My (Dad) ideas so far

It appears that Mom has been listening to some of my ideas about Christmas gifts for "me" from "you all". Anyway I want someone or all to create CD's from your own collections in the following categories: (1) LOVE SONGS (rock)- AS MANY AS POSSIBLE GIVEN INFINITE PREPARATION TIME.
(2) DO WOP SONGS - SAME
(3) COUNTRY - Love songs, cheating songs, Ronnie Milsap, George Strait, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc,etc. If you decide these are good ideas please remmber my hearing is going to the dogs so really complex (loud) and indistinct songs are hard for me to pick out the words.

My daughters gave me some of the above, but over time I ruined all but one by hiking and mowing with a CD player and finding that CDs that rub scratch. I threw the old ones away but Tim says that now you can repair them and I saw an ad where they can be covered and played with the protective cover on!?

I thought this would be great gifts that shouldn't cost hardly anything, totally personal, and I would be sooooooooooooo happy to have for Christmas.

Here is another idea: You guys know the large floral or blue mug that I drink coffee from are my favorites, BUT I have to reheat my coffee every couple of minutes in the microwave because I like it relatively hot and it cools down to much; so it is up and down, up and down. back and forth to the microwave.

There is a Samsung CD/VCR player at Costco that I have had my eye on. One thought we have had is for the kids to watch CDs/VHS in a warm garage this Christmas. Have mounted a 27" tv already.

Here is another idea that probably appeals to no one: gift certicates for "weed pulling in flower beds at Christmas". Great concept huh?!

How's this: a gift certicate for putting on four tubes of moss kill/30# of dry detergent early spring along the ridge lines of our house. This is a difficult strain for me. Perhaps if I start working out I can get some strength back and the new pills Traci got me to get from my doctor have really helped with the jerking and shaking of the hands. (I am a much faster typist now). Wished I had had in my teens, of well.

How"s this: A load of hemlock barkdust. Hemlock doesn't give people shivers.

How's this: Brain could rototill back by our fence. I probably spend $100 each spring to do this counting rental and truck gas to Corvallis (plus this is an almost all day job what with renting and driving, and rototilling). Brain you should never have shown me your rototiller, at first I thought it couldn't possible do "the Job", but actually it was light enough to be manageable and did very well here and at Traci's and Melanies garden.

How's this: Helping me design railings for both sides of bridge across creek, I purchase materials and we build together.

How's this: Purchase and plant a small ($5) rhody for back fence; one died of our original planting.

How's this: A gift certificate to Home Depot or Wal-Mart, my two favortite stores.

How's this: Move our birdbath in back to a better location and level. The birds seldom use and does not stand out.

How's this: Pegboard holders for screwdrivers, redo my pegboard and tools, or something like that.

I am going to update this list with more (hopefully really cheap ideas) of things I would really like that give people freedom to personalize.