The Front Porch Swing

[lindz8504]

Hi everyone on the porch! Miss you all! I could use some prayers if you wouldn't mind. I'm not on here much anymore and I miss you all! *hugs*

 

[Blooie]

Hey, LIndz....don't know what you need prayers for and it ain't none of my business anyway, but if you need 'em, you got 'em! Miss seeing you too! Hugs to the little ones!

 

[vehve]

Lindz, I'm not much for praying, but I wish you well nonetheless. Hope whatever's wrong works out.

 

[Alice28]

I will keep you in my thoughts. Holiday time can be hard, it's my roughest time of year. Will be thinking of you.

 

[wyoDreamer]

lindz - you have my prayers and I hope everything gets better for you.

Well, woke up to a white world this morning, less than 2 inches, so no big deal, but pretty.

I still can't get over how big that barn is.

 

[vehve]

Wyo, that barn is beautiful.

 

[Alice28]

Love it!

 

[Alice28]

Ok guys, this is going to be a long one. I was hoping to get some of your guys opinions on this.... Here it goes.

I was at a friends house when a commercial came on. In the commercial a woman said that a man bought her a stove and a refrigerator as a gift. Another woman looked horrified and made some comment like "I would have gotten rid of him then" or something to that effect. Anyways, my friend turned to me and said "well that is a pretty horrible gift." I completely disagreed. I said I would be thrilled if I got a new stove or refrigerator as a gift. We went back and fourth on this for a bit. I said maybe if it was a bad one or if it was in bad condition I wouldn't be happy, but if I went to the store and said "I love this stove or this fridge" and my husband got it for me for my birthday or Christmas I would be thrilled and I still thought its a great gift. We went back and forth a bit more and then I said how it's such a practical gift. My friend responded with "that's why it's a bad gift!"

obviously we weren't going to agree. Now to be fare, my friend is old enough to be my mom and was raised in a different generation, but I still think it would be a great gift and something I would use every day. I was just wondering what you guys thought. My friend said that it shouldn't be given as a gift and could be bought another time. We know my thought. Anyways, chime in if you would like. I was just smoked by her response and it's been bugging me.

 

[lazy gardener]

I can see both sides of that coin. I know a woman who's husband bought her a pair of hip waders for her birthday. He was big into hunting and fishing, her, not so much. I think the spirit in which the gift was given is the important thing. Let me guess, the ad was about jewelry, right? Since when, should a commercial determine what is and what is not an appropriate gift? For the woman who took offense at the gift of a refrigerator and stove, those gifts wouldn't have been appropriate for her. (She is probably the type of woman who loves jewelry.) But, for the woman who has a so-so kitchen, and loves to cook and entertain, a new stove and fridge would gain lots of bonus points for her hubby. Who knows what he may choose to redeem those for at a future date!!!

 

[vehve]

I say, with the amount of useless stuff we buy these days, a gift that is needed and will be used on a daily basis is a lot better than some trinket. But I'm a man, what do I know.