my desk is a mess...

My mother buys my husband and I the most unique anniversary gifts.  It's our 15th anniversary this month, and Mom likes to do the anniversary theme thing. (Actually so do Phil and I.  We always put a $10 limit on our gifts, but they have to be within the theme, which ends up being pretty goofy.  But to me, goofy is the best.)

Anyway, the 15th anniversary is crystal and watches.  So what did she get us?  She got us a Kindle 2.0.  Wondering how she got there? Me too. She said you 'watch' the Kindle.  And it's got a nice liquid crystal-ish display! So there it is -- our 15th.  It's a really nice gift. I've had it for a week now and it's been fun exploring the technology. I've been wondering about the ebook thing for a LONG time (and waiting for the techology to get good.) More thoughts on the Kindle later.    

But now I have to tell you my favorite Mom anniversary gift:  One year she sent us an envelope with the country of China and a cotton ball scotch-taped to a postcard.  (She cut China out of a world map.)  That year the gift was -- you guessed it "china" and "cotton."  Later that year my brother went home, and as he tells the story, when he looked at the big world map that was stuck on the wall, he noticed something missing. "Mom, where's China?"