What's on your Christmas List? | pad patter 12.11.18

The only things I really want (and I'll get them for myself) are a new large print Bible (I already have it in my wish list on Amazon) https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1433555...olid=2JD2586M56WLX&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it and an HP Sprocket Printer. https://smile.amazon.com/d/Portable...628&sr=8-3&keywords=hp+sprocket+photo+printer

 

I have some cookbooks on my wish list. I always want long nightgowns. A new wok, a meatloaf pan, grey socks, new dishcloths, Home Depot gift card so I can buy new knobs for my kitchen cabinets.

A Sprocket printer would be fun but I am not sure I would actually use it that much. My dd would but her "big" gift is a Sock of the Month club for 6 months.

 

My son and I found the cutest metal quails at our hospital gift shop. We were there to pay a bill. I wanted them then so bad. But it was NO spend October! I collect quails, as our back desert is filled with beveys of them all the time. I feed them and keep them safe during hunting season! lol

 

My list includes a rug and a new side table for my living room, a humidfier, some throw pillows, and a couple of Hearth and Hand things at Target.

 

Me either !!! I once got a beautiful chef's knife ... a panini maker was definitely a fave one year, and I'm still waiting for a Kitchen Aid mixer!

Umm, I confess, I did my own shopping for my list at the Coach outlet on black friday, so I can't complain! The other thing I want is a pair of Gucci sunglasses I have been eyeing for over a year! That's really it. That's not asking for too much is it?

 

I haven’t asked for anything for a few reasons a) family have decided we aren’t buying big presents as none of us can really afford them and b) I think at least in my grandmas case, she’s helped me enough this year - $1450 towards my travel for job interviews this year

 

I want my husband to find a contractor to remodel our basement. I'll even pay for it, but vetting bids, etc .. would be the most phenomenal gift!

 

I was pretty spoiled rotten for my birthday on December 1st (I got an upgraded teal kitchen aid mixer &gift cards to go to the mall for some new clothes!) So I'm not really asking for much! The kids usually get us small gifts but that's all I need! The hubby & I agreed to not get anything for each other since we are finishing our basement right now!

 

DH got this game for me for Christmas last year. It's a two-person game and moves quickly.
Asmodee Jaipur https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002SAS26E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_SkieCb029K59W
It's a trading game and you want to "sell" the most goods to earn points.

Perhaps another good gift would be an EHD? We can never have too many of those!

Are you a coffee fan? DH got me a Crema coffee subscription (well, it's for both of is us lol). It's like a Coffee of the Month club but you can personalize it so you get the kind of roast(s) you like and you can even request a specific coffee that you try and like. They're single-origin, which I appreciate. We like to try a new coffee and compare notes. A

 

My kids are (hopefully) getting me a fluffy robe from Walmart. Since we all share a (very small) bathroom that is halfway across the house from my bedroom, it would be nice to pull on a robe going back to my room to dress (not enough room in the bathroom to do so comfortably) without having to attempt to hold a towel around myself.

I asked my parents for an Instant Pot but there is a box much too small for that under their tree already so I'm hoping they got me these, too: https://feejays.com/.

Things I would like but am not getting: another EHD, a GC to Shutterfly to use on their unlimited pages sales, a GC to Modcloth (my favorite clothing store), a round-trip ticket to see my bestie in CO.

 

For instant pot recipes, if you don't have amazons kindle unlimited, you should check that out. I got the one month free trial and have been collecting some instant pot recipes from various paleo instant pot cookbooks. I've been browsing them on my computer, then using the snipping tool to cut out the recipes to save to my HD for loading into my online storage. I like this method b/c some cookbooks have too many recipes with ingredients I don't have or want to get so I can flip thru and save the ones I like without having to buy the book. I think I'll continue with the subscription for a few months so I can keep accumulating recipes, which is less than the cost of buying one book. I think the US has a lot more choices of books than we have in Canada but still, there is a decent assortment of cookbooks to read.

 

Honestly? Nothing this year. It's been one of those years where making a list hasn't been a priority. I've been buying little things here and there that I'll put under the tree, but that's it. But my hubby & I are going to a sushi making class for our anniversary this year. We figured that if we learn together that we'd actually make it! Between the two of us we should remember everything - hopefully!

 

Perfume is always on my wish list. Earrings or a Pandora bead for my bracelet