hope Santa leaves me a fabulous prize from one of the stores listed in the giveaway!
Love all the products! Great giveaway!
I really really hope i get the simplehuman sensor trash can I’ve been wanting forever. Awesome giveaway!
What awn awesome give away! I’d like Santa to leave me a pair of electric crystal wall sconces in my stocking! I was putting them on my wish list and lost their source, but he’ll know where to find them! Hugs, Leena
I hope Santa puts a sapphire ring in my stocking this year! Ha! A girl can dream, right? Great giveaway! And I just checked out your 2012 Christmas home tour and fell in love with the Christmas shovel on the front door and the stocking forms at the fireplace!
A SURPRISE would be nice.
Maybe a random orbital sander?
Hi Kelly, What a fabulous Giveaway(s)! I would love to win any of these great gifts.
Hugs,
Sherry
I love your GIVEAWAY….Who wouldn’t love to get any of these gifts in their stocking… I know that there isn’t any of them that I would not dream of having! Thanks for the opportunity!! Health & Happiness to All.
I would love the camera bag/backpack in my stocking
I hope to receive a new iPhone in my stocking! Thanks!
Thanks for a great giveaway!! Hope to win some great prizes.
I am hoping for a Kreg Jig and a new dslr
Oh Santa please leave that spray painter under my tree!!
Shut the front door! Completely amazing and I would totally pee myself if I won.
I want Santa to put new fuzzy socks in my stocking! 🙂
Thanks for a shot at the title!
I would like a silhouette cameo.
What a great giveaway! Here’s hoping!
Lots of gift cards.
I’d like Santa to leave a vintage LV bag in my stocking this year! 🙂
Great giveaway! I hope Santa brings me Ryobi power tools or brightly colored fabric 🙂
Wow! Giving away a little bit of everything! Thx!
Santa can bring me any of these gifts he would like to!! great giveway!
All the giveaways are fantastic, I would happy and excited to win anything!
In my stocking, Bag of hugs kisses and a jigsaw. I really don’t need to ask for anything I have been very blessed with lots of hugs, kisses and 2 great children and 2 grandchildren! What more is there.
Thanks for offering such a great giveaway. I want to be with my family for Christmas. Everything else is gravy
What a great give away!
I would be happy with any of the gifts that are in this prize package. Thank you for this great giveaway.
Some items from Sephora would be great in my stocking!
Holy buckets, I’ve never had to scroll that long to leave a comment. Took so long I forgot what I was suppose to comment about. Oh yeah, I hope Santa leaves me thin legs in my stockings.
An antique ladder.
I LOVE all of these cool give-a-way products! However, my eye was struck by the small sofa-bed. We are SO in need of one of those and have been shopping around. This one looks so nice and would be perfect for our sunroom. I adore your blog – so creative. Have a wonderful holiday.
I’m hoping for jewelry or a serger!
Whatever Santa opens his heart and willing to give lol!
I love it all!! Merry Christmas!
All of the above merry Christmas!!
I’m hoping Santa leaves me a camera! 🙂
Fantastic Giveaway Kelly!
Hmmmmmmm My stocking? I would love one of everything!
I hope Santa brings me a hand sander to help with my painted furniture. Great giveaway!
I hope Santa brings me new dishes this year like the ones from Pfaltzgraff above.
Thank you for the giveaway!!!! I am hoping Santa brings me healthy and happy family members, and a new kitchen countertop – I am waiting for it now, as it is in transit somewhere in the pacific ocean, on its way to San Francisco, and eventually over the mountains to me in Reno, NV!
I am pathetically easy to shop for….I like just about anything!
I’m hoping for a mandolin. I’m pretty sure it would complete my kitchen tool collection.
Great giveaway!
Oooohhhh, I would love to get that leather purse for Christmas.
A DSLR but probably not gonna happen so a new cookbook would be great!
Great giveaway. I’d love to win any of these prizes. Thank you!
I want to win!!
Wow deary!!! You have MORE than out done yourself with this amazing giveaway!!!!! We just bought our home 6 months ago and honestly, any of the prizes would be a HUGE help in making this space our “home”!! Thanks for the opportunity! <3
I would love to find a tufted ottoman, but that would take a big stocking.
Honestly? I hope Santa puts a job for my husband in my stocking. We really need a break.
My, what a Santa you you’ve become Kelly! Thanks so much, would love to get any of it!
Some of my favorite retailers are on that list- and a few new ones to check out! Thanks!
I always hope for a cute, clean book!
Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels!!
I’d love to get an ipod touch in my stocking this year 🙂
Gift cards would be nice.
Sure could use some new lamps from Lamps Plus!!!
Thank you so much for this great giveaway!
