Wish List 2011

It's that time again...I know you've all just been waiting for this:  It's time for my Christmas wish list.  (Well, maybe Kim isn't ready for a Christmas post.)  Usually I post my list 50 days before Christmas to give everyone plenty of time to think just.about.me. ;-)  ;-) But this year your shopping time is cut short because Jessica was baptized on the 50-day mark, so I postponed my list in favor of that more important news.

Anyway, I have been a very good girl—straight A's in school (OK, one A-minus); healthy, well-fed family; relatively clean house; I haven't kicked the dog...

...So here (in no particular order) is what I'd like:

A pedicure.  Or one a month for the next year.  Really.  I'd love that.

New clothes.

A beater for my 2 1/2-quart Kitchenaid stand mixer. The mixer runs great, but the beater is lost.  

Men of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.  Not the men, but the cd called Men of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.  Or just about any Mormon Tabernacle Choir cds, but you'd have to search my collection to figure out which ones I don't already have. :-) Oooh!  Rejoice and Be Merry! is one I want (Tabrnacle Choir with the King's Singers); and Ring Christmas Bells (Tabernacle Choir with Brian Stokes Mitchell).  

I still want a new sewing machine, but I've upgraded my wish to a Bernina.

New clothes.

A camera.  I don't need anything fancy, but mine is in very sorry condition.  Lately I've taken to commandeering Michael's camera, so maybe he'd like me to have one, too.

A dress form.  An adjustable one that will let me fit my size.

A drill press. 

A belt sander.

A Dremel tool.

A table saw.  Yep, I want power tools—for me.  And maybe lessons in woodworking.  :-)

Jane Eyre.

Hard-bound copies of the Little House books, except for Little House in the Big Woods and Farmer Boy, which I already have.

Puppet Patterns from projectpuppet.com.

New clothes.  Or maybe a shopping spree would be even better!

The Reader's Digest Family Songbook (1969)—for the fun family memories. :-) 

Well, obviously this could go on forever! 

When I first started writing my list I could only think of about two things I'd like to have (um, new clothes would be one).  But as I go on I realize that I could keep going on and on because there's really a lot of cool things out there.  While all this stuff is pretty great, I find that really I am quite content.  I think Christmas will be pretty happy for me if I can be at home, baking, making projects, listening to great music, and especially hanging out with my family.  And maybe a few Christmas cards from my friends would be nice. :-)