what do you want from Christmas?

I'm just interested to know what others are wishing Santa would leave under their trees.

oh ok

a new digital camera!

of course I want all family and friends healthy and happy but santa could bring the camera that would be nice!!!

what do you want??
Mags

Help to get my house organized... in the form of a professional organizer!

I have too much stuff and three teenagers, so I'm thinking more of what I wish Santa would take away than what he'd leave....LOL

welllll now Janie you have come to the right person then I can do that!!! have done it for many people!!!!!!

I am the ORGANIZER and CLEANER!!!!!
how funny I was the one to ask
Mags

Yeah, Janiejoy, that's what I need, and my head organized too!

magoobu
how far do you travel -and-
Have you ever had to turn someone down because they're hopeless?

no one is more hopeless then both my DSIL's they are the worst packrats-- both wonderful but not an organized bone in their bodies LOL

Never turned anyone down (YET)

I can travel but may have to bring the 5 year old along LOL
I love doing this stuff OCD here have'nt you heard???
Mags

Yes I was just looking at your beautiful table photos and thinking I'd love to chime in if I had anything to photo! I joke about dusting the cobwebs with glitter tfor Christmas!! They work for Halloween too, just don't know why cobwebs aren't in for Thanksgiving!!

ROTF
ROTFLOL
ROTFLMAO

Glitter on the cobwebs...what a good idea. And why buy the can of fake snow to write "merry Christmas" when you can just write it in the dust? We're cookin' here!!

But back to the question at hand, what I'd like for Christmas are not 'things'. It would be a job for one of my loved ones, a return to the family for another, more energy to keep this house clean, maybe a vacation to a sunny warm climate in the coldest part of winter. Ah, and just one tangible gift.....a kitten.

I would like to sneak a little kitten over to Naps house!

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Something tall dark and handsome - in nothing but a very large bow??? (And no beer belly flopping over now, ya hear!)

But I'll "settle" for continued good health and gainful employment! All else is "fluff"!

Blessings to all of you at this joyful time of year. Anyone else looking out at a winter wonderland?

PS - It's not exactly kitten season, but I'll bet you could take a ride to your local shelter and find lots to make your heart melt! Mmmm, do I need another kitty??? LOL - now look what you've done! Bad nap!

How far is Carmel from Lyndonville? Debbie, Sequee wants a kitty too!

The best cat I have EVER had came from the ASPCA. It wouldn't be fair to
Dooley right now, but maybe someday...

Nap, I understand. Tell me when your ready. I can have a kitten anytime pretty much! My sons friend has been trying to give us a couple the last two weeks, and the barn my SIL works at has several cats, one of which is very pregnant and due around Christmas!

Carmel is 6 1/2 hours from me too! WAY to the South East of us.

DH asked me today what I wanted for Christmas. I've thought of things all year long, like a new smaller digital camera, and a new printer, and a few other things. But, what I really want more than anything is phone jacks for the internet phone line in the dining room and den. I'm tired of being stuck in the office alone while everyone else is out with each other. I guess I could give up my computer time, but I'd rather not. :) If we could get some connection other than dial up here, that would be first on my list, but we can't, so more phone jacks it is.

That's a bummer, Joan. I have a bundle here, through SusCom - It's so fast and convenient - telephone, cable and broadband computer access - all unlimited. I love it!


All of my pets are rescues - 3 cats and a dog at the moment, but that goes way up during kitten season (I foster). At one point I have 21 kitties - and all of them were on meds.! I was late for work every day during the 10-day antibiotic treatment. Thank heavens my boss is a pet person.

6 and 1/2 hours isn't that bad - HA! Seems like there's getting to be alot of you up in northern NY. We may have to see about doing a round-up one of these days. It sure would be fun to meet everyone!

Well, it's time for me to hit the sack! Hope you all had a wonderful day!

Magoo, I had to laugh when you said your DSIL was a packrat. My husband and I bought our current home from my father in law. When moving him out and moving us in we ran across some pretty odd things. A couple of large coffee cans of used twisty ties. Another with keys from every house, car and lock he had to set eyes on in his life. Phone books from other cities and states that he lived in and they had lived here since 1960. 8 track tapes but no player. Oh and my all time favorite, is a 5 gallon bucket filled to the brim with used popcicle sticks.

I really had to think of what I want for Christmas. I can't think of anything I need, I have all that I really want, so I think I will hope for calmness in my life for the coming year. I believe that is what I need and want the most.

Magoo, I cant imagine a house that I would have to run from. Every house I have cleaned and organized for someone has been in really bad shape, and the worse it was the more I needed to do it...

It's so nice to read that all anyone wants for Christmas is sort of peace, organization and maybe a digital camera. It's so - not greedy! It's really uplifting.

I want for my family to be healthy and happy this new year more than anything. I want my baby brother to straighten up his life and start being a blessing to- instead of a burden on- his parents.


Now for selfish things...........
I want a DIGITAL CAMERA, Santa!! I believe I may be the ONLY one here at DG who doesn't have one- LOL!!

dmcd, if you get someone to take away the teenagers and all their stuff, you won't need to get organized, there won't be anything left. And then you will rattle around like a pea in a bucket, and wish they and all their stuff were back. LOL

I want for Christmas. ..... Our troops home safe. Food for the hungry. Homes for the hurricane victims. Safe havens for all the lost or missing pets. OK, maybe a box of Godivas.

If I can have anything in the world, I'd love to relive Wednesday and have the day end differently.

