Phoenyxstarr - I'm with you. Kinda hopin' for some sort of kitchen gadget for Christmas this year. I think we might be the minority though. Apparently the majority of women don't really want kitchen or home stuff for gifts. *shrug* I'd love a new vacuum - and my son bought me some new knives for his first Christmas (he's so considerate!).
My family has gotten to where we don't buy for the kids once they're 18 in the extended family (counsins and whatnot), but my parents always do for us kids. Of course, there are only 3 of us and one grandchild, so I could see where a family might look for ways to cut back when the grandkids start adding up!