shower gel

Shower gel is a great present. My boyfriend's mum gave me a couple of lovely bottles for Christmas, and so I think of her and give thanks every morning. We recently gave a toilet brush for a present and it makes me smile to think of that. And yet present giving is also fab when it doesn't mean the person gets to tthink of you. Most wedding presents I can't remember who gave them, but one couple gave us some tokens towards our first year's TV licence. Unlike something we would then use and think of them each time (do I really want to be thought of each time the toilet is scrubbed. Apparently I do!) I still give thanks for Katy and Matt now as it felt like a selfless gift - the best kind :)
19 years have passed (which is partly why I've been sad this weekend, hopefully once tomorrow's anniversary is over I'll pick up again) and it's interesting which gift givers I remember (that's about it). I'm not a present giver really - my boyfriend's birthday is also tomorrow and I've not got him a gift (he didn't get one for mine either so it's ok, we're just not those kind of people). But I have altered our eve plans so we can celebrate together. Presence not presents, that's what does it for me.
Off to a funeral shortly. I'm hoping this is the last for a good while. But first a meeting at school where refreshments have been promised - do you think my hopes are too high for coffee and croissants? ;)

Well, I got a coffee :) And funerals are sad. I needed to get back so didn't take up our minister's suggestion of going back to chat with other friends and family about our memories of Alice. She is the only person who has ever heckled me during prayers. She was a strong minded woman :D Another thing that stayed with me was her belief that churches needed to pay heed to the stresses on families, and not drag people out to lots of meetings.
It seems to have mainly been Sad September. I think I'll start planning for an Outrageous October!