The funniest thing I got was a lidded plastic wine cup complete with a straw and a litlle bowl.
It had on it "Wine a little, laugh a lot" lol.
From my friends.....small gadgets, books, nicnacs, craft items and stationery.
I gave them similar stuff though thankfully not identical.
What is it about my generation (baby boomers) and stationery? We love the stuff. I've got pens, decorative notebooks (some of which I can't bring myself to use because they are 'too good' LOL), stickers....oh yes, we love stickers! 
Aside from other gifts, my mother and i exchanged our traditional ones - I gave her a diary (this year a gardening one) and as always, she gave me the Workmans 365 Cats a Day desk diary.....which I will take to work. Since I can't bring my cat to work a different cat pic a day is the only answer. 
There's still one more parcel to arrive soon too, and I fully expect it to be......more stationery.
Time with family, I managed that with all 5 this year, their spouses and children!
I also received lots of gifts, all special, bought myself some this year too! I only had to exchange 1 child's gift today, one of the buttons fell out of his digital watch.
The biggest things I got were 2 dogs................. 5 days they are here, a staffy and a rotti/staffy.
They are lovely girls but very active... and they think my beds are for dogs 
white covers and all! 
I got two new quilt covers, the 4 ingrediants 'celebrations' cook book, think lizzy face powder, chocolates, 3 seasons of Breaking Bad on dvd and a new screen for my kindle.
All what i asked for.
However, for the second year in a row i didnt get a punch bowl set
