Kim's family also does the whole draw a name and buy gifts for one person thing. The twist with her family is that everything revolves around a list. You must provide the family with a wish list. I struggle with this because it goes against my philosophy on gift giving, but I go along with it because I must.

Usually, it's hard for me to come up with a list of wants because everything that I don't have that I want costs several hundred dollars, e.g. a bike or a macbook.
This year I was able to come up with a few things. At the top of my list was money to fund drilling a well in Africa. My list also included a leaf blower, a set of pliers, a torque wrench, a black long sleeved thermal shirt, a shop vac, and The Dangerous Book for Boys.

Kristin, Kim's sister, drew my name. She got me the book and the torque wrench. The torque wrench will come in handy when I change my spark plugs this upcoming weekend. The book was a great gift because she addressed it to Palmer and I both. I hope that we do get to use it together.

That's all for now. Merry Christmas.

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