There are so many things from all of these company’s that I could use for my home. Especially a new lamp from Lamps Plus!
Oh what I could do…I’m redoing every room in my house plus opening a new store…Gray’s Attic…I could really use it!!
Hooray! Thanks for thinking of us!
I would love to try any of these wonderful products!…thanks so much for the chance!!
I hope Santa leaves me a Fujifilm X-M1 in my stocking! Though, since Santa is on a budget this year it might not happen! 😉
What awesome prizes. I am always inspired sites like this!! I wish santa gave me a personal assistant in my stocking so I can do all I need to do!
Awesome giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win. I love the sleeper sofa from lamps plus.
Hope Santa brings a 50 mm lens! I’ve been hinting! Great giveaway Kelly!
I would love to find the Home Right Finish Max paint sprayer, but I will need a bigger stocking!
More than a great giveaway Kelly…..Would a lamp fit in my stocking?…oh yes, it can be a done!! 🙂
I wish for all the children out there to have a really wonderful Christmas! For them to learn and know the real meaning of Christmas.
I have been good this year! Hoping to win a fabulous prize! Thanks for the giveaway!
gift cards and candy 🙂
I love Kelly’s Favorite things. I can only be so luck to be so creative
I hope santa puts some cash in my stocking! 🙂 Thank you!
This is awesome. I love it all.
I hope Santa brings me a new laptop!!
Jenna @ Wife in Progress
You have some pretty good taste Ms. Kelly!
How holy moly give aways! Thanks for the chance to win!
Money or diamonds? Hehehe!!!
cash 🙂
What a great opportunity to win! Thanks!
I’d love a new metal whisk, I know it’s not something huge, but it’s always the little things that make me happy. Plus I really need one and keep forgetting to pick one up at the store.
Fun giveaway!
Wow fantastic giveaways! Any of them would be great to win but as I’m getting ready to purchase a Finish Max I’ll cross my fingers Santa will save me the money! Thanks for the opportunity.
Would love to have some Annie Sloan Chalk Paint! Thanks for the chance to win one of these amazing prizes!
I hope that Santa puts a fleecy covered hot water bottle in my stocking! Not that I was snooping or anything but I think I saw one hidden in the closet. 😉
Amazing giveaway Kelly! I love that!
I love Cutting Edge Stencils. I’ve just ordered another one for the new nursery. I could also use some drapery fabric for 3 rooms.
Great giveaway!!!!!!!!!!
Great giveaway!!!!
Cash!
Amazing giveaway! Thank you!
A plane ticket 🙂
The Home Right Steam Cleaner & Finish Max Paint Sprayer, two things my family could really put to good use in 2014!
This is awesome!
I hope that Santa puts a bundle of Home Depot gift cards in my stocking this year. Thanks so much for the giveaway!
Wow, what a great give away!
Hmmm…my wish list is long but my memory is short. Darn it! But I’m pretty sure a new camera is on my list. 🙂
I just found your site – hoping to find lots and lots of wonderful ideas 🙂
Amazing giveaways! Thanks for the opp to win!
All of these prizes look good to me!
I hope my stocking is filled with books, yarn, and chocolate.
A new set camera lights! But i’d rather have the tool set for my daddy!
I am hoping for some crafting stuff in my stocking. I could always use clothes also lol. Thank you for an amazing giveaway. Good luck everyone, and happy holidays.
A Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer! Thanks for the chance to enter! Merry Christmas!
A new laptop for work
I want to win an elf to come over and help me decorate. Oh, that’s not on the prize list. Darnit.
Really want a die cut machine!
Cool prizes……good luck everyone!!
I’d love to win the fabric certificate for Christmas!
Wow! What an amazing giveaway! I’m hoping for yarn in my stocking! We just bought a house, so I’ve not been able to buy many fun things lately!
Such a generous giveaway. Thank you and Happy Holidays.
I hope santa leaves me crafting supplies for my new Silhouette Cameo, a new pair of boots, and a warm scarf!
I would love for Santa to leave some home improvement gift cards in my stocking as my house needs some serious improving!!!
Home improvement gift cards PLEASE!!! 🙂
I hope Santa brings me a really warm comfy sweater for this freezing winter we are having!
I hope Santa puts a nice vacuum cleaner in my stocking.
A Starbucks gift card!
I would love some Ryobi tools!
I hope Santa puts a nail gun in my stocking!!
I would like for all my kids, grandkids and great grandkids to be home all at once.
What an awesome giveaway!!
Time to spend with my new grandson is all I want for Christmas!
I hope Santa puts my grandchildren in my stocking this year! I’m going halfway across the country this year to spend Christmas with my daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren (the first Christmas we’ve spent together) and I’m REALLY looking forward to it–it’s the best Christmas present EVER!