So here's the usual 'what I got' post. This years christmas ended up being quite fun. I got fun gifts for people that were well liked (the best being the big cardboard blocks for my nephew). Anyways, here's the hilites of what I received:

• Foot Duvets from Restoration Hardware - These things rule. They're down filled slippers and they rock. Just warm enough without being too warm.
• A number of CDs, including The best of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve and Bach Goldberg Variations by Gould.
• A book called After the Ecstasy, the Laundry by Jack Kornfield from my sister.
• A book called Seussisms from my nephew. He loved it when I read him There's a Wocket in my Pocket.
• If Chins Could Kill from my parents.
• A cool combo gift. They'd gotten me John Coltrane's A Love Supreme on CD and then when out shopping saw A Love Supreme -- The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album by Ashley Kahn. The book looks really cool. I plan to sit down and put on the CD while starting to read it this weekend.
• Last but not least my friend Erin gave me this cool cookie mix in a jar. It's all the dry ingredients to make cookies. You just add the wet ingredients and bake. I can't wait to try them out!

So those are the hilites. I'm sure I must be forgetting something, but if it is important I'll post about it.