well, I got this neat chile pot holder - cute little chiles all over it. then, I got an oven glove (someone thinks I like to cook...). and THEN I got this cool chile-covered sleeve for the handles of my pans. sort of like, ahem, a condom for your cookery. AND I got this book which lists hundreds of different kinds of hot sauces - pocket book sized. but best of all, I made myself some new chile sauce, which i'm calling, "hold your sympathy." gulp. i also sold almost 30 bottles of hot sauce to people who called looking for stocking stuffers. maybe THAT was the best part!! i got to force my opinions upon the stomachs of others. (actually, the best, BEST part was watching the faces of my children when they raced through their gifts.) just waiting here in virginia for the spring. (the Creator gave us a taste today - it was over 70 degrees!!). Robert.