If I can be selfish, I'd love to find a big sold sign on my old house and professional greenhouse sitting at the new house. :)

If I can be unrealistic, I'd love to have the crew from Extreme Makeover come turn my new house into something larger, nicer and more efficient for my family.

To be completely honest, I'll be happy to have a normal Christmas with no tragedies, no illness, a modest gift opening and a good meal with my family. I'd love to hear no bad news for one single day.

Michele,
I have no clue what happened Weds, but i'm sorry it happened to you. You are a such a joy!!


My greed would have to kick in and i want/need a pair of Carhartt lined artic bib overalls, a matching jacket, and i would love to accessories with matching scarf, ear muffs, working gloves and a shade of lipstick to make it fashionable, lol.

From my heart? I'd like for the rest of my family, especially my son, to leave MS and get out of the devastation and poor air quality.

Ok, if we're having Santa take away something, I want him to take away these kidney stones. I passed another one last night and an even bigger one this a.m. The doc told me Mon that I have a few more to pass before I'm done. And I'm not liking this one bit. So Santa, please take these stones...

And in their place, could you leave me George Clooney? I'd be eternally grateful!

BC

BC- ROTFLOL!! We need another thread for what Santa should take away!!
Although i've heard kidney stones are agonizing, so I'm certainly not laughing about that, it's the way you said it.

MSJen I don't thing carhartts for a newbie to the north country is greedy at all!! Even Santa bundles up!!

Chele I saw the thread about your dog - what a horrible tragedy for all of you, especially kids. I'm so sorry! Prayers for all of you, and everyone else who is coping with loss right now. There's not much you can buy to fill those kinds of holes in your heart.

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Well, it wasn't on my list, but I guess we got our Christmas a few days ago. About two weeks ago two of our computers crashed, so the new one is our unexpected Christmas to each other. So far dh has been able to recover the data from the main one that went down, the second one was mostly back up for the other two, so not a major loss of data. The laptop, thank goodness, didn't go down. The new one is taking a bit of getting used to, but its a nice little toy! I may wrap the box in pretty paper and put it under the tree! Other than that, the want list is pretty short and the need list is zero, so we hope for health and happiness, not only for ourselves and family, but also for all our friends.

ginni

I saw a cool cold frame that I want at Farm tek. It was only $69 in their catalog. So maybe that would be something nice. I got my husband a Columbo dvd set. I just got him a Hitchcock dvd set also. He likes to watch movies and I like to be outdoors, so it works out we don't fight over the tv at all.LOL
We do our shopping over the internet to avoid the crazy traffic. Our city has decided to widen the streets right by the major malls, so everything is twice as bad.
I like the restore feature the computers have now. If you screw something up you can restore it to a prior date and it is usually fixed that way. I recently screwed up something on my husbands computer and this was a lifesaver. Of course I did't tell him. LOL

Ouch, George Clooney in the kidneys would really HURT a LOT. lol

I just want this world to quit fighting over everything. That would be my favorite Christmas present ever.

For material things I NEED a better pickup for hauling feed and sheep and such in and for towning our stock trailer and flatbed trailer so I can continue to earn extra money hauling things for people.

Chele I am sooooo sorry about your dog. HUGSSSSSSSSS for all of you!

Lani

Chele I am sorry so very sorry to hear about your baby!!! I have been out from here with the holiday and guests and am torn up to come back to hear such sad news!!! Yes good she did not suffer but I have been there --- How and what kind of person can just keep going is beyond me!!!


(((Chele))))))
I am so sorry!!!

this brings new meaning to what I want for Christmas---- forget the camera --- let's have some easier times for those who need it!!!!

Mags

Well there is the song all I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth so why can't have one that goes all I want for Christmas is one straight back.

Now as far as material things go I am an electronic gadget junky so maybe Santa could bring me a Radio Shack store.

In reality we have no major needs and I am truly thankful for what God has given us.

two front teeth huh???

that is what my son wants lol

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas!!! Only a hippopotamus will do!!! ROFLOL!!!!
But seriously, I would love something green and blooming!! A bromeliad, orchid, or hibiscus!!!
I just wish I could blink my eyes, twitch my nose, or pop my ponytail and everything in my yard was cleaned up, weeded, mulched and my yard was colorful!!! I am so tired of seeing brown, dead plants. Also, I am having DT's from not being able to go to a nursery. None of them are open still, and I am an admitted nurseryaholic!!
**SIGH** One day................
It WILL be normal again!!
Janet

Janet, what does normal mean?

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Now you see why I want this for Christmas! LOL Thanks for letting me dream! :)

OH WOW, I am not visually challanged and I want one. I am putting this on my wish list for you also. I bet it costs an arm and a leg so I am volunteering my sister laws arms, and my nieces legs to help off set the cost. I am sure that Julie will offer up her DH's nasal passages. Come on everyone.

Oh Janet and MSJen. I have discovered in this age of new technology that the only true place to find normal is on a washing machine load cycle.

lol caret

LOL Carat, you ARE too funny!! Are you paying the postage for the body parts?

And if you check above, you'll see that Butterfly Chaser has some kidney stones to donate

I have some love handles that are not doing me any good, I will gladly supply them!

On a real note there, that is an amazing machine it sounds like. I too am visually impaired. I can see with contacts, but without them I am legally blind. I have Keratoconus, which is degenerative I am told. I am totally amazed and greatful for how modern medicine is moving upward!

Thank you for sharing that with us.
Debbie