Definitely a success, by any measure. The nanaimo bars were devoured--the fior di sicilia instead of vanilla as the flavour for the middle layer was definitely a hit.
At the end of the exchange, I ended up with a "grow an amaryllis" kit, which I've already started. I figure it ought to be in full bloom in time for Valentine's Day, which will be especially nice.
There were two "contributions" to the gift exchange that were passed the maximum times--a "lavalamp" nightlight that looked vaguely obscene (people kept asking if it came with batteries), and a "Singing Snowman" that moved (shook or wiggled might be a better description) and sang "Singing in the rain". Badly.
There's something vaguely disturbing about a snowman singing and dancing in the rain....
Posted by lsefton at December 18, 2004 05:43 PM