Yes, you have a right to be horrified, shocked and disgusted. We are posting gift ideas here on the web. Please, unless you are one of those folks that actually asked for gift ideas, please skip this page and return to Home Page. For those who did ask for gift ideas,, here they are. As always, please only use them if you want to and do feel free to ignore them. We will update them as things change.

For Us Together

• Gift certificates for dining out at local resturants. Some ideas are listed here:
  • East Side Cafe
  • Chez Zee
  • Texas Land & Cattle Steak House
  • Alamo Draft House (Movies & Food)
• Amazon.com gift certificates.
• Godiva Chocolates (darker is better) - no rasberry (or marked so Irene can eat the rasberries.)
• Dark Chocolate Truffles, Lindt, Harry & David, Rocky Mountain -- always a winner for both of us
• Donation to one of our favorite charities:
  • KLRU Public TV
  • KUT National Public Radio
  • Cedar Park Public Library

For Ed/Jerry

• Gift card/certificate for Home Depot or Lowes or smartflix or Amazon.com
• Books: Metalworking Vol 1 & 4 Village Press Click on Machinist's Workshop
• Alcohol treat (Special Bourbon or Single Malt Scotch)
• Good Dark Chocolates and/or truffles -- no rasberry
• Dark Chocolate Covered Blueberries
• Lava Lamp
• Donation to one of Ed's/Jerry's favorite charities:
  • Jewish National Fund Plant a Tree in Israel
  • Austin Battered Women's Shelter, Safe Place

For Irene

• Gift Cards Certificate for Amazon.com I have a Kindle so this is always great.
• Gift Cards Certificate for LLBean.com They have great winter tops
• Generously sized white cotton terry bathrobe (XL) (I use it for the pool, my old one is pathetic.)
• Flannel nightgown (XL), no lace or soft lace, with a vee-neck or button placket front (prefer no collar but can live with it)
• Long sleeve cotton knit nightgown (XL or XXL), calf length with vee neck or button plaket fron (prefer no collar.)
• Flannel Shirts, XL, Men's OK, soft in pretty colors (greens, blues, browns subtle plaids .. no checks or black/white type.)
• Vee or Shawl neck Cardigan Sweaters or Zip Hoodies ... cotton or acrylic or polyester or any combo (no wool) XL Warm or fuzzy is good. Good colors are beige/taupe, blue, teal, green, black, gray. No pink please.
• Rocky Mountain Chcolate Factory Chocolates - dark chocolate assortment.
• Godiva Chocolates - any type, although dark is better.
• Harry and David, Dark Chocolate Truffles
• Donation to one of Irene's favorite charities:
  • Lutheran World Relief Aid after disasters
  • ELCA Good Gifts Eliminate poverty & disease via clean water, micro-loans, animals ... many options.
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center Cancer Research
  • Autism Research Institute
  • Peace Lutheran Church Building Fund Education Building
  • KLRU Public TV
  • KUT National Public Radio
  • Cedar Park Public Library

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