If they have children, take the kids for a weekend, tell them to go someplace romantic.
So Men tell me
by Lady Lee 47 Replies latest jw friends
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MC RubberMallet
Tickets to a pro sporting event! If he goes to see a bad team at home play vs a good team, tickets will be cheap and he can see all stars.
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Scully
Lee, what about some bbq tools (you might find some deeply discounted ones in some of the seasonal departments) and a book on doing bbq or some homemade bbq sauce? [If you're thinking of getting books, both Indigo and Amazon.ca offer free shipping for orders over $25, so that will save you some hassle in going out to look for books.]
I'm going to make a batch of green tomato ketchup (with jalapeños included) and that we'll use next summer. I was pretty happy with my tomato harvest this year - got a batch of green tomato relish, and now enough to make some ketchup with the rest of the green tomatoes.
You can make a batch of homemade ketchup with canned diced tomatoes, onions, seasonings (bay leaf, cloves, ginger, etc) and there are lots of great recipes online. You'll need some mason jars and lids - you can sterilize clean jars in the oven if you don't have a dishwasher or a big enough pot to do it on the stove top.
Wal-Mart carries mason jars year-round, so you could also make a batch of dry ingredients for his favorite cookies and layer them in a mason jar and attach a pretty ribbon and a card with the baking instructions.
One of my kids' favorite gifts one year was a 250 mL mason jar filled with homemade hot chocolate mix and some homemade peppermint marshmallows to go with them. We made a bunch of them for the teachers and neighbours.
If you feel like knitting, Mr Scully enjoys the blankets I've made over the years - if you double up the yarn and use a big needle (8 or 9 mm) they whip up pretty fast - and they are great for chilly evenings while enjoying hot chocolate and a hockey game. They're also handy to keep in the car for little kids or in case of an emergency (car breaking down during a snowstorm, etc.).
If he likes sweets, you could make some almond bark - using either white or dark chocolate, or some peanut brittle or even some peppermint bark. Put it in a nice box and you get a pretty nice gift.
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Lady Lee
This man has a tool box 6 feet tall that is filled with tools. He needs a small stool to see the middle drawers and a ladder to see anything higher than 5 feet. I'm not even going to pretend I know what he has in there and I know a lot about tools
Need 4 monkey wrenches Doug?
Gift certificates to Canadian Tire (car/sports/tool oriented store) might be a good idea
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Splash
Get him a fenix E25.
MMMMMMM. Guarantee he'll LOVE it!!
Can even strap it to a rifle for lightweight night hunting.
http://www.fenixlight.com/viewnproduct.asp?id=118
Splash
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mrsjones5
I gave my hubby a Big Bertha once. Won it from a raffle on the job. He loved it.
I usually give my hubby things he likes, booze, clothes, hm hm.
I think beer is a good idea.
If I had the money I would gett the hubby a bacon subscription.
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littlerockguy
If he is into smell-good stuff, like I am, he might like something from here
LRG
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elderelite
LL, if he likes a specific beer that you can get him that he dosent otherwise have access to, that would tickle me pink! Beer is god's (meaning Thor) gift to man, and if you give it to him that makes you the next best thing to God!
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dreamgolfer
does he play GOLF?
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Theocratic Sedition
Tools or a nice watch. Neither have to be grossly expensive. Sears for the former, and Macys for the latter.