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My mom asks me, my husband asks me, my kids ask me. I never can think of anything I want for myself. We live pretty simply and I don't like to accumulate "things." I don't wear jewelry or expensive clothes. My kitchen is serviceable. I have a new sewing machine.I have a stack of unread books on every subject imaginable.
Most things I really LONG for are for the children, not myself, you know?
Add to that I am trying to avoid plastic, battery-operated, and made in China for the entire family.
And my family will totally not go for the charitable donation instead of a gift route.
So, I'm coming to my favorite source of inspiration-you ladies!
What do YOU want for Christmas?
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What a great topic, Theresa! I never have a good answer for this either. I'm not a very good gift giver either...sorta gift impaired across the board  . I'll look forward to reading replies.
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Here in town, there's a company called Super Suppers.
They make the meal - you bake it in your home.
Perhaps a gift of several meals?
Really, this isn't what I want for Christmas, though, but trying to throw an idea out there...
Three things I do want is some furniture from IKEA (to help with organization), a bigger house (but not too much bigger) and a new van (our's is on it's last leg - if a van can have a leg).
Because with God, all things are possible!
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lapazfarm wrote:
Most things I really LONG for are for the children, not myself, you know?
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Yup.
It's the same situation here. What about some kind of lessons for you? Is there anything YOU would like to learn? Voice Lessons? Woodcarving? Crochet/Knitting? Oil/Watercolour Painting? Cathechesis of Good Shepherd Training? What about some more advanced sewing lessons?
Or is there anything that would make your school at home lifestyle easier? A new crockpot? New bookshelves, perhaps? Or something that would give you a lift in beautifying your suroundings? A new lamp/mirror/vase etc.
Gift cards to your favorite stores might work (that's what I want!), but I know that not everyone enjoys giving them.
I'm thinking out loud here, and I'm grasping at straws myself...
Hoping you find something wonderful for yourself!
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I want the hefty, old fashioned iron from Vermont Country Store.
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Well, it won't help you because it's so personal, but <sing with me here> "all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth, my two front teeth..." Seriously. I'd love to smile without keeping my lips closed.
Other than that.....maybe a book for me.
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I want time . . . I would love help in organizing our books, or someone to watch the kids while I work on my ever-growing list of projects. I would love someone to watch the kids while DH & I got away for an hour or 2 by ourselves. The cost of a sitter just isn't in our budget these days.
Unfortunately, most of our family is far away and even if they were close I doubt it would happen anyway.
Meals are nice. My parents have ordered groceries for us a few times in the past (they can order online and it is delivered to my door) and that has been a welcome gift. (and a time saver, too!)
I am always asking for memberships to local museums, gardens, etc. This year, I don't think I paid for a single membership - they were all gifts! (2 museums, the zoo and the botanical gardens)
I'd love gift certificates to Shutterfly so I can make more photo albums, and print photos for ourselves (too often, I am printing photos and making albums for gifts)
From my kids, I've asked for homemade things -- a picture, a note, a bookmark. Those are the special things! Even from DH -- a love note is a wonderful gift that I cherish and worth more to me than material gifts. (and it's a struggle for him to share in that way . . . which I know, but it makes it that much more meaningful.)
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I want this light so that my older eyes can see my crafts and sewing projects at night.
I have asked my dh and my 3dc that work....so....hopefully...
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Actually, I want an Ipod (or similar less-expensive option). The few CDs I do have always end up scratched in the van, and I would love to pick and choose songs to download to make a custom play list.
Other than that, I can't think of much. Gift certificates are always good. And I could always use a new nursing shirt!
Of course, I have learned over the years not to expect to receive what I ask for, even when I am very specific. Just part of being Mom, I guess.
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bridget mentioned an iron... I haven't ironed in about 8 years because that's when I got an upright steamer, and I think every mom should have one! It takes all the major wrinkles out of shirts in about 20 seconds. It's what I'd ask for, if I didn't already have one!
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coffee, tea, chocolate, wine!
how about something like the chant CD from the Carmelite monks of wyoming? that'd be like a gift & tithe in one...
gift cert. for a day spa (for that ONE day next year that you'll have someone around to babysit!)
