Christmas Wish List 2011

The past couple of years I've created a silly, whimsical (because truthfully, I really do have everything I'd ever dare ask for) online Christmas wish list here.  It's mama's time to dream.  So without further ado...get your pen and paper handy, because here's the list for 2011!

I get to have one totally irrational wish, right? Right.  So I vote for a classy little number that runs around $5,000.  I've already totally convinced myself that owning such a beauty will totally cure me of all insomnia & stress, and possibly even make me thinner and better looking.   

It's my Pretend List, so I can ask for something that I want for my son, right?  I fell in love with this little metal cart (Melissa & Doug toys are the best ever) when I first saw it a few years ago, and am kicking myself not having bought it then.  Shopping carts are the kind of toys that kids play with from the moment they can walk until probably at least 5 years old...one of the few toys that will keep your child entertained beyond a week.  :-)   If I had this, I can totally envision  using it to do our grocery shopping (we do it on occasion with our cheap, flimsy plastic one) and I swear, we would keep it forever.  

I love my new Nike Live Strong shoes, but would prefer them in a slightly more girly color (I have the men's in gray/yellow and feel about 60 years old when I wear them).  But at $160 a pop and my hitting top speeds of only up to 6mph (which doesn't justify buying ANY shoe over $7.99)...soooo not gonna happen until we win the lottery.  Or Lance Armstrong falls in love with me and agrees to share me with Rich and become a Brother Husband.*


*If you don't know what a Brother Husband is, you clearly have not been watching TLC's Sister Wives.  I will try not to judge you.**


**This is hard to do.  It's a fascinating show.

I would love, love, loooove a dwarf avocado tree that yields creamy, buttery avocados for me and all the world's children (I thought adding that last part would make me look more festive and giving).  

A 5 lb. gummy bear - I just saw this a few days ago in my mom's Real Simple magazine, and now I am completely besotted.  Further research (clearly I spend my free time wisely) reveals that it takes about 1,400 gummy bears to make this one giant one, which is the equivalent of 12,000 calories.  So I'm sold!  I'm in!  I'm in!  I'd like a red one please.

There's something about a faux-vintage air popcorn popper that fills me with nostalgia...I can totally see myself pouring melted butter all over it...and then sprinkling a handful of salt on it just to ensure I've clogged my arteries enough to have shaved 6 months off my life.

Even though I won't get a single item, its funny how simply posting them is almost as fun as getting them (which is why I do it every year)!  Because I suppose if I really, truly wanted them, I could always work, save, sacrifice, whine or beg for them...which is why sometimes, it really is more fun to dream.