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star3114 · Oct 3, 2007, 05:59 PM

I did the candle wax thing when I was a kid. Then when you get older... they call it a parrafin dip... go figure.

shatteredsoul · Oct 3, 2007, 06:00 PM

That is true.. I didn't even think about that. Now I know why I love it when they peel that parrafin wax dip off, I have only had it done a couple of times but.. yeah it feels so cool. Ok so I am not SO weird.

star3114 · Oct 3, 2007, 06:03 PM

Not really... we were just creative kids who liked to experience and feel stuff. Did your mom ever take you to the store and say "Don't touch anything"... I was a toucher...

shatteredsoul · Oct 3, 2007, 06:05 PM

ALWAYS, in fact I still touch everything at stores and half the time I don't even buy it.. just like feeling things. OK that sounded corny but you know what I mean.

star3114 · Oct 3, 2007, 06:14 PM

Yah I know. I love going to fabric stores and feeling the different textures of the fabrics. I buy fabrics for crafts according to feel. It means that you are a kinethestic learner too. You learn best by doing. Interesting huh?

Tuscany · Oct 4, 2007, 06:06 AM

Hey Star are you a teacher too?

J_9 · Oct 4, 2007, 03:54 PM

I am totally at odds here about my son's wedding gift.

I can't afford much, but was thinking of something along the lines of a trash can filled with household cleaners, things they could use daily. Hangars, trash bags, soap, laundry soap, brooms, mops, bath soap, towels, etc.

Mom said I should give something that he would remember like maybe a crock pot filled with spices, etc.

I'm trying to help them save money by getting them things they would use every day, but mom thinks something a little more memorable.

Your advice?

firmbeliever · Oct 4, 2007, 03:55 PM

Practicality will win anyday with me... :)

CaptainRich · Oct 4, 2007, 04:02 PM

Actually, at first I thought, "Is she mad at them?!?!" But then I thought that sounds like a very good idea... for now. Something more later, after they've gotten established and your school is behind you? I know a couple that has three crockpots and they don't cook!
What are their interests?
Perhaps a magazine prescription?
What is their housing? Apartment or house?

J_9 · Oct 4, 2007, 05:00 PM

He lives in an apartment, she will be moving in after the wedding.

Their interests right now are work and saving money. They will not even be taking a honeymoon as they insist on paying for the wedding themselves. And I thought my budget was tight.

They have found a photographer who will donate pics and time, the preacher is donating the church, the ladies of the church are cooking for the reception, etc. They will NOT accept any money.

So, I thought that one of the best things I could give would be things they would use around the house that others just don't think of...

Band-aids, tylenol, laundry soap, trash bags, bath soap, cleaning supplies, cotton balls, and much much more.

You know, the things that you don't think you need until you are ready to use them.

I could easily spend upwards of a few hundred dollars just getting this all together. But my Mom thinks I should get something more memorable. To me this is memorable since she did not have a shower and they could use all the money they make.

Maybe I am just being too practical.

firmbeliever · Oct 4, 2007, 05:06 PM

Add a bit of bath salts and scented candles... J

Synnen · Oct 4, 2007, 05:08 PM

Want a suggestion that's both?

Get them a good first aid kit that you put together yourself, and put it in a pretty box that you can get at like Cost Plus World Market or Pier One or something. Something they could have OUT in their bathroom--believe me, space is always a consideration in an apartment!

Then, when they've used up all the first aid supplies, they'll still have a really nice box that they can use for whatever.

If you get one made of wood, you may be able to have their names burned into the bottom, with their wedding date, too.

The stuff ina first aid kit is EXPENSIVE when you're trying to save--bandaids just aren't cheap! Things like burn cream, NyQuil, Sudafed, aspirin, cortisone cream, bandaids, bandages, a thermometer, an ice pack--it's all stuff I wished for when we were just starting.

firmbeliever · Oct 4, 2007, 05:10 PM

Synn,
Wonderful idea!
I may do it for someone specials wedding..

CaptainRich · Oct 4, 2007, 05:11 PM

Nah! Practical and reasonable is good. Chances are they will appreciate those things for a long time and nobody else will even know how much...
For rainy nights home, maybe a movie or two, or BlockBuster gift card?

firmbeliever · Oct 4, 2007, 05:16 PM

Synn,J,
Would this do?

J_9 · Oct 4, 2007, 05:25 PM

I am just so lost as to what to do. I mean this is my KID!! I gave birth to him 21 years earlier to the DAY that I began delivering babies.

But I am practical. Kayla is not having a shower, if she were I would disregard my idea for something different.

Maybe since Steven and I compete at who can make the best spaghetti sauce, I may buy him a soup pot with spices, tomato sauce, etc.

Hell, I don't know. Maybe I'm just too tired, I've been up since 2 am. Maybe I am thinking too hard, but I can't some up with anything!!

star3114 · Oct 4, 2007, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by Tuscany

hey Star are you a teacher too?

I have a degree in teaching if that counts... I work for the corporate sector in a training and development field.

star3114 · Oct 4, 2007, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by J_9

I am totally at odds here about my son's wedding gift.

I can't afford much, but was thinking of something along the lines of a trash can filled with household cleaners, things they could use daily. Hangars, trash bags, soap, laundry soap, brooms, mops, bath soap, towels, etc.

Mom said I should give something that he would remember like maybe a crock pot filled with spices, etc.

I'm trying to help them save money by getting them things they would use every day, but mom thinks something a little more memorable.

Your advice?

I got my sister a laundry basket filled with food, dish towels, etc. She still talks about it... in a good way.

The spice idea is great. You can get Tone's spices for 99 cents a thing. Also, what about the makings to his fav recipe when he was a kid... choc chip cookies, etc? That way it is meaningful, practical and reasonably priced.

star3114 · Oct 4, 2007, 05:44 PM

Also include a hand written recipe with the ingredients.

star3114 · Oct 4, 2007, 05:48 PM

You know, something I gave for a wedding gift was a collection of grandma's recipes. I printed it up and put it in a neat binder. It included the recipes that everyone loved, but no one knew how to make it. Practical is good. Heck, I still have crystal from my weddding 8 yrs ago that I never used. I have two boys that like to wrestle... therefore the crystal is a no go. Sure crystal is a nice gift, but how much can you truly enjoy it if you are planning on a family?