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Family Wish List
House
- A charging station or two to hold all the thousands of rechargeable
gadgets modern day living seems to demand. Something like
this is lovely, but it wouldn't have to be exactly this one.
- Gift certificates to Bed, Bath, and Beyond or Ikea for
pretty household things & useful kitchen stuff
- A new waffle maker, as our old one is wearing out. Our current
favorite is the Black
& Decker G48TD Grill & Wafflebaker for several reasons.
First, the plates are removable and thus make clean-up MUCH easier.
Secondly, it makes 4 waffles at once, which is fantastic for our large
family. We make waffles often, and doing them one at a time is very
tedious. Third, it has the bonus ability to be a grill, which is again
good for expanding out our ability to mass produce meals for the
family. This particular model gets high marks from consumer report
people.
- A 12" non-stick frying pan with a lid
- Our VCR is also going. We wouldn't bother to replace it except that we
get movies all the time from the library, most of which are VHS. Even
a second hand VCR would be just fine. If by any chance there are blu-ray
players with built-in VCRs, that would be ideal!!!! Alternately, a
combo DVD player/VCR would be great so we can reduce the number of
things hooked into our TV.
- We hope to upgrade to a blu-ray player at some point before DVDs are
outdated completely.
- A new hi-def TV sure would be nice.
- Digital picture frames to hang on the wall, like one
of these
- Serving dishes, like dip dishes, serving platters, and serving
bowls, for when we have company over.
- Carry out dishes to make it easier to carry food to potluck dinners.
For example, the casserole dishes with lids and insulated carry bags. Or something
to carry pies in to keep them from getting squished. That sort of
thing.
- Doors
for our bookcases from Ikea - white, 15 3/4" x 76 3/8".
We want to eventually get 16 for all of our bookcases, but even 1 or 2
is very appreciated.
- This one is a real biggie!! We would love to be able to replace our
worn out and falling apart sofa set with a new one from Ikea. The line
of products is named Ektorp. We desperately want a sofa,
2 chairs,
and a footstool (which isn't currently listed online for some reason
but is designated as Ektorp Bromma). We'd prefer the Idemo Beige
slipcovers but white would certainly do as it's a lot cheaper. Even
just getting one piece of the set would reduce our expenditures
greatly, and would be very much appreciated! A few brightly colored
throw pillows to liven it up would be appreciated as well.
- A fireproof, burglar-proof safe for the garage so we can protect
valuables without having to pay for a safety deposit box
- A microwave to replace our current dead one. It needs to be an
under-counter one that acts as a stove hood/vent with lights on the
underside for seeing the stovetop.
Yard
- We need to replace the fence around the pool, as it's falling apart
and the gate won't even go on. It's extremely dangerous and I worry
about the kids falling in. That said, a new fence is going to cost
$500-$1000 (maybe even more) and we just don't have the money for it. If you would like
to donate money or labor to the cause, it would be very appreciated.
- A new ladder for the pool as the old one fell into pieces. Only Bill
know the specs for the ladder.
Golf Cart (Yamaha)
- A locking
dash cover so I don't have to worry about people stealing things
- Seat covers - no vinyl or fur! Canvas or fleece sounds nice to me.
The cart is a primary blue, so something neutral is probably the way
to go. We would actually want a set for the front seat and one for the
back, though I'm not sure what brand seat covers would go in the back.
Most of the Yamaha seat covers are three piece sets (seat bottom plus
two seat backs) but the back seat only needs a two piece set (seat
bottom and a single seat back that stretches across)
Misc
- Any of the classic Christmas movies or TV shows on DVD, other than The
Year Without a Santa Claus.
- Decorations for the yard and the golf cart and for inside the house,
too for the various holidays. Devon has really taken to enjoying
decorating for holidays, and we just have almost nothing for any
holiday other than Christmas, and even those decorations are mostly
limited to Christmas tree ornaments. Any holiday, from Valentine's Day
to Veteran's Day to Thanksgiving to whatever, is appreciated.
- A gift certificate to some place that does family portraits, like Sears
- A family-sized
toiletries bag for family trips away (I like the plum color, but
red or black will do if plum is sold out)
- Pushing Daisies on DVD, season 1 or season 2
- We would like to get little ceramic plates with baby pictures of
each of the kids to hang on the wall. Meaning, three plates - each one
has a baby picture of one of the kids. There are places online that do
this if you upload the pictures.
Last Updated 2/9/09
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