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I usually ask for a Homeschool magazine subscription - especially to those mags that I really want but I feel bad spending the money on, like Home Education Magazine or Live Free, Learn Free or Life Learning Magazine. The latter two are unschooling ones.
But yeah, a lot of times I ask for gift certificates to places so I can get things for school for the kids.
I like music cd's, too. I really like the group Anonymous 4 - the first cd I got from them was called
1000: A Mass for the end of Time which is: "with a disc of chant from around the year 1000--specifically, a Mass for the Feast of the Ascension." You can listen to samples at the Amazon link. I love their older stuff, and dh tries to get me one at Christmas each year. Oh! Another good one from them is La Bele Marie: Songs to the Virgin from 13th-Century France.
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I want knitting stuff. Or statues of Our Lady. Or earrings. I tend to ask for those same things every year. It will help some that my LYS(local yarn shop) has a wish list this year, so I can go in and put on paper some of the things I would like.
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Not that I want this, but I always, ALWAYS appreciate it when my mother sends us a huge order from Omaha Steaks.  Food gifts are always great for a large family, and I think my mom must realize this more than I do, as I would never think of it myself! 
But I usually ask for a gift card to a bookstore. And who do I buy books for??? Myself? Uh, not usually.
I'm not much on jewelry, either, but if my husband were to ask this year, I would tell him to go to the booth tomorrow after Mass where a fellow homeschooling mom is selling some absolutely beautiful religious jewelry and pick out a nice beaded necklace w/a Crucifix or a Miraculous Medal.
DH's friends laugh when he tells them I don't go for jewelry or clothing for gifts. I'd more than likely ask for a new kitchen appliance. Once it was a bread machine, and two years ago it was an awesome Kitchen Aid standing mixer...something I use nearly every day! Yep, I like practical gifts. 
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You ladies are great! Keep the ideas coming!
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Oh! I thought of something that I actively want! Either a gift certificate for Adagio Teas or, specifically, their IngenuiTEA .
Now I have to tell dh , as he has been asking .
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I would really like a pair of earrings. I only have small gold hoops and would like to be able to alternate once in a while. I would also like a new pair of pajamas, subscriptions to Victoria or Faith and Family magazines, or Catholic Mosaic. I know my husband would never buy me any of those, though. He prefers to surprise me, and he would never think of these on his own.
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The gadget queen in me has surfaced and I am coveting an Ipod Touch. I even "banked" my birthday presents from dh and my mother in October so that I could have one for Christmas  .
Less extravagant things I would like ...
Amazon gift certificate
Craft store gift certificate
A nice rosary - I found a gorgeous one I was going to get for my birthday a couple of years ago, but when I went back to the shop to buy it they no longer had it, and there just wasn't another I liked anywhere near as much. I would love one of the rosaries that can be customised with words or names that someone posted a link to here a while ago.
Good wine (though not this year )
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New pajamas. In PINK. The current pjs I wear were those I wore in the hospital with Cecilia and those I wore in the hospital with James. I want new ones for my next hospital trip. 
And Sees candy. Dark chocolate. But only a pound so my pjs will still fit.
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well, since you asked:
rubber shoes
underwear , esp. nice cotton tights
anything from my amazon wishlist
certificates for help with housework/garden whenever and wherever and however i want that help!
a sweater or cardigan
hair thingies
knitting needles and some cream yarn
back rub and massage certificates from my family
help organizing my sewing and craft area!!
and i don't know where they can get me these, but i want
the willpower to exercise regularly
the ability to read a pile of books in an hour
i'm sure i'll think of more but i'll stop here
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Theresa, I have been thinking of this thread most of the day. I was thinking more for you, as I have been given more than I could ever ask. I was thinking you should get good quality winter garmets for when you move to Alaska. Or snow shoes, or a nice basket to keep all your nature study equipment in. I am thinking of a backpack basket. Or and this is cool, a field easel! I love the peaceful thought of you and the children painting by some glorious stream in Wild Alaska, the salmon jumping and the sun shining. I can see it now. Oh and get some nice quality paints and canvas'.
Thats it for now, thanks for the fun thread